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Ricotta
food, life, ramblings
Ricotta
food, life, ramblings
Monday, 30 March 2015
Friday, 27 March 2015
5 Things & 3 More
I'm off to ski in the cold, cold mountains this weekend and I cannot wait for a happy, snow-filled few days. But there have been happy moments in this chilly London week too:
1. Blossom
2. A long overdue catch up with some of my favourite girls
3. Painfully long yogi ab exercises
4. Ginger nuts
5. Cards, cards and more cards
This article on a promising chef turned bank robber is a fascinating, heart-breaking story; there's even more New York excitement in this flat after reading David Leibovitz's words on Mile End Deli; and excuse me while I get back in the kitchen to bake Claire Ptak's banana buttermilk bread.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Justin Gellatly's Ginger Nuts
I'd had a fortnight of baking upsets. Sponges were too dry, coconut macaroons didn't hold their shape, dough was too wet, biscuits were too crumbly... I was stuck in a rut and the desire to get in the kitchen and turn the oven on was nowhere near as strong as it normally is. I needed to return to a recipe that I could trust wholeheartedly. Pulling out Bread, Cake, Doughnut, Pudding from the bookshelf felt like the right thing to do.
Finally I had a dough that came together perfectly, filled with ginger and spices and easily rolled into perfect little balls. A little bit of pressure on them before they were popped in to a hot oven and out came biscuits that B thought I had bought and surreptitiously emptied into the tin to hide my mistakes. They were a baking victory. At last.
Friday, 20 March 2015
5 Things & 3 More
Is it just me or has this week been dragging by super slowly? I feel like it's been months since the last weekend, not days. But there have been moments of happiness hidden amongst the exhaustion:
1. Friends and family: their support and love has been amazing
2. A determined yoga practice
3. Blood orange juice
4. A brief visit from my brother
5. Dancing, dancing, dancing
This mini video guide on how to be New Yorker has got me excited about maybe trying to reenact that life in a few months; this article on the weakness of human memory, and the danger that that puts us in is scary and amazing; and more New York excitement and inspiration for some home baking came by way of these video instructions for Momofuku Milk Bar's Birthday Cake recipe.
I hope your weekend is full of bubbles and coffee.
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