Tag Archives: dough

Party treats of burnt prawns and carbonised sausages (Rousse)

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Dreamaticus

Our lodger FR hadn’t quite got the hang of our kitchen. She crammed far too much blue and white crockery into the glass-fronted cupboards, then cleared a drawer to store a single cake. More annoying, she didn’t clean up after … Continue reading →

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Dropped dialect dough (Rousse)

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Dreamaticus

Peering at the sink in DM’s kitchen, SC asked me to pass something to her. She used a term that was completely unfamiliar to me: a dialect word for ‘pastry dough’. I dropped it on the floor during the manoeuvre. … Continue reading →

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Belle ‘bottles’ Great British Bake Off

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Newly released from prison, I had unexpectedly made it to the semi-finals of The Great British Bake Off. And now here I was, trying to knead dough on a cluttered work surface in C’s kitchen. It was my first visit … Continue reading →

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