You know I went through Bangkok 12 years ago when me and my then girlfriend were travelling. Meant to see the sights but ended up drunk most nights and then it was time to catch our flight, down to the islands. It was great to see, a great place to be you know, you really …
I read something today that made me angry. Which is unusual because (as many of my family and friends will attest) I am one laid back chap. That which induced my ire was a blog post written by an expat based on Phuket - she was bemoaning the lack of availability of her favourite brand …
Captain Edward J. Smith's reported final words as the Titanic went down were 'Be British boys, be British'. He was not, as common sense would suggest, providing charades themes to members of the bridge crew nor making an early statement of support for comedy fascists (aka UKIP) but rather commenting on a British man's most …
Well I suppose it has been a while since I actually wrote anything. It isn't that I have given up on this blogging lark it was just that being a dad was taking up quite a lot of time. Also work keep demanding that I go and actually work rather than my preferred occupation of …
I have finished my journey to become someone who can throw together a loaf of bread to feed the family. It really isn't hard, it just takes a bit of trial, error and feline personification. I've been playing with the recipe and I think I've got it as close to perfect as I think is …
Continue reading "The No Knead Bread Saga: Part 4 – Catharsis"
Dear Readers, I would like to introduce myself as the other half of this blogging team. My job is to test the recipes posted and give feedback, much like the judges on Masterchef but with only one credential - l like to eat good food. More than that, l love to bake. I suppose l …
I needed help. The bread was not working at all. In fact, it was the wrong side of just plain bad. I decided to do a bit of research on how to make no knead bread. So using the trusty internet I diligently typed in 'no knead bread even a four year old can make' …
Continue reading "The No Knead Bread Saga: Part 3 – Nemesis"
So I'm a dad. It happened first thing last Friday and the adjustment has been stark and rapid. And brilliant. The soft bundle of wailing, crapping, hard-long staring blob is an absolute joy (yes, even at 3am when all I want to do is sleep and he prefers to vocalise his displeasure at volumes that …
Work rather gets in the way of messing around in the kitchen. Hence the prolonged delay in actually posting anything. The bread saga continues but will be thrown up at another time. The recipe below is something for when I'm missing home - it's a little too warming for the heat of the tropics, but …
I was determined not to give up my experiment in finding a good no knead bread recipe. What's more I had the bit between the teeth when it came to showing that annoying four-year-old who's boss. So I decided to have another go... Round 2... I used the same recipe in this attempt. The main thing …
Continue reading "The No Knead Bread Saga: Part 2 – Harmatia"
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