tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post8918483904475917895..comments2024-03-28T13:00:45.457+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: A Baking Lesson Learnt! Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-26696306049983265202021-05-24T17:35:00.464+01:002021-05-24T17:35:00.464+01:00Wow, bet that was an intense flavour. I remember g...Wow, bet that was an intense flavour. I remember growing some tiny chillies one year (before children) and adding just one to a meal. we both took a mouthful, put down our forks and decided to go for chips that night! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-58046642839033914222021-05-24T17:33:53.479+01:002021-05-24T17:33:53.479+01:00Haha! Sweet and savoury! Haha! Sweet and savoury! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-88635025873385114612021-05-24T17:33:38.343+01:002021-05-24T17:33:38.343+01:00I hate when something doesn't set or takes too...I hate when something doesn't set or takes too long. I remember trying to get the canner up to pressure one night and didn't get to bed until 2 in the morning! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-2992115417988680322021-05-24T17:31:50.982+01:002021-05-24T17:31:50.982+01:00Makes me wince to think of it! I've certainly ...Makes me wince to think of it! I've certainly made a fair few mistakes over the years - as they say someone who's never made mistakes has never done anything! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-83237744627528341132021-05-24T17:30:57.294+01:002021-05-24T17:30:57.294+01:00I hope so. As I type this comment my eldest is mak...I hope so. As I type this comment my eldest is making some muffins so she has a pudding to take to school tomorrow - no chance of popping to the shop here! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-53703444136378660682021-05-24T17:30:19.072+01:002021-05-24T17:30:19.072+01:00They're interested in food I think! So anythin...They're interested in food I think! So anything that helps fill their bellies! <br />No salt in bread is a "favourite" of mine! Salty baking is never good though! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-439051983368271522021-05-23T21:26:05.100+01:002021-05-23T21:26:05.100+01:00Not a baking mistake but a cooking one. I was feel...Not a baking mistake but a cooking one. I was feeling lazy and found what I thought was a Black Bean Cook in Sauce in the larder from Approved Food. Emptied the whole lot into the wok with the cooked chicken and veg. It looked a bit odd so read the directions on the back - "add a tablespoon of the paste to the cooked meat and veg with 200 mls water". No going back from that one. Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411805839087483575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-19715155371212227542021-05-23T04:08:54.937+01:002021-05-23T04:08:54.937+01:00I once fried morel mushrooms in powered sugar inst...I once fried morel mushrooms in powered sugar instead of flour - ugh!AMarshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156919929644610230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48588429971378893512021-05-23T03:11:03.636+01:002021-05-23T03:11:03.636+01:00A milk pudding that just wouldn't set! Nice mi...A milk pudding that just wouldn't set! Nice milkshake though. Turned out it was the recipe that was wrong that time! Most of my mistakes tended to be burned or under cooked and one occasion when I turned on the grill instead of the oven!knutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-15808309819749941692021-05-22T16:24:12.474+01:002021-05-22T16:24:12.474+01:00I expect we've all had one of those ... here i...I expect we've all had one of those ... here it was salt instead of sugar. The salt here is for some reason very large grained (sugar sized) and even though it's clearly labelled SALT Mr Bs daughter still managed to shovel it into her tea.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-63914951467871407052021-05-22T11:29:47.594+01:002021-05-22T11:29:47.594+01:00I was just thinking how GOOD that chocolate chip t...I was just thinking how GOOD that chocolate chip treat looked! It's wonderful that your kids feel confident enough on their own to bake with just the weest bit of supervision. It will serve them well in all aspects of their lives.<br />daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-32633459155069543562021-05-22T09:52:50.529+01:002021-05-22T09:52:50.529+01:00I love that your kids are so interested in baking....I love that your kids are so interested in baking. Yes, the mistakes go down in family history, but they are such good lessons too. Besides often forgetting the salt in bread, my worst mistake has to do with grabbing the wrong jar. I keep jars of whey (from cheesemaking) in the fridge to use for baking, and also a jar of brine (also for cheesemaking, for salting mozzarella). Even though the brine jar is labeled, both jars look the same. One time my baking was terribly salty, and after puzzling over it, I finally realized I'd grabbed the brine instead of the whey! At least the chickens thought it was edible. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com