Another dangerous path of culinary adventure that requires tightrope level skills to maintain the balance between joyous deliciousness, and an inevitable descent into morbid obesity. Thankfully, unlike flatbreads, this recipe takes many hours to execute, which will hopefully prevent it becoming a regular go-to carb snack. There are literally thousands of sourdough pizza recipes out … Continue reading Sourdough Pizza
Lockdown Sourdough
The staff of life. Bread connects every human, transcending continents, countries, creeds and clans. The COVID-19 outbreak appears to have encouraged a resurgence in home baking (and a run on flour amongst other basic staples). There are many different types of bread, but I'm obsessed with classic sourdough bread - the old way of baking using a … Continue reading Lockdown Sourdough
Bath Road Boom
What a result. Bath Road Beers in Cheltenham has only gone and won the Independent Beer Retailer of the Year award! Fuelled on the joys of a local high-end beer shop opening on my doorstep back in 2018, it was only fitting to share this with the local community: https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/seven-secret-gloucestershire-spots-you-1833420 Andrew and Will took the … Continue reading Bath Road Boom
Cardamom Buns
As much as I've tried to avoid baking sweet things, I do love the reaction I get when I share these treats with friends and family. The festive season has been the ideal time to test, tweak and perfect the recipe, although it's a frightfully early start if you want to get them on the … Continue reading Cardamom Buns
Baked Feta
"What's your signature dish?" A fairly ubiquitous question which I have to admit I loath hearing as a result of routinely struggling to think of a satisfactory answer. Why? I suspect it's because I'm far more interested in exploring new and exciting dishes than honing one in particular, but if you were to ask me … Continue reading Baked Feta