“When I hear somebody say ‘Life is hard’, I am always tempted to ask ‘Compared to what?’” Sydney J. Harris Sourdough is a special thing. It requires hard work and experience, but – indeed – every bite worth the effort that its making. Even in itself sourdough has a tangy, special, deep and unique taste, […]
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” John Wooden “Thinking big” is the fashionable and the one-to-follow lifestyle of today’s world. Whilst it is nothing inherently wrong with it, when one believes that “big” is better than “small”, that “stretching to the limit” is what everyone must do, that […]
“No matter our age, everyone in our household knows that cooking and eating together is where the fun is.” Corky Pollan I have traditional methods and techniques in my skillset to make perfectly cloud-like, airy and light yeasted dough, learnt from the army of gold-handed housewifes, my mother, my aunties and my grandmothers. They are […]
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Hans Christian Andersen Danish pastry, called wienerbrød in Danish is a laminated yeast-leavened dough, with a texture similar to puff pastry. The origin of the Danish pastry is known to be related to the 1850 strike that forced the Danish bakery owners […]
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” L.M. Montgomery As leaves change from green to yellows, reds, browns and oranges to signal the arrival of autumn, the mood and taste of people often captures the season with matching variation of culinary sensations. Orange is certainly one of the dominant colours, and […]
“I put the kitch into kitchen.” Nigella Lawson People have been making flat breads for well over 6,000 years. The oldest baker’s oven in the world was known in Babylon in 4000 B.C. Flat bread was baked in hot ashes or on heated stone slabs in the old kingdom of Egypt as long ago as 2500 […]
“A picnic is more than eating a meal, it is a pleasurable sate of mind.” DeeDee Stovel A picnic is a a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before […]
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” Hippocrates Being healthy, the idea of health-consciousness is a very modern and popular approach to eating and food preparation. There are millions of nutritionist, biologists, researchers and doctors who, after scrutinizing soil, crops, animals and nature, keep arriving to the ultimate solutions: avoiding the modern civilization […]
I am extremely delighted to have received the award from Not So Creative Cook. Receiving the award inspired me to rethink my blogging year and bake a fiery, warm, golden sunshine filled and coloured bread to honour fellow bakers and makers. The bread is a usual dough divided in two parts, a flavoured inside being wrapped in […]
“Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.” Kazuo Ishiguro Making deliciously moist, soft loaves, which are multi-purpose breads with long shelf-life is a thankful activity, as one can bake bread enough for a week as they […]
When Judit bakes...bread and better.. 