by Richard | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, Cooking, Homemade, Recipe
Baking Sourdough Bread Having made the Sourdough Starter (Levain) you can now embark on making your own Sourdough Loaves. If your starter has been dormant you will need to bring it back to life by feeding and watering it a few days before using. As mentioned last...
by Richard | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, Cooking, Foraging, Homemade, Recipe
For anyone who loves toast there is nothing finer than Sourdough bread to make it from. This traditional loaf is thought by many to be the domain of specialist Artisan bakers and many are willing to pay accordingly for it. But it is actually fairly easy to make...
by Richard | Mar 12, 2021 | Blog, Cooking, Glamping
by Richard | Sep 13, 2019 | autumn, Blog, Cooking, Foraging, fruit, Homemade
Mulberries ‘Round and round the mulberry bush’ goes the 19th Century Nursery Rhyme.The song and associated game is traditional, and has parallels in Scandinavia and in the Netherlands (the bush is a juniper in Scandinavia) perhaps an updated version might...
by Richard | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, Cooking, Glamping, Recipe, Spring
It’s Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras / Pancake Day and traditionally as the last day before the start of Lent, luxury or rich foods were finished off before the fasting of Lent. The pancake symbolises such foods for ‘Mardi Gras’ which literally means Fat...
by Richard | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog, Cooking, Homemade, Recipe, Winter
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without Mince Pies! Heralding from the time of the Crusades these seasonal treats were first introduced by troops returning in the 13th Century. Originally containing meat, suet, fruit and spices they...
