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Latest recipes and posts – what I’ve been up to most recently

Egg pasta dough – pasta all’uovo

May 17, 2020May 18, 2020

Orange nußkuchen

May 6, 2020May 7, 2020

pane bianco - copyright image Lynn Clark - inksugarspice

A week in the life of a loaf

April 16, 2020April 28, 2020

gnocchi making ink sugar spice

Gnocchi

April 13, 2020

Pineapple upside down cake - ink sugar spice

Store cupboard pineapple upside down cake

April 9, 2020

Colouring and hobby art resources

March 31, 2020April 23, 2020

New to baking? Simplest yeasted bread

March 22, 2020May 13, 2020

Sourdough flatbreads

March 1, 2020March 3, 2020

Blood orange pain d’epices

January 27, 2020March 20, 2020

Christmas Cookies - Ink Sugar Spice

Christmas cookie swap: festive caraway and cinnamon biscuit recipe

December 16, 2019

pumpkin rolls inksugarspice #pumpkin #bread

Pumpkin rolls

October 10, 2019November 4, 2019

Creative hobbies - leather working - Lynn Clark - Inksugarspice

Using analogue, creative hobbies for mental wellbeing – and a HUGE list of hobby ideas

September 26, 2019March 26, 2020

Cider and rye rolls

September 10, 2019September 27, 2019

Make your own bread bag - Ink Sugar Spice website

Make your own bread bag – an upcycle project

July 21, 2019April 7, 2020

Assembling choc-hazelnut sandwich biscuits - inksugarspice

Chocolate-hazelnut spread sandwich biscuits

June 30, 2019

schiacciata with pesto and vine tomatoes - inksugarspice

Pesto and vine tomato schiacciata

May 29, 2019June 30, 2019

Grissini - inksugarspice

Chilli salt grissini

May 20, 2019October 10, 2019

Making a flower press | Ink Sugar Spice blog

Using a flower press 🌸

May 5, 2019October 2, 2019

Dried flowers - Making a flower press | Ink Sugar Spice blog

Make a flower and herb press

April 30, 2019October 2, 2019

Mini Easter egg biscotti biscuit recipe - Ink Sugar Spice

Mini Easter egg biscotti

April 10, 2019September 26, 2019

Some useful posts for lockdown cooking and crafting

Sourdough for starters (or grow your own pet yeast)

March 3, 2016April 17, 2020

Science of bread making – how yeast works

April 17, 2014October 2, 2019

Flower score - sourdough with pomegranate molasses - 9 top tips on bread scoring art on www.inksugarspice.wordpress.com

Nine top tips on artful bread scoring

February 9, 2019May 18, 2020

Making a ball plait loaf by Ink Sugar Spice

Bread shapes: making at home

February 1, 2019April 24, 2020

Inspiration and relaxation

August 10, 2018April 22, 2020

Organising storage in a small kitchen (and a Joseph Joseph Nest product review)

October 17, 2017September 14, 2018

Trofie pasta shapes | Ink Sugar Spice

What pasta tools do you need [part 1]

April 6, 2017October 2, 2019

Lynn Clark Ink Sugar Spice - using a Marcato pasta machine

What pasta tools do you need [part 2]

April 6, 2017October 2, 2019

The science of meringue making

March 3, 2014October 2, 2019

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Hi, I’m Lynn and welcome to Ink Sugar Spice. This blog is all about beautiful, mindful and frugal food plus some crafts and lifestyle posts. There’s a wealth of recipes and food information with bread, pasta, baking and old fashioned skills-based cooking featuring.

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I do like found food, and as it’s the beginning of elderflower season it seemed rude not to make elderflower syrup and a fruit-laden cake. This is a plum and elderflower sponge and I just love the flavour and the way the plum colour has bleed into the cake. __ You probably know I go foraging fairly often but I follow those unwritten ‘rules’ - don’t take more than you need, don’t damage anything, spread out what you take so it’s from more than one plant (so you don’t irreparably damage a plant) and generally be considerate of what nature’s given you. ___ #elderflower #foraging #fruit #cake #foodphotography #foodstyling #pink #sweet #beautifulfood #greatbritishfood #baking #homebaker #cakesofinstagram #food52 #slowfood #asimplekitchen #slowliving #bakeandshare #slowbaking #lockdownbaking #delicious #flatlay #flatlayfood

