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On Pizza Night

Hawaiian with olives – before

Last night was pizza night. Generally pizza night is Saturday night, but recently Saturday evenings have been tied up with other things. This past Saturday I was busy making sure 70 people were well fed and happy. Hectic, but fun. No pizza that night though. On pizza night we make pizza [...]

On an Indoor Picnic Dinner (16/03/10)

I don’t want to jinx myself by saying it, but I think that just possibly spring may be arriving here in the UK. There hasn’t been frost on the car windshields in the morning for about a week now and I saw my first daffodils yesterday. Just as a reference point, at this time last [...]

On Homemade Sourdough - Part 1 (10/02/10)

Back in September of last year I decided to have a go at making my own sourdough starter. This was partly just for fun and partly because I’ve heard that bread made with naturally occurring yeasts is much easier to digest and I thought I’d do myself and my family a favour. I decided on [...]

On a Perfect Pugliese Loaf (22/01/10)

I was at the Oxford Farmer’s Market yesterday. There are actually 4 regular farmer’s markets in Oxford. This one was the bi-monthly market in central Oxford. It was a cold clear day and the stallholders all looked like Michelin men and women in their many layers of clothing. I quite appreciated the samples that The [...]