A Greedy Piglet

Bread: Very Very Fast or Very Very Slow…

Josordoni — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:52:37 +0000

I hadn’t made bread for years, not since I played about with making sourdough bread back in 2008, (I talked about my experiments on Lynne’s Days at the time..). I love bread, but I eat too much of it, then put too much weight on.

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A Flat Little Chicken..

Josordoni — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:15:01 +0000

I love a little poussin… tender and sweet meat, and we are not greedy, so one does the two of us nicely. I like to spatchcock them, they seem to cook more evenly, and I stuff them under the skin to keep the meat from drying out.

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Pies for British Pie Week – Homity Pie

Josordoni — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:44:12 +0000

It is nearly the end of British Pie week, and I feel it is high time I talked about pastry.

I have [... More ...]

Lemon Drizzle Fat Fairy Cakes

Josordoni — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:02:44 +0000

I hate too much sweet sickly buttercream.

There I have admitted it, heresy as it would seem these days. A modern heavily iced buttercream cupcake doesn’t move heaven and earth for me as it does for a lot of people. I like a muffin, but they can [... More ...]

Talk of Cabbages and Kings

Josordoni — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:12:17 +0000

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.”

Well now. Cabbages, you may say, are not kings. They are not princely like asparagus or samphire. Not [... More ...]

An Italian Bread and Butter Pudding

Josordoni — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11:26 +0000

I was so delighted to win a Carluccio Caffe Pandoro just before Christmas, to be picked up in January. Sadly the branch we had elected to collect from had run out of Pandoro, but we were awarded a fabulous Panettone instead.

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Happy New Year!

Josordoni — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:27:44 +0000

I have lots of lovely recipes for you, all saved up for the New Year….

But you will have to wait for them… for today, lift your glass, and raise a toast to [... More ...]

Fish & Rice #2 – Prawn, Pea and Leek Risotto

Josordoni — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:14:27 +0000

I am rather partial to a nice risotto, especially one with something fishy in it. It can be as luxurious as you wish (lobster, crab, fresh clams, scallops, exotic fish all come to mind…) or relatively simple, using whatever you have to hand in the fridge or freezer. [... More ...]

Fish and Rice #1 – Kedgeree

Josordoni — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:53:57 +0000

Did I tell you that apparently I have gallstones? That would explain the nasty pain running in a straight line from my breastbone to between my shoulderblades then…

Lots of things are making my innards play up, mainly red meat and anything fatty. [... More ...]

Newby Tea – an old favourite updated

Josordoni — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:49:39 +0000

I don’t drink English black tea with milk, I really hate how the milk leaves a sort of greasy film in my mouth. So I drink light, fragrant teas with no milk. Mainly [... More ...]