Galette des Rois – King Cake
What are Galettes des Rois? At Epiphany (early January), French boulangeries are stocked with Galettes des Rois (king cake). In its traditional form, these are two disks of puff pastry …
Danielle Ellis
Food and Cookery books 2020
Tried and tested – cook books that I heartily recommend I love a good book, preferably a cookery book or one about food. Recently, I’ve been more ruthless getting rid …
A super savoury vegan nut butter tart
Cashew Nut butter pastry is a revelation! Have you ever sat eating something in a cafe and wondered just how they managed to get that tart to taste so good? …
Try my delicious venison stew recipe
Autumn Flavours I often make this venison stew recipe at the start of the week. That way we can have a couple of suppers ready and easy to eat. As …
Bake Better Bread: Not everything you read about making bread is true
Bread recipes are not always right What exactly are cookery book writers telling you in their bread recipes. In July 2020, a group of experienced female bakers us held our …
Time to ferment bread with raisin water
Can you make bread without yeast or sourdough starter? Try fermented fruit water Whilst chatting with fellow female breadbakers from Bread Chat, Michelle, from Planet Leicester Bakers mentioned she was …
Buying fish online helps our fishing industry
If you watched Cornwall: This Fishing life BBC series, you’ll have seen just how challenging fishing for a living can be. With our local fishmongers closed – they were already …
Bread Books
Choose a bread recipe book to inspire you Are you looking for a really great bread book? After all, there are so many. I asked two great woman bakers to …
A visit to Europain Paris
This January, I was in my element at Europain in Paris. Held every two years, this huge bread exhibition attracts 50,000 professional bakers from all over France and further afield …
Bake my Stollen Recipe
When did you first taste Stollen? I’m not at all sure when I first tasted Stollen. My first memory is of a fruity bread with marzipan in the middle. Always …