I bought a pasta machine in Cardiff and I've experimented a few times with different fresh pasta recipes and pasta shapes (whilst figuring out how to fold them!). I particularly like Tortelloni - large, pocket-like pasta shapes filled with a filling of your choice and held together by clever folding. The recipes are not as clear cut: the brighter the pasta, the nicer it...
Cardiff is a lovely place filled with magical places, beautiful spaces, and some amazing artwork that makes you never want to leave. We were very lucky that this was our second visit to Cardiff so there was no anxious scramble to get to see everywhere - we simply packed our bags, hopped into the car, and headed North for the weekend. This is...
There are few things I like more in this world than a good book. Aside from a good book about good food, that is. Now, you know how people feel about all things American. Excess, they declare. Decadence, they claim. Well, these aren't bad traits when it comes to baking. And boy, do the Davids from Outsider Tart know about baking. They've just released...
The last two weeks seem have to just disappeared. We still have boxes around the house, I have a pile of un-filed paperwork that seems to accompany starting up a small business, and I've discovered that my oven is extremely fond of burning cakey-items when I least expect it. But we persevere. Finally, last night, we took two hours out of our silly...
We've more or less moved in to our new home. Today, officially, we've been here for one week and we have discovered the following: - our neighbour likes to have loud parties until 6am, but the noise police close at 4am - the new oven is more of a '180'C for 7 minutes' type of oven than a '180'C for 10 minutes' oven...
