Dough, Pasta & bread
Baozi (Chinese steamed, filled buns)
Baozi are Chinese ‘convenience’ food and is hearty, nutritious and filling. Part of a typical fast Chinese breakfast. It comes [...]
Blini
Blini are nothing more or less than savory Russian and Ukrainian pancakes. While traditionally they were small and made [...]
Bread, dough and batter
With my roots in Europe, I love to make my own bread, dough and batter. I mostly make a full [...]
Cappelletti in cheese cream
Cappelletti in cheese cream is a delicious secondo piatto from the Romagna region in Italy. But it is served [...]
Crusty rustique ciabatta
There is a key to making this crusty rustique ciabatta, white (wheat) bread taste well. you need to make half [...]
Forest fruit burger
We named a dessert of red forest fruit served on a specially baked bun a forest fruit burger. As burgers [...]
Frisian ryebread
Frisian ryebread is typical of the ryebreads of Northern Europe. The Danes introduced it to the British some 1500 years [...]
Lavash style crispy crackers
Lavash style crispy crackers recently helped me to address a shortage of store bought crackers. Because these are so nice [...]
Multi grain and seed bread
Multi grain and seed bread is as delicious as it is healthy. Developed over several years in my home kitchen, [...]
Mushroom cheese quiche
Mushroom cheese quiche is an easy dish, not much work and always a way to delight your guests. The dough [...]
Naan (butter naan and garlic naan)
Naan is an Indian flatbread made of wheat flour. We make it by mixing in yoghurt with the flour [...]
Pan-fried buns with snow vegetables
It was in the coastal province of Zhejiang in China that these pan-fried buns with snow vegetables appealed to my [...]
Pasta with grated truffle
Pasta with grated truffle is a delicious dish for when time is scarce. Some of us love to spend time [...]
Puff pastry
Puff pastry is available in many grocery stores from the freezer section. This commercial pastry often contains palmfat or margarine [...]
Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb pie is a delicious, slightly tart pie that announces spring. Rhubarb is only in season for 2 months. [...]
Sicilian Pasta Salad
Sicilian pasta salad is a quick dish to make for a warm summer evening. Pare it with a wine [...]
Sourdough barm for high hydration breads
Sourdough barm for high hydration breads is the basic mother starter or 'chef' used by high hydration sourdough bakers. The [...]
Sourdough multi-grain and seed bread
Sourdough multi-grain and seed bread is our high hydration sourdough version of our multi-grain and seed bread. It provides fibers, [...]
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