It’s been a while since I made myself some more pasta tools, but I’ve carved a new geometric set of corzetti stamps. They really imprint well, so they’ll capture the sauce nicely. ___ Thank goodness for another delivery of 00 flour from Shipton Mill! And a scavenge in my greenhouse - two types of parsley and some early chillies. ___ I’m undecided yet what sauce I’m serving these with. I was impatient to make the pasta so I could try them out. Any suggestions? ___ #pasta#pastatools #pastabyhand #carving #woodworker #freshpasta#corzetti #handmade #homemade #fattoamano #fattoacasa #pastalover #pastamaking #craft #slowfood #slowliving #makeityourself #food #cibo #foodphotography #foodstyling #flatlay#flatlayfood #f52grams #foodglooby #beautifulfood #foodart

Poppy seed and raspberry gin cake. It didn’t last long - I’m surprised I had this much cake left to photograph, and this was almost immediately I’d iced it. ___ I did hope to show the hand painted raspberries I’d done on the top but it was ravaged... you can just see some of them. Clearly going to have to make it again, not least because it was enjoyed so much. __ It’s been glorious here today though I have been working. I downed tools just a few minutes ago and when I’ve posted this and prepped dinner I’m going to sit outside in the late afternoon sun with something longer and cold. Hope you’ve got something equally relaxing this evening to look forward to. Cin cin! 🍸 ___ #gin#raspberry #cake #baking #slowfood #slowliving #lockdownbaking #lockdowncooking #homebaker #sweet #foodglooby #greatbritishfood #foodphotography #foodstagram #foodstyling #fruit #aslowpace #mindfulbaking #thefeedfeed #thebakefeed #bakeandshare #frommykitchen #asimplekitchen #beautifulfood #taste

Probably rather overdue (by many years) but I’ve just written up a recipe and article on making egg pasta dough. I’ve included full instructions with step by step images and some background information and tips, including how to handle difficulty in getting flour and eggs in these uncertain times. I aim to release an accompanying video in the next few days, focussing on kneading techniques and how to tell when the dough is ready for use. ___ I hope you like this post - oddly I was very nervous about publishing it. I think it’s because you all know how long I’ve been making pasta for and I’ve got myself into a kerfuffle about releasing it! 💙💙💙 _____ #pasta #recipe #formula #pastalove #pastaia #eggdough #pastamaking #fattoamano #homemade #handmade #cibo #food #foodblogger #freshpasta #lockdowncooking #frugal #slowfood #slowliving #foodbyhand #makeyourown #newskills #f52grams #huffposttaste #foodglooby #foodphotography

Orange and apricot cookies - my lads do like to have biscuits in the house and I didn’t just want to make yet more shortbread (as nice as shortbread is I can’t face making it again and again). I rummaged around for some flavourful ingredients as we were all out of chocolate and nuts and all those other things you tend to go for when making biscuits. I had a couple of oranges left and found a packet of soft, dried apricots and I basically threw these together with no recipe. Not bad actually - a cupboard rummage result I think! ___ I photographed these in strong sunlight for the #monthlytechniquecollab #hardlight challenge by @foodcapturecollective and hosts @bonbonbaked and @mgracebakeshop. I actually often use strong sunlight as I like that contrast level between shadows and the brightest areas on the food. I do have some lighting equipment but to be honest, I prefer all aspects of natural light - from morning and dusk colours, bright summer sun that washes out and soft winter light. It makes me think creatively about composing the photo and what colours I use. ___ #biscuits #cookies #orange #apricot #recipe #foodphotography #foodstagram #foodstyling #food #sweet #feedfeed #thebakefeed #bakeandshare #baking #homebaker #slowfood #makedo #cupboardfinds #lockdownbaking

Painting pasta, with spinach, as you do.... 🙃 ⭐️ ___ Hope you’re having a great Sunday and for those of you in the USA and Australasia have a happy Mother’s Day. ___ #prettypasta #pastaart #colouredpasta #coloredpasta #pasta #food #cibo #foodphotography #sfoglie #pastalovers #foodstagram #thefeedfeed #f52grams #beautifulfood #creativefood #slowfood #asimplekitchen #handmade #fattoamano #frommykitchen

