The idea to help emerged when Zheng first learned from a silent friend she met in a baking course about the difficulties that silent people face in job hunting. She began to wonder what she could do for them, un...
French-born Marlene welcomes you in the heart of the Gascony countryside, for a fully hands-on cooking course in English. I moved to this beautiful part of France in 2004, leaving the grey skies of North of France behind me, and after 3 years of renovation, transformed the derelict house...
In my bookKnead to Know: A History of Baking, I made sure that there was a full chapter focussing on griddlecakes: food baked on hearthstones, bakestones and iron griddles. Of course, when writing the chapter, I took much inspiration from Jane Grigson’s baking recipes inEnglish Food. I...
In its favour it is of course completely dairy free and it uses a sourdough starter as well for extra fermenty goodness. The crusty sugary outside is pretty good and if I was going on a forced march over hill and dale I would be grateful to stop after about six hours and eat a chun...
This happens everyday, of course. Someone undoes my efforts and I undo someone’s efforts, each of us not knowing what we are doing that is messing with someone’s solution or desires or plans. Eventually, I found the millet and put a half cup of it into the muffins. I have never ...
She loved the lake and became more and more confident over the time she was here – even confident enough to “fall” in twice on their last day. Of course we were right there to pull her out but we also have to let her fall so she knows the truth about the lake – it is fun ...
In the name of cookies, of course. Whether you’re a seasoned baker, or just tying up the apron strings for the first time, knowing how to read a recipe is one of the most crucial steps in your baking success. It’s easy to take for granted exactly how to read a recipe. There’...
I get the above question a handful of times during the week, thus motivating me to put together this entire post. The key to reducing the maintenance required for a sourdough starter, of course, relies on using the home refrigerator. I’ve mentioned many times in the past that a starter ...
I wanted to let him discover it on his own but I just couldn’t contain myself and as soon as I saw him I beamed and jumped up and down and waved him over, pointing wildly at the display case where my winning bread resided. He knew instantly of course what that meant, and he ...
Of course, the fact that they’re studded with melty chocolate chips doesn’t hurt either.Blueberry Scones A good scone can be hard to find, but frankly, these ones are perfect. They’re crisp on the outside, moist in the middle, and packed with jammy berries all the way through. ...