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Steamed bagels

Steamed bagels

30th July 2019 I’ve been making bagels today from Sophia Handschuh’s Steaming Hot book, that’s written for use with the Thermomix Varoma steaming attachment.  My main worry with the recipe was that the bread dough was initially meant to double in size and it did not,...
Coconut pannacotta and Merlot sorbet

Coconut pannacotta and Merlot sorbet

28th July 2019 Now that I no longer have to feed a family of four every day, I have more time to experiment with dishes I’ve always wanted to try. I’ve always loved a nicely-cooked pannacotta, tender and set but neither lumpy nor rigid. I’d love to have that in my...
Cambodia by the sea

Cambodia by the sea

25th July 2019 Koh Rong Samloen Cambodia The final days of our Cambodian holiday were spent at the seaside. I’d originally booked a hotel in Sihanoukville but a Twitter friend warned me just in time to rebook that this town is currently a building site taken over by...