Posted on November 7, 2020

Earlier fears were well founded. Difficult to get above 250°C with the wood we had available. Tried a couple of wood fired pizzas but now switched to gas for higher temperatures. 🍕

Posted on November 7, 2020

Trying our pizza oven with its wood burner for the first time. It’s brilliant when gas fired but I’m not convinced by the size of the wood burner. We’ll see… 🍕

Posted on October 15, 2020

Inspired by seeing the Eastern European Jewish sweet bread **babka** on _The Great British Bake Off_ I tried making a savoury pesto-filled version. Quite pleased with the appearance and taste. 🍞

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Posted on October 11, 2020

Whitebait, mackerel with black garlic braised lentils and a coffee crème brûlée – a brilliant Sunday lunch at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd today. Accompanied by a few pints of a Salopian Brewery New England IPA. 🍺 🐟

Posted on October 3, 2020

Bread today turned out surprisingly cat-like. Tasted good but not sure what made the loaf collapse. 🍞