I love butternut squash, unfortunately I’m the only one here who does. So when I get one it’s a mix of “Mine all mine” and “how am I going to eat all this?” So I batch cook, mainly soup. However last week I was very ambitious in my purchasing (and I should have taken a picture of the monster squash before I cut it in half
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Lemon or Lime Drizzle Cake
I love Lemon Drizzle Cake but my husband prefers a lime version so I decided to make one the other week for his birthday
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Sourdough Crumpets
The only “downside” to having is sourdough is you have to keep using it! Yes I know I could put it in the fridge but I’m not very good at remembering to take it out in time when I need to use it.
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Pizza sauce
I’m really happy with my sourdough pizza base so it was time to work on the topping.
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Sourdough Rolls
I made these yesterday and not only did all 18 rolls go in less than 24 hours, I was asked to make some more. It’s another over-night bread recipe
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Heather Cream
It doesn’t seem right calling it Irish as I normally use Scotch. I started making this just before Christmas last year and have done 4 or 5 batches now.
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Two day Sourdough Pizza
This recipe ended up a lot more long-winded than I expected (mainly because you have to refer back to another recipe) so I’ve written it up to make sense of it. I’ll admit I didn’t realise it was so drawn out when I started making it. The pizza is cooked in a pan and finished under the grill rather than on a baking tray in the oven.
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Sourdough Loaf
So now my starter is bubbling away nicely it was time to make a loaf.
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Sourdough Bread Starter
There is a lot out there on sourdough and it’s worth reading about. I used to make it a few years back but am totally out of practice so I’m doing a couple of posts so I can access my favourite recipes without having to scroll through the science every time.
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Muffins
These were requested by my daughter, and a little bit more faff than standard bread ,so you can image my delight when she walked into the kitchen and said “These look good”
