Goodbye, 2012
It’s New Year’s Eve, and that means that I am very busy. I just popped in to wave 2012 goodbye. …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Me, that flour, and the Beaucaire – a cheesy tale of life on the Windswept Acre
Today was designated leftover day and we shall be raiding the ‘fridge for our main meal. Plenty of time left …
Bread-free zone
No bread-baking today, I’m making Puff Pastry instead and need to keep the kitchen cool. We are going a little …
Pain façon Beaucaire
Well, the broth was wonderful, but the bread was less than hoped for! I attempted the Pain façon Beaucaire from …
It’s Grim Up North
Foul weather has returned. When we were battening down last night, DH tried to seal the kitchen window,which was whistling …
The Flamiche
Oh, my goodness. That may have been my first Flamiche, but it certainly will not be the last. Recipe: Richard …
From the Sublime to the Sophisticated
One of the few things that I have lamented all these years of not having a Christmas Dinner, has been …
Baguettes: Stage 2
(Baguettes: Stage 1) Well, that went far better than expected. I followed Richard’s shaping method and have to confess that …
Baguettes: Stage 1
There is a fire in the hearth and Mr L is in the front room, playing on his keyboard, so …
Rising dough, Ebbing Tide
On Monday, while the sour dough was rising, we did this: We took the dogs over to Backaskaill, where we …
