When I was sixteen, I was involved in a Spanish exchange through my school. Sadly, my exchange partner so hated living with my dysfunctional complex family that she only stayed for a night, before moving in with her twin sister and exchange partner down the road. A new partner was found for me in the […]
Category Archives: Bread
Sweet Potato, Olive, Onion and Rosemary Flatbread
This past weekend I have been experiencing what I shall call my ‘Orange Period’. I’m not sure how long-lived this comestible epoch will be, seeing as I have yet to confront the persimmons that I picked up on Saturday, which are currently starring at me, angry-faced, from the fruit bowl. (This is the fruit, I […]
The Perfect Challah
Pitta
There’s absolutely nothing better than tearing apart a steaming pitta, before dousing it in hummus and harissa, and devouring slowly. I’ve been using this fabulous recipe by super-baker Dan Lepard for years and it’s the closest I’ve come to the amazing pitta made by our middle-eastern bread-making friends here in Bristol, Abu Noor. Makes about […]