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- Today's hot outfit: shift dress, snazzy tights and boots. Accessorised with blanket and hot water bottle. #workingfromhome 2 days ago
- Little bit freaked out by parents that speak in a singsong CeeBeeBees presenter voice. And not just to their kids. 3 days ago
- OK, I'm officially outnumbered by the iPhone brigade by entire family including parents. Only Kolya is as iPhone-disadvantaged as I am. 5 days ago
- @VirtuousBread first sourdough rye yesterday :-) http://t.co/EXX6aH3H 5 days ago
- This pretty loaf came out the oven tonight. And what is nice bread but a tweet-a-tunity hey... http://t.co/s1Ir8jYs 5 days ago
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Breadmaking diaries: Bâtards
I haven’t quite gotten the hang of Peter Reinhart’s idea that you can ferment dough very slowly – as in overnight. When I try do overnight proofing in the fridge (aka retarding the dough), I consistently get overproofed dough. Overproofed … Continue reading
Posted in baking, family and friends, Uncategorized
Tagged batard, bread, pâte fermentée, Peter Reinhart
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Breadmaking diaries 2
Update: Can’t believe I forgot to slash the loaves again. But I think this was my first success with fridge-retarded dough: made it on Wednesday and baked today (though left shaping for last). The amount of dough was so small … Continue reading
Bread-making diaries
This week I’ve been working with Peter Reinhart’s Master Formula for French bread, as detailed in ‘Crust and Crumb’. I’ve stuck with the pate fermentee method, as I’d like to see whether I can improve with this one simple loaf … Continue reading
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Rustic bread
The ladies at the bread counter always look at you funny when you ask for fresh yeast, as though you’re asking to speak to the oracle. They disappear into the back, and eventually emerge with a lump of it in … Continue reading
Kolya is three
Kolya’s Jack and the beanstalk cake. Kolya loves Jack. It’s only as an adult that I’ve noticed Jack is the story of a kid that doesn’t listen to his mom, listens to the advice of an oddball who cons him … Continue reading
Posted in baking, family and friends, growing stuff
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Me on TV
Me in a stain remover commercial for the US market. Such a soccer mom! Sorry I couldn’t figure out how to embed it – just click on the link above.
Posted in branding and marketing, media
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Biting off less than they can chew
One of my fellow TheatreSports players, Brett Fish Anderson, writes a fascinating blog, mostly about Christianity and relationships. I love reading Brett’s blog, even though he is the most deliberately flagrant misspeller I’ve ever met and even though (or perhaps … Continue reading
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