Orto di Casa Cecconi

My first allotment, and then one thing leading to another…

Tag: bread

  • Organic, local, artisanal bread

    When I first came to Woerden I was very excited by the presence in town of an artisanal baker that uses organic flour. At a time when it’s all too common for supermarkets to sell heated up frozen, partially pre-cooked industrial or semi-industrial dough, he is so ‘real’ that he doesn’t even have a proper…

  • Because bread just goes beautifully with most homegrown produce…

    I have been making my own sourdough bread since Carl Legge taught me in beautiful North Wales then sent me home with a little bit of his starter to set me off. Over the months, I have learnt some more, among others from Sonia and Joanna. And, with time, I have come up with my reliable recipe…