A quiet week for us, which is nice to have now and then. Thanks to video calls we were able to chat with our friends in Paris, and with our Japanese daughter in Tokyo, who has two adorable little ones.
For Sunday Lunch Tricia made mushroom tartlets for out entrée, I made a goat cheese soufflé.
As far as other food adventures for the week, I tried a different pizza dough, since we were not happy with the one we have been using, this worked out quite well, lots of future tests are in the works, we do like pizza – I am sure it is a food group.
For us, pizza is a cook together event. We both like different toppings so we divide it in half. I am cautious to not let my anchovies creep over on to Tricia’s side.
Alexis and Joe gave me Paul Hollywood’s bread book for Christmas, I finally had a chance to make a wholewheat loaf, which turned out quite nicely I think.
Tinned fish and Scandinavian flatbread are still a favorite of mine. These had roasted red pepper, red onion, capers, and smoked mussels on a bed of cream cheese – hard to beat. They are an edible work of art.
My one main art project for the week was to work on a map for one of Tricia’s upcoming posts. Next week she will be writing about all of the places we have been to in Mexico over the years. Here is the base map, names and places yet to come.
Tuesday marked one year of our authoritarian president, so we joined The Pearl’s gathering of the nationwide Walk-Out protest. My encouragement and hope comes from the people who are increasingly speaking out, from friends, and from of course food. And even a quick sketch does wonders for my stress level.
I hope you are doing well, at home or abroad, and thanks as always for being a part of my world.
theTravelsketcher 
Your food looks delicious and your bread is perfect. I’m just making a clementine and almond cake where you seem to put in the skins of the clementines as well, the recipe intrigued me so I thought I had to try it..
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Thanks, the bread was a bit too wheat heavy, but good. I hope your cake tires out perfectly
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The cake turned out very well indeed 😊.Here is the recipe. https://www.dominthekitchen.com/2026/01/clementine-and-almond-cake.html
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Oops, I meant works out, don’t know how autocorrect got “tires”?
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The flatbread look scrummy 😀
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Thank you, it was.
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The crispbread toppings look good as does your pizza. I am so bad at bread making – maybe a project for the winter when we are back from Europe.
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There was a time I feared bread so much, but after a couple of successes I began to be emboldened.
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Love all your food offerings this week . .. the crispbread, taking my origins into account, naturally deserves a loud clap! Would have been part of the Walk-Out protest myself if only the Pond was not as wide . . .
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Hi Terry
Great that you took part in the protest against this guy who made America hated again.
We love crispbread with these small fish as well.
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thanks so much,
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