Archive for June, 2009


Bread, Figs and Roses



What a joy, when a like minded food lover not only brings her enthusiastic personality but also the most fragrant and freshest cheese, figs, herbs and roses to your door!
Thank you Anya of Godful Food for sharing food and thoughts with us.

We could offer some raspberry chocolate tart in return (recipe by Mr. Roux) a [...]



Pain Rustique & Our New Spiral Mixer



We survived the chicken pox, we got our new spiral mixer and started baking again! The first two batches where two loaves of Pain Rustique which is our favourite recipe for a white yeast bread (see Jeffrey Hamelman and his excellent book Bread). With the second batch we made two loaves of sourdough using a [...]



Chicken Pox Spoil Baking Fun



Terrible chicken pox came to visit Ed last week. Never knew these little pests could make an adult so sick. So no baking in this household because we had other priorities. Mine where cooking, washing, cleaning, attending, checking, running errands, calling doctors, worrying, more checking, entertaining, distracting etcetera and Ed’s mission was and is! trying [...]



Rofco: Our Brand New Bread Oven!



We waited long, but it was worth it. Finally our Rofco bread oven has arrived from Belgium. Brought by the Rofco Company owner Micha himself, it came with elaborate and enthusiastic instructions. That was last Friday. And we haven’t stopped baking since! The first two breads that came out of the Rofco were, in our [...]





Sticky Cinnamon BunsRecipe for Raisin BunsThings We Baked This Weekend IIIThe Best Rye Bread!Things We Baked This Weekend II    & A Word of ThanksBaking Bread: The MovieThings We Baked over the WeekendSan Francisco Sourdough BreadLittle Orchard Apple PiePain Rustique...practice makes perfect!Quest for the Best SpeculaasAutumn MuffinsThe Amsterdam Artisan Bread TestBread Up Close & Personal + More Bread Baking Tips!A Whole Lotta Rolls and Some Useful TipsBread, Figs and RosesPain Rustique & Our New Spiral MixerChicken Pox Spoil Baking FunRofco: Our Brand New Bread Oven!You Guessed It...More BreadCoffee two: It's in the CremaRose Cupcakes with Green Tea FrostingYes, even more Bread...More Bread