Signal Spoon https://servergisfirst.space/ A small food blog. Mostly weeknight dinners, sometimes pickles. en-gb On baking bread and shopping at the markethttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/on-baking-bread-and-shopping-at-the-market.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/on-baking-bread-and-shopping-at-the-market.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2026 10:45:00 GMTI make a double batch and freeze half for busy weeks. Use what is in season and the recipe for the most part writes itself. What three years of baking bread taught mehttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/what-three-years-of-baking-bread-taught-me.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/what-three-years-of-baking-bread-taught-me.htmlFri, 24 Jul 2026 10:40:00 GMTNone of this is new, and that is partly why it works. Things I got wrong about cooking for friendshttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/things-i-got-wrong-about-cooking-for-friends.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/things-i-got-wrong-about-cooking-for-friends.htmlSun, 21 Jun 2026 21:13:00 GMTThe dough should feel soft and slightly tacky, not sticky. Every autumn I revisit the same questions about citrus. Weeknight pickleshttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/weeknight-pickles.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/weeknight-pickles.htmlMon, 02 Mar 2026 15:43:00 GMTA kitchen scale shifted my baking more than any recipe did. Cooking stews in winterhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/cooking-stews-in-winter.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/cooking-stews-in-winter.htmlTue, 17 Feb 2026 12:50:00 GMTI am still not sure I have it right, but it is closer. This keeps for a week in the fridge and improves by day three. Less soups, more stewshttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/less-soups-more-stews.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/less-soups-more-stews.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 05:42:00 GMTI wrote most of this on a quiet Friday morning. Thanks for reading, and for the generous notes that keep arriving. Keeping it simple: seasonal greenshttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/keeping-it-simple-seasonal-greens.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/keeping-it-simple-seasonal-greens.htmlMon, 22 Sep 2025 09:55:00 GMTMost problems with citrus turn out to be problems with time. Pickles in autumnhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/pickles-in-autumn.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/pickles-in-autumn.htmlMon, 12 May 2025 19:29:00 GMTI make a double batch and freeze half for busy weeks. A pot of sourdoughhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/a-pot-of-sourdough.htmlhttps://servergisfirst.space/posts/a-pot-of-sourdough.htmlThu, 16 Jan 2025 00:20:00 GMTMost of the flavour comes from a steady hand rather than ingredients.