I’m a huge fan of Madhur Jaffrey’s recipes, which combine great food with a rich appreciation of its cultural context. An understanding of the way food has developed over time adds an extra layer of authenticity, especially with a cuisine as steeped in tradition as that of India. Jaffrey delivers this context flawlessly, combining observations [...]
After a month of preparation, the time has come to bake some bread. My starter has been bubbling away now for a month and tastes and smells of yeast.Following the Moro recipe, I took 250g of starter and mixed it with 450g of strong white organic flour and 700ml of water. This resulted in a [...]
The Saltaire Festival’s beer festival has moved ten minutes walk up the canal to Saltaire Brewery. Details straight from the Festival website: Beer Festival at Saltaire Brewery Up to 30 beers from across UK & served through hand pumps from chilled cellar Fri 19th: 4pm – 11pm Sat 20th: 11am – 11pm £2 Entry Fee [...]
I normally have some sort of slightly weird cooking project on the go, but these experiments don’t often stretch over four weeks. The saga of the sourdough starter continues, having entered a new and exciting phase last week…the grapes are gone and I’m now carefully feeding the starter up to give it enough strength to [...]
The first blackberries of the season are ripening well, and my favourite picking patches are heavy with fruit, all swelled to massive proportions by the heavy rain we’ve been experiencing. Our haul was about 2kg, enough for a crumble, with plenty left for the freezer. Blackberries are probably the most accessible of wild food – [...]