Fiction, Food, Faith and everything in-between

I made Focaccia for the very first time. I am still exploring recipies from my Paul Hollywood cookbooks and this is one of them. It is a surprisingly easy bread to make and I was really please with the way it turned out. This is not too salty and it is soft. The oregano gives it a lovely flavour. Next time I make this I shall add olives. I ate this with a seafood boil kit which was delicious. I ordered the kit from  Decatur Seafood Boil.  https://decaturlondon.com/products/shrimp-boil  It was very easy to cook this. The shrimps were large and fresh and the sausage was perfectly spicy. It is a great kit and matched the Focaccia perfectly. Over the past few weeks I was able to make some bread for friends. I made Cholla  These were browner than I would have liked but they tasted great. I gave three away and ate one. They were enjoyed by all. I wish I had more time to bake bread for friends. It is just a great way of blessing people an...

The last time I wrote it was April and now it is July. Time is hurtling by and at this rate it will soon be Christmas. Work, travel, and life have consumed so much of my time the last few months. I have cooked and baked without taking photos but as long as the food tastes good then it is all good. I have settled down into my new job. I am still sorting things out and trying my best to instill better working practices for staff but I am also learning how to make new foods like Gizdodo.  This is a delicious mix of chicken gizzard and plantain with herbs and spices. It takes ages to get the gizzard soft but with a meaty chewiness. The herbs give the dish a savoury taste and the plantain provides a contrasting sweetness. This goes well with rice or anything else or indeed everything else. I combined my Gizzdodo with Beef Stew.  This has a rich, spicy flavour which I felt needed yam so I made some pounded yam to go with it.   It was sub...