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Blog archives: August 2018

Woodfired Vegetable Salads

August 30, 2018, 10:22 am

Woodfired Vegetable Salads - we love the variety of veggies around at the moment; we're literally inundated with courgettes, beetroot, tomatoes, beans, cauliflowers, peppers and so much more. In our never ending quest to show woodfired oven cooking is more than pizzas and big bits of meat, we've put together…Read more »

Woodfired Oven Wood

August 23, 2018, 12:01 am

Woodfired oven wood - which one do I use, where do I get it, how do I store it. These crucial questions and more are all on the minds of our woodfired cooking students. You wouldn't think there was so much to know about your woodfired oven wood. Don't worry…Read more »

Woodfired Coca

August 16, 2018, 7:02 am

Woodfired Coca are a northern Spanish version of pizza but with no cheese – a fabulous flatbread with an endless variety of potential toppings. If you happen to be in the Santa Caterina market in Barcelona, check out the bread stalls for their cocas and topping ideas – spinach with…Read more »

Woodfired Paella

August 9, 2018, 6:00 am

We love woodfired paella – it really reminds us of our trips to the Alpujarras in southern Spain where we’ll undoubtedly cook it outdoors in the olive groves over fire with the group we’ve taken. Paella doesn’t have to be fishy – there in the mountains we cook it with…Read more »

Woodfired Spiced Lamb, Roast Aubergines & Pitta Breads

August 2, 2018, 5:00 am

Woodfired Spiced Lamb, Roast Aubergines & Pitta Breads - one of our favourite combinations from the woodfired ovens. Spiced and slightly smokey lamb, roast and succulent aubergines all stuffed into a pillowy pocket of homemade pitta breads - a perfect summer lunch or supper.   This…Read more »