Slow-Cooked Beef Heart
Slow-cooked beef heart is a staple in our house. It’s simple, economical and can feed my family all week. Those three things in one dish feels like the holy grail to me! A lot of people feel intimidated by organ … Read More
Live Bake-Up: Fermented Gingerbread
This post talks about the live bake-up of a long-matured/fermented gingerbread dough. If you would like to see how to prepare the dough written down, check out other my post here. I’ve been making a rye spice bread with sourdough … Read More
Milk Kefir Spelt Bread
There are so many other ways to naturally ferment bread than sourdough. Any form of live culture – yogurt, sauerkraut, beer – is a potential bread-maker! In this recipe, I’ll show you one of my favourite methods; using milk kefir … Read More
Sowans Spelt Sourdough Bread
Sowans is a traditional Scottish fermentation that wild ferments the oat grain, producing a smooth, creamy, zingy and super-nutritious porridge and I absolutely love it. When I love something, I also love to share it! And sharing my Sowans technique … Read More
Sourdough Spelt ‘Porridge’ Loaf with Chocolate Malt & Hazelnuts
I first learnt about the wonders of malted grains to enhance the flavour of bread when I made Russian bread and since then I’ve been an addict. What is malt? Malted grains are any grains that have been germinated and … Read More
Sourdough Discard Soup
This sourdough soup is so good, I literally make discard for it when I don’t have any. And I’m not alone in believing it’s worth the effort. Traditionally, all over Slavic and Baltic regions, cereals have been purposely fermented into … Read More
Everyday Wholegrain Sourdough Rye Loaf
*The recipe for an updated, lighter version of this bread is available free in my 30-page download, Baking with Ancient Grains. Get your copy by entering details below and I’ll deliver it to your inbox * Rye has been used … Read More
Sourdough Wholegrain Spelt Bread (that won’t go stale!)
A simple, wholegrain, 100% spelt sourdough loaf, baked in a pan – delicious, sliceable and super-healthy…and it won’t go stale!… Read More
Chocolate-Coated Garlic & More
There aren’t many foods more amazing, yet seemingly humble, than garlic. It truly deserves the title of super food. Our ancestors knew of garlic’s medicinal power long before science explained the hows and whys. For centuries it has been lauded … Read More
