What do you do when you’re making aioli at 9pm and have completely run out of lemons? Send the boyfriend to the supermarket in the middle of the night? Nah. Give up, aioli-less and go to bed? Hah – yeah right! What we need is another liquid ingredient that tastes tangy, zingy and acidic… You guessed it, it’s apple cider …
Chilli-Lime Corn Relish + Curried Red Lentil Crackers
It seems like forever ago that I promised to share some specific recipes using Home-made Fermented Pineapple Vinegar – and no wonder, the original recipe was posted eight months ago! Between taking a break from the blog and the really uninteresting ways I consume this vinegar (a pre-breakfast teaspoon of vinegar in water, flax-pineapple vinaigrette or citrus dressing for salads) I hadn’t really been …
Sourdough Bread for Beginners
All week I’ve been awaiting this moment. While playing with a jar of flour and water was fun and games, after seven days of feedings, stirrings, sour smells, bubbles and a batch of waffles I’m ready to bake up some bread. Even if it takes me all day to do it! Jokes aside, this recipe fits into my preferred method …
Making a Sourdough Starter – Day 7 + Sourdough Banana Choc Nib Waffles
By now you’re probably sick of looking at my jar of sourdough starter – and the good news is that I won’t bore you with it again today! Truth be told there isn’t much change to show off anyway; though I’m very excited that we’re ready to start baking tomorrow. Wish me luck! Today we’re going to start using the discarded amount …
Making a Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 6
This starter is showing some consistent activity now. The texture is of the culture is looser and more like pancake batter and is has easily double in size after feeding last night (maybe more). I’m not sure about you, but I’m keen to try it in a pancake recipe tomorrow and see how it goes. It’s a much shorter post today, …
Making a Sourdough Starter From Scratch – Day 5
So yesterday I mentioned I wasn’t going to feed my starter, as it was acting pretty sluggish in the cold weather. Well, just check it out after it hung out under my switched-on airconditioner last night. It’s a sourdough explosion and doubled in size after only an hour! Things are definitely back on track now 😉 There is obviously a …