Entertaining!

This morning I got up and dug in the garden for jerusalem artichokes, they are a type of sunflower and you eat the root, not to be confused with globe artichokes. I made this soup, sadly I went to work at 9am and left it boiling until 12!! I had not boiled dry so hopefully I can resurrect it with some more whey. I also used the carrot, ginger and garlic collected from my juicer to make a couple of loaves of bread, it is quite nice but I reckon it needs a little more sugar. Carrot Bread 2 ½   C warm water 1 ¼   t yeast 2 t honey Mix in bowl and hold 10 minutes Then add 2 cups carrot, ginger & turmeric left over from your juicing process 4 C flour 2 t salt A dash oil Mix it up thoroughly, it will be quite wet an un-kneadable so let it rise in the bowl, then spoon into greased tins, prove again and cook at 180 for about 40 minutes Jerusalem Artichoke & Saffron Soup 1 onion 6 cloves of garlic ...

Emma Sandford Emma manages to disguise her domestic goddess status quite well, but when you watch her in her kitchen, cooking is effortless, she appears to be drinking wine and talking bullshit and the next minute dinner appears. Any number of extra people can show up at the last minute, this is never a drama in fact she appears not to even notice , she waves her magic wand and there is sufficient food for all. Nevertheless I have given her several sourdough starters and she has killed them all, but the lock down one is different as she has had the time to research how to look after it. So overnight she has turned into Queen of the Sourdough, her recipe is adapted from the Tassajara Bread Book, and thanks goes to Val Harrison for the starter. ½ C sourdough starter 2 C flour 1 C water Mix together and leave to rise over night. Add 2 t salt ½ c sugar ¼ C oil 2 C flour ½ C tepid water Add seeds, bran, spices, raisins etc de...

A huge day of cheese making to celebrate the last day of Level 4, who would have thought April 2020 would turn out like this, it will be one to remember. For me Level 3 will make bugger all difference but I hope I can get some more supplies from Bunnings for my projects, so I will try and keep posting for as long as I can. I teamed up with my mate Emma Sanford today as cheese requires some expertise and team work is a bonus. I picked up about twenty five litres of milk this morning, contra for a loaf, a bottle of Jude’s Tommy Sauce, a jar of pickles, and some cheese if it turns out OK. On the way I saw this, it is one of the sails for a wind farm being transported through Hawera, they   just managed to sneak it around the Waihi Rd/South Rd corner, the thing was massive. Both Emma and I have made cheese before but it is a tricky thing, it is kinda easy if you are organised, got all the gear and can remember what you did last time, we had bugger all of that. The othe...