Intensity: MEDIUM | Season: Strawberries, herbs.

Main

Pan-seared pork chop, cider pan sauce Mon

Sides

Lacto-fermented veg (from W9 — assess) · Wilted greens · Pickled plum

Bread

Sourdough baguettes (first attempt) · Glass bread

Porridge

Finnish forest variation (bilberry/blueberry).

Breakfast

Porridge · Baguette + butter + curd

Dessert

Plum + dark chocolate tart Fri

Universal Components

Ganache master study — Make 3 side-by-side: 1:1, 2:1, 1:2 (choc:cream). Pour each