Sourdough Diaries: the end This week was a sad one.... after nearly a week of caring for him, feeding, watering, keeping him warm..... I woke on Sunday to find my sourdough starter distinctly mouldy. Bright yellow and red bits of fluffy mould had grown overnight all round the sides of my kilner jar.. so clearly…
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Sourdough diaries zero +48 hours
So a distinct whiff of sourness escaped the kilner jar this morning when I removed the film protecting my special mix of mashed spuds, water and strong flour.... According to my instructions, it still needed more resting to develop the micro-organisms further. It was time for a feed though, so in went about 75ml of…
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soudough diaries zero + 32 hours
This morning I woke up to a nice surprise! My sourdough has started to come alive - little bubbles have formed on the surface and it has started to get a bit bigger!.... things would appear to be heading in the right direction! [gallery link="file" columns="4"] Another stir and back then covered again for a…
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Sourdough starter update – day 2
Ok, so here's the update... Day 2 - we're now going quite grey (not worth a pic)... apparently that's normal! given it a stir and tasted it... and yes, tasted a little like mild white cheese! Apparently that's good... Must wait till 36 hours before adding more flour and water!
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Sourdough starter, secret supper clubs, pear sorbet, Goodbyes in Broadway Market
This is a somewhat belated post and I fear it's likely to be a bit in need of the odd picture... so apologies upfront (this is becoming a bit of a recurring theme...). I've finally decided to start making my own sourdough again. The catalyst was a delicious loaf of fig and walnut sourdough that…
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Roast chicken, vagrant flies, gravad lax, secret dinner party, sea bass with crushed peas and spicy Polish sausage
Living on my own means there are a number of things I tend not to cook because either they take quite some time to prepare, or they're simply just meant to be eaten by more than one person; stews (ironically!) and braises, hunks of roast meat, barbecues (apart from when I lived in Melbourne and…
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Clotted cream, organic vegetables, blunt knives, cod with chilli and lemon
Is it wrong to enjoy Gu millionaire's flapjacks with clotted cream? Well, on Friday night, I discovered, no, it's not and it's extremely good. Having come down to Cornwall for the weekend, it was only natural that clotted cream came into the equation somewhere over the next 48 hours - I just wasn't expecting it…
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Rockers are cool, pigs in bulgur, avocado tales, Terroirs
The last two weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind - stewed!'s dalliance in a bit of music festival trading has left me broken - physically. I don't think I realised how exhausting it was going to be and power naps have crept into my daily routine these last few days (I'm sure the…
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Lovebox, apricots, ice cream, let’s talk.
Last weekend was stewed!'s first foray into the world of festivals with Lovebox 2010. Although probbaly more tired than I've ever ever been in my entire life, delirious even, I enjoyed the event, it was lots of fun. There's something really satisfying about selling direct to the public, talking to hundreds of random strangers, trying…
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