Another in the continuing saga of a-bread-a-week: this week, king of doughy accompaniments, much undersold as sweaty baguettes, garlic bread. Polite Notice: please leave Peter Kay-related gags in 2003, many thanks. My typical BBQ standby is to slice up a french stick, dip it in parsley and garlicky-infused oil and stick it on the bars of a searing-hot grill until […]
Read moreHot diggity, I love chorizo. So meaty, spicy and god-darned irresistible. I hate those pre-packed sweaty little plastic things, so I always buy mine from the deli counter. Except there I have to plead with the assistant not to slice it into bits, it’s always finger-thick slices or rough dice for me. This wintry soup is a real cracker: fried […]
Read moreTold you I was only making bread. Though Liam did most of this. We were having a jambalaya and inspired by Simon this was the natural compliment. I ordered corn meal from Tesco, not realising it’s actually polenta, which I have tons of anyway. Ho-hum. Otherwise, it’s bread-baking as usual except for the addition of, well, polenta. Doing it again […]
Read moreI bought a bread book the other day. I’ve made little else ever since. I had to try making bagels, such a satisfying and fun food, and so versatile. The bread recipe is fairly standard, flour, yeast, water, yadda yadda, leave to prove etc. But the difference is just before baking to poach the batter in boiling water. It made […]
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