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Load More...Flaming pigs always seem a thing of pure historical fiction. We ended up checking the evidence for #BadAncient, and were delighted that @WingedBookWyrm wrote it up for us (rating: half true):
https://t.co/j6nAbySCHY https://t.co/T2MPPmHb4IAdrienne Mayor@amayorFlaming pigs always seem a thing of pure historical fiction. We ended up checking the evidence for #BadAncient, and were delighted that @WingedBookWyrm wrote it up for us (rating: half true):
https://t.co/j6nAbySCHY@alice_radley Proud to say it was my 2003 book #GreekFirePoisonArrows
on ancient biological warfare
that brought flaming war-pigs to pop culture
and war gamers eg Total War
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Category Archives: Bread
100 Great Breads: Bread #17 Potato Focaccia Pugliese
Up early this morning to try and get a head start on my day. M.D. is with her Grandma today so, if I time this right I can have a whole day doing research – but not until the bread … Continue reading
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100 Great Breads: Bread #16 Mushroom, Onion and Basil Focaccia
M.D. had her 12-13 month old jabs yesterday and has woken up today with a temperature and a grumpy face. Luckily, her mum is home today – lucky for me and Matilda . . . probably not for my wife. … Continue reading
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100 Great Breads: Bread #14 – Sesame Seed Rings
Aha! Now, keen eyed readers may have noticed that every single one of my blogs during this bread odyssey has been lacking in one key ingredient . . . a recipe! I have always been loathed to put up such … Continue reading
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100 Great Breads: Bread #13 – Pitta Bread
Well, the sun is beaming down and I am in the mood for Pitta bread (Paul spells it Pitta rather than the more commonplace Pita, so I will for the sake of continuity). I already have quite a few recipes … Continue reading
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100 Great Breads: Bread #12 – Onion and Bacon Fougasse
Right. Grandma has M.D. for the day so I have the ability to make bread without transient time frames. What to do, what to do. I chose fougasse because Paul uses a quasi-sponge technique (I say quasi only because he … Continue reading
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