The rise in the popularity of sourdough, particularly in the UK market, is due to consumer demand for healthier, fuller-flavoured bakery items and the association of sourdough with a more natural, artisanal way of baking as well as a more …
Time to bake Brain Lagerstrom boules (before sourdough) It was a twin track to Brian Lagerstrom 1 dough 3 loaves tutorial (5.1 million views as of the time of writing gives you an idea of the level of interest in …
Part of the confluenec of nutrition, wellness and habits, for me personally, was losing weight, improving body composition and then maintaining a healthier body composition for the long term. Nutrition and habits, underpinning wellness. Harsh realities #125 days on Why …
As it may have happened for many home-baked bread enthusiasts? Let’s backtrack to how I found myself “here.” It started with nutrition and Dr Mosley advocacy for a more Mediterranean diet that throws caution towards eating “hidden sugars” and “rapidly …
If you want to get there. Don’t start from here. I didn’t know where ‘there’ was when I started this home-baked bread exploration and self-education. I didn’t really know what sourdough was- beyond the fact it was bread. I definitely …
Now for the hands-on 3Es and fun part. Beans are starkly colourful or at least contrasting (eg black beans, avocado, tomato and sweetcorn salad), so versatile, taking on whatever Italian, Spanish, Mexican (chipotle paste), Moroccan (harrissa paste) or Indian flavours …
Those 3Es again. Explore, educate, experiment. “Can I have some bananas on the shop Dad?” The request of an indifferent teen means we had plenty of ripening bananas once he’d changed his mind. Coupled with that, I had a yearning …
Eat more legumes. Eat more legumes and beans (the focus on this post) per day for higher intakes of insoluble and soluble fibre and polyphenols (more fibre and polyphenols are always signpost for a healthier gut microbiome and immunity), protein, …
