Relieved to see signs of vigour in the sourdough starter accompanied by a pleasant acetic odour, particularly as the last resurrection … More
Month: August 2012
Spring
Spring blossoms are motivation to get out in the vegetable patch and work over the hibernating beds. Envious of the … More
Composition of Quinces
Quince Crumble Poached Quinces Boil up a poaching liquid using 6 cups of water, 1 cup of sugar in a … More
Ad-lib scones
Preheat oven to 220 degrees (Celsius). Tip 1kg self-raising flour, a teaspoon of cream of tartar, and 150g butter into … More
Rhetorical Imagery
“Bad food photography must have overtaken cute kittens and naked ladies as the scourge of the worldwide web” writes Felicity … More
Resurrection Pizza Dough
The method for preparing Saturday’s sourdough pizza bases is a combination of two recipes: A nugget of sourdough from the … More
Lost in Translation
Pizza fagioli e salsiccia has been the least favourite selection from Gabriele Bonci’s Il Gioco della Pizza so far. Maybe the cotechino sausage … More
Shameless Plug
Profligate Industries having its first exhibition today:
Grilling Eggplant is an Indoor Sport
Mark Bittman spruiks grilled eggplant in his NY Times column, but smoky, roasted aubergine is not just a summer dish. … More
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