My cheddar and Marmite sourdough, one of my all time favourite bread recipes I bake. I make it and each time I think why didn’t I make it sooner?! ___ Made with finest white flour from Shipton Mill - you can see how much the Marmite infuses the dough by the colour. ___ I was pleasantly surprised by it being #veday tomorrow as I haven’t realised - normally Bank Holidays pass me by as I don’t work Mondays. Going to have to think how to mark the occasion - maybe some bunting and flags outside and an old style cake? This loaf certainly ticks some UK flavours! It’s a bit weird putting anything outside the house where I live as we’re in a cul-de-sac, so there’s never anyone ‘just passing’, but something this special needs marking somehow. Anyone else got and good ideas they’re up to for it? ___ #baking #realbread #sourdough #baking#sourdoughbread #marmite #cheddar #taste #thebakefeed #f52grams #britishbaking #greatbritishbaking #bread #bakeandshare #delicious #beautifulbread #breadlover #foodphotography #foodstagram #flatlay #flatlayfood #foodglooby #modernistbread @marmite

A fast forward of me doing a freehand dip pen draw of Alice painting a rainbow. Enjoy your Sunday - hope this cheers you up a little 🌈🐇 . . #alice #aliceinwonderland #clapforthenhs #clapforcarers #dippen #illustration #art #artwork #b&w #pen #ink @winsorandnewton #fastforward #rainbow #🌈

Sorpressini pasta in spring shades - all flavoured/coloured with veggies. Served with a sage sauce and accompanied with homemade sourdough garlic bread. As you can see, coloured pasta keeps its hues right through the cooking stages. If you swipe right you’ll see them all laid out as I’ve been making them.💚💛🧡 ___ I’m going to start adding pasta making and recipes to my list of videos I’ve started making. If anyone has any requests, please do let me know. 💚💛🧡 ___ #pasta #sorpressini #colouredpasta #coloredpasta #prettypasta #pastalover #italianfood #fattoamano #handmade #fattoacasa #homemade #pastaia #food #cibo #foodphotography #foodstyling #pastashapes #f52grams #f52community #foodglooby #foodstagram #veggie #beautifulfood

A bit of a departure for my Instagram feed - don’t worry I’ll be back to food tomorrow!! I enjoy doing other photography styles and have even been doing some commercial product work of late. I’ve been having fun with making components of images float through post production, thanks to this month’s #cs_float challenge by the amazing team @creativelysquared 😘🥰🥰 . . We own a *lot* of guitars, amps and pedal as all four of us play - mostly electric but this is my personal fave from our collection: my electric-acoustic Washburn. It’s got the most amazing warmth to its tone. Floating about are a lead, a pick, a slide and a capo if you can see them!! . . #creativelysquared #challenge #photographer #productphotography #washburnguitars #guitars #guitarist #photography📷 #float #effects

So... here’s that lime and lilac cake all baked, iced and delicious. I didn’t use a recipe and I’ve not attempted this combination before so I basically winged it on an all in one ratio cake as a starting point and played around with it to incorporate 50% polenta and 50% tipi 00 flour. The lilac was reduced to a syrup and added into the topping and then I dusted it with crushed pistachios and lime zest. . Hope your Sunday is going ok. Filled with something that’s making you happy and taking your mind off the big stuff? Whether that’s baking, pasta making, painting, drinking or just doing nothing. It’s all valid: do (or don’t do) what you need to, to chill. 💜💜💜 . #cake #baking #lilac #foraging #slowfood #simplefood #homebaker #pistachios #lime #foodphotography #foodstagram #foodstyling #flowers #sweet #thefeedfeed #greatbritishfood #thebakefeed #bakeandshare #prettyfood #beautifulfood #foodfluffer #gloobyfood #f52grams #eatpretty #improvisation @deliciousmag @saveurmag

Snaffled some lilac this morning from common land by the canal towpath. I’ve not being going out for the most part, I’ve been out just twice and this morning we woke very early so we decided to go. Watch this space for a lime and lilac polenta cake as, for a change, I also have eggs. Eggs have been very short on supply here. So a bit of a bounty today. . . #lilac #spring #flowers #foraging #eggs #flatlay #flatlaytoday #flatlayfood #foodphotography #foidstagram #flowersofinstagram

If you have any glassware that has those beautiful cut patterns, then you can use them to make biscuit imprints. These little imprinted biscuits were actually a recipe for croissants aux amandes but made into a circle to imprint them - plus an addition of some Monin mango syrup for a flavour change up 🥭 . . #baking #cookies #galettes #biscuits #imprint #homebaking #monin #mango #lockdownbaking #slowfood #simplefood #foodphotography #foodstagram #foodstyling #feedfeed @thefeedfeed #gloobyfood #wastenot #usewhatyouhave #sweet #frommykitchen #simplefood

After a drought for two weeks in eggs my lovely husband finally managed to get me some yesterday, so we have cake!! This is a lemon curd and thyme layer with a little chevron tile design just in buttercream, made with the end of a knife! . After getting eggs, I realised I did not have any icing sugar - I whizzed some granulated sugar up in a blender and voila! Powdered icing sugar. . Enjoy your Sunday as best you can and go bake, with whatever you have in the cupboard including a bit of improvisation 💚💚💚 . . #improvisation #lockdownbaking #cake #buttercream #food #foodphotography #foodstagram #feedfeed #thebakefeed #gloobyfood #foodfluffer #asimplekitchen #slowfood #f52grams #eatpretty #baking #bakeoff #bakeandshare #lovebaking #sweet #eeeeeats #homebaker #lemon #thyme @thebakefeed @thefeedfeed @food_glooby @food52 @greatbritishfood @deliciousmag @saveurmag

Despite having made bread for 30+ years and sourdough for about 19 I’m clearly not unaffected by the need to have a play and I’ve never stopped learning. I don’t think I ever will stop finding more things out about bread baking. Always something new to learn about the bread process isn’t there? Although I still don’t think I’m that great at it, I’ve had many (many) fails, a few triumphs and plenty of experiences in all that time so am happy to try to answer any questions you may have if you’re new to this - either “normal” bread baking or sourdough. . What’s come out of the oven today was definitely a bit of fun and not your average sourdough baguette! I had to make two concurrent sourdoughs for this swirl... 😅 . Happy Friday and enjoy what ever your baking/cooking/ordering/pulling out of a cupboard this evening. Much love and be safe 💜💜💜. . #realbread #sourdough #bread #breadlove #prettybread #breadart #beautifulbread #foodphotography #foodstyling #foodstagram #pan #pain #brot #swirl #homebaker #homemade #slowfood #slowliving #simplethings #asimplekitchen #sourdoughstarter #wildyeast #thefeedfeed #bakefeed #eeeeeats #bakingfun

I’ve written a new recipe post about how to make the most of your loaf of bread throughout an entire week. . There should be no need to waste any of your lovely loaf: especially important in these times of #lockdowncooking and also especially if you’re making your bread yourself with hard-to-get flour! . There’s ideas and simple, short recipes for the whole week and more. No better time to #loveyourbread . . #realbread #sourdough #homebaker #newbaker #newtobaking #bread #recipes #ideas #weeklong #wastenot #frugalfood #nowaste #foodphotography #foodstagram #bruschetta #cheeseontoast #melba #croutons #ploughmans

A lovage flavoured sourdough - my lovage plants are always one of the first to spring forth in abundance at this time of year. One of my top tips for bread baking (whatever yeast, wild yeast, starter, no yeast you use) is to cool your bread on a wire rack - the release of moisture as it cools can cause a soggy bottom. Yes, it’s not just confined to pastry! My last loaf using my last bag of flour yesterday, which got me a bit angsty, but I was lucky to pinch one of @shiptonmill delivery slots last week and I’ve had a delivery just this afternoon - is it ok I was jumping up and down with glee over getting flour delivered?! It’s the little things! . . . #realbread #sourdough #sourdoughbaking #homebaker #baking #prettybread #breadart #scoring #beautifulbread #lovage #veggie #herbs #flavouredbread #foodphotography #foodstagram #lockdownbaking #lockdowncooking #tips #breadtips #learnbread #thefeedfeed #thebakefeed #breadbaker #pain #brot #pan #slowfood #slowliving #sourdoughstarter

I’ve just posted a recipe/method for pillowy soft gnocchi on my website (link in bio), as I thought it might be a useful addition to #lockdowncooking as it’s another (delicious) way to cook potatoes, especially if you’re after an alternative to baked potatoes and one that can be used the same as pasta in a meal. . . I hope you’ll forgive me for using an old image, (although this is not one I’d actually posted before there has been a similar image that I have previously used). I did take some more photos of this latest cooking session which I wrote down the recipe from, but my SD card got corrupted - I managed to salvage one image that I’ve used on Twitter and in the recipe itself but it saved so small and isn’t good enough quality for Instagram - though I will post it in stories. Annoying to have lost some photos, but hardly anything to get upset about - there are many other things that are a tad more important at the moment! Much love 💚 . . #gnocchi #potato #potatrecipe #foodblogger #pasta #Italian #recipe #foodphotography #foodstagram #food #cibo #feedfeed @thefeedfeed #lockdowncooking #coronalife #frugal #storecupboard #pantry #inventivecooking #cheapeats

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