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April 21, 2021, 3:23 pm
Join David in our Woodfired Workshop where he'll talk you through some of the different kinds of ovens available and how they work. It's one of the most common questions we get asked here at the woodfired cooking school and, much like with many things, there's not one straight answer!… Read more »
April 13, 2021, 1:44 pm
A delicious and rich chocolate cake - gluten free and gorgeously moist - from the woodfired oven, cooked in the falling heat. It's not just high heat and pizzas as we know! The cake is made with ground almonds rather than flour so it's gluten free -perfect for your coeliac… Read more »
April 8, 2021, 8:41 am
What a treat for you in this woodfired workshop - David is cooking a super garlicky mushroom flatbread, topped with toasted almonds and a swirl of spicey za'atar. Fantastic to share with friends or, we think, it would make an awesome breakfast with a poached egg on top. A fabulous… Read more »
March 31, 2021, 11:47 am
In this workshop, David is cooking a fabulously flavoured Chilli con Carne, infused with beech smoke, and served with a fresh cornbread both from the woodfired oven. A great crowd pleaser now we can get together with a few folk in the garden. Classic outdoors cooking traditionally round a campfire,… Read more »
March 18, 2021, 1:33 pm
While most of us have walked the dog, watched Netflix and made banana bread and sourdough during lockdown, foodie friends Helen Lloyd and Julie Graham have come up with a new business local to Dartmouth and are launching as we write. We had a virtual chat – is there any… Read more »
March 9, 2021, 2:31 pm
We've said many times how much we love fish cooked in the woodfird oven; you must be really fed up of hearing it - but if nothing else, do make sure to try this recipe of fish fillets cooked in aromatic ras el hanout with a warm tomato salsa. It's… Read more »
March 3, 2021, 3:25 pm
Spices and woodfired cooking are a match made in heaven - there's something about cooking over fire that really brings out the flavours of the toasted spices in your cooking. The smells and flavours of this awesome lamb curry bring back memories of our own travels in India - we're… Read more »
February 24, 2021, 12:15 pm
In this workshop, we're adding to our technical playlist and talking about using the woodfired oven as a barbecue, a really great way to use your oven and shows the versatility of this fantastic bit of equipment; well you know we're biased so crashing on! Do check out the video… Read more »
February 18, 2021, 10:51 am
If you want the best, crunchiest bread you'll find, this is the recipe! A fantastic go-to dough, perfect for cooking in your woodfired oven or regular oven, and easy to fit in with your life - we make it one day, leave it in a cool place overnight to ferment… Read more »
February 10, 2021, 3:52 pm
This Woodfired Workshop is all about one pot chicken - Basque chicken to be exact with all the flavours and colours of French and Spanish cooking. As we can't literally travel at the moment, then we may as well travel in our cooking. Without getting too Proustian, food can really… Read more »