Good Food Kitchen

Closed the allotment gate for the day this evening. A few hours digging, putting up the framework for a new polytunnel and mulching the fruit bushes. The birds were still busy in the hedges and the beds look better for the work. Okay, let’s go. #kitchengarden #kentcoast #goodfood #allotmentlife

Tiramisu last night with Glen Ample raspberries from my kitchen garden at the allotment. They were flash-frozen last summer and turned into a simple coulis, then folded through the mascarpone with the coffee-soaked sponge. Chocolate on top, and a few raspberries left whole. #glenample #raspberrytiramisu

Cut into today’s sourdough and found this waiting in the crumb. A heart, clear as anything. I will take that as approval from the starter. #sourdoughbread #wildyeast #artisanbread #crumbshot #hearttoheart

End of Seville orange season and the last batch set last week. I’ve made more marmalade than I care to count this year, enough for the cupboard and a few jars to press into willing hands. Enriched with Glenfiddich Scotch. The bitterness is deliberate. The sweetness earned. Good marmalade should wake you up before the toast does. Several jars now lined up on the table, peel suspended in clear amber, meant for toast. 🍊🥃 #glenfiddich #sevilleorangemarmalade

Sourdough discard never goes to waste in this kitchen. These cookies are folded through with dark chocolate chips, pistachios and fine slivers of cashew, then finished with a scattering of sea salt for contrast. The crumb is tender with just a hint of tang from the starter, which works beautifully against the richness of the chocolate. They are particularly good with a strong coffee in the afternoon. Sharing them may require a little restraint. If you bake with sourdough, this is a batch worth saving your discard for. #sourdoughbaking #chocolatechipcookies🍪 #bakingfromscratch❤️ #sourdoughcookies