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Day2: First Loaf And Dangerous Driving
What a wonderful day we had. Lots of sunshine and almost no wind. A balm to the soul. Except that I started to develop a sinus problem. One that I bullied into submission on short notice, I might add....
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A Loaf of Bread In Calmer Weather
Today was the last of our heavy weather sailing adventure for the moment. We had been sailing in stormy seas with twenty five to thirty knots of wind for the past almost two full days. We were...
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Thursday Baking
Third time lucky. An old English adage. Perhaps this time expressed with a hint of sarcasm. We are now about two and a half days’ sail away from the Atlantic island of St Helena and still we are...
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Day 16: Chilli Con Carne And Cumin Chapattis
I have forgotten what the stars look like. The skipper tells me to relax, there is lot of time left on this voyage to see stars. But I am beginning to have my doubts. To sum up the situation, we are...
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Day 19: Sunday Sourdough Loaf
At last the wind came. We still have a cloudy sky, but now we have about 13 knots of wind over the quarter, meaning we are sailing. A peaceful and quiet Sunday afternoon. I am alone on watch, Everyone...
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Day 25: A Squall And Challah
Today started with a squall for me. I was on watch from 03h00 to 06h00. The squall hit us just after 04h30 when dawn was strong in the air and I had switched off my headlamp and stowed it away. At...
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Day 33: A Sourdough Loaf And Good Navigation
I like it when a plan comes together. The famous line from the original A-team television series. Today, for me, it is pertinent at last. My navigation studies are paying off. Methods proposed in the...
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Day 37: Laid Back Boule
…. The sky was quite clear this morning, hardly a cloud in the sky. This is tropical holiday weather. Clear, sunny skies in the morning, with some thunderclouds building in the afternoon, making for...
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Day 43: Last Sourdough Twists In The Caribbean
Today is the last day of the long legs of our voyage. We are sailing past the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean at the time of writing this. In weather that is very hot and humid, the only respite...
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Home Baked Bread: A High Fibre Loaf
At last I am back in my favourite kitchen. Home. After two months away and many culinary adventures later, I am back in my own homely little kitchen. The words do have a cosy ring to it, much like the...
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Crossing Another Mental Hurdle: Multigrain Sourdough Loaf
Interesting how we all learn mostly from our own experience. Edward de Bono has written at length about the thinking process and thinking mistakes. And somewhere the idea emerges that problem solving...
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Baking As An Artisan: A Whole New experience
Up to now I have been a dabbler in cooking and baking. With varying results, as can be expected from a dabbler. On the positive side there were some very successful moments. Successful outcomes of...
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Ciabatta: The Next Experiment
It has been a while since I made ciabatta. There were lots of experiments with other types of bread, some more successful than others. I also made friends with the small gas ovens on several sailing...
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Bread And Butter Pudding? Not Again!
Yes, again. One of the simplest puddings in the world. Not Banting style, for sure. But this is a dessert after all. The idea for this dessert came up recently with small cold fronts reminding us that...
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