BF Bites June Roundup
The Dusty Knuckle Bakery This year I found bread heaven in an old shipping container at the end of an alley in East London. Yes, a shipping container. Beautified with ...
The Dusty Knuckle Bakery This year I found bread heaven in an old shipping container at the end of an alley in East London. Yes, a shipping container. Beautified with ...
The Dusty Knuckle Apple Turnovers Yes, I recently gave The Dusty Knuckle a glowing review. But that was all about the bread baked in their East London converted shipping container ...
We were lucky enough to spend 11 days in warm, glorious Israeli sunshine this month, predominantly spending our time in Tel Aviv, with the last few days in Jerusalem. We ...
I first discovered really good coffee in Sydney. It was 1999 and I was in the prime of my youth. Having spent a number of years in the States drinking pre Chemex drip, some could argue…
IThese days I like to keep home cooking as simple as possible. When the opportunity arises I make double of anything I can to keep or freeze giving me a secret stash of soup, grains…
Just a little PS on my trip last week. While my time in both New York City and Portland Oregon were fleeting, and I was entertained for many meals in ...
I made this Eccles Cake Semifreddo last December for the Pump St Christmas party in Orford. Famous for their award winning Eccles Cakes (and bakery) it only seemed appropriate to create this semifreddo for them…
It took years to overcome my anxiety about pastry. Everyone always claimed it was easy. But the prospect of fiddly, leaky, time consuming dough with a soggy base or a ...
These bars are a staple of the season. Festive and wonderfully tangy, not terribly sweet, with a crispy base that is simple and quick to make without the faff of pastry making, these are the…
Last week, for the first time ever, I taught a class. Patience is not a virtue that I really possess, and thus I always assumed that without patience, I could never teach. But as I…
Things have been a little chaotic here of late. While I have been wallowing in newborn bliss (sleep deprivation and diminished brain capacity aside), time has been wafting by. Weeks have flowed into months. Suddenly…
Meet your new best friend - the canapé (or snack) that looks fancy with a side of kitsch, takes moments to make and even fewer moments to fly off the plate.
This tart (or pie, depending where you live) started its life as a very Southern, cloyingly sweet pecan pie in a layer of fudge chocolate, basically a quintessential Thanksgiving and festive classic. Handed down to…
To me, the quintessential summer dessert has to be a fruit pie. My dream pie’s golden lattice top is filled with fruit from the local Pick Your Own farm and eaten under the beating sun,…
After reading about our family tea party for the first born son, please do not think that my husband was short of celebrations on his birthday weekend. Weeks ago he ...
This weekend we celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, which in this household mainly consists of baking and sharing (and of course consuming multiple) Hamantaschen, a triangle shaped cookie traditionally filled with either prune, apricot or poppyseed. If you…