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Taste Test: Ham's German Bakers

For years, every month or so, we have been going over to Ham on a Saturday morning to the Backhaus German Bakers for rolls (Broetchen) and liverwurst. We also usually get a Bretzel and Rhubarb or Poppy seed cake. Some days are better than others, but it is always a treat. The rolls and liverwurst are far superiour to anything we have found in a British shop. Not to put down British bread, we love that, but rolls. Sorry, no

20 November 2010

Bread!

For years I have been a want-to-be baker. My father makes great bread, and God knows I have tried, but always have had mixed success, even with the famous Speedy No-Knead Bread. So I have given up. More accurately, I requested and received a break maker for Christmas (thanks Toby & Almut).

17 January 2009

Brown Meals

My wife used to be a “non-adventurous home eater”. The one thing we could always agree on was golden brown, or just brown meals were usually delicious. Over the years we have massively expanded that to other colours and flavours, but occasionally, often mistakenly, we have one of our old brown meals. And when we do, we almost always recognise it as the immediate comfort food that it is and make a joke.

16 March 2008

Embarrassment of Sweets

How does a thing start?

23 September 2007

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