Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Delving into the Archives: a festive July dinner featuring blueberries
summary: going through our photo archives; blueberries, blueberries, blueberries; on chicken; on ice cream; we do live well
Thursday, 22 July 2021
Greg's no-bake cheesecake with gingersnap crust
summary: recipe for our friend Greg's No-bake Cheese Cake on a crushed gingersnaps crust with wild blueberry topping; using gingersnaps instead of chocolate wafers is a great idea from Yasmin Khan; Yay for the Cheese Boutique; wild blueberries make the perfect topping; no better way to finish a festive July dinner;
Monday, 19 July 2021
Wordless Not-Wednesday: Dried Sour Red Cherries
summary: festive July dinner; oven-dried sour red cherries become sweet and intensely cherry-like – without any added sugar; to pit or not to pit (easier to not pit, and warn people to be careful); dried sour red sauce is fabulous on grilled chicken; local Asparagus, garden herbs, oven-roasted smashed potatoes, and chilled l’Orangerie rosé are the perfect accompaniments; little cat dishes are excellent receptacles for pits; a Wordless Not-Wednesday post;
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Croissants are easy, but Cruffins are easier (BBB July 2021)
summary: recipe for Cruffins; it’s warm in the kitchen; the butter is soft; fooling around with measurements; rolling pins are wonderful; remembering and forgetting; late again; information about Bread Baking Babes;
Monday, 5 July 2021
White Bread and "Simon the Fiddler" (Novel Food No.42)
summary: revisiting bread-making using commercial yeast and white flour only; Ken Forkish's White Bread with Poolish; brief review of "Simon the Fiddler" by Paulette Jiles; Novel Food Event; sigh... late again; sneak peak at "The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen" by Jacques Pépin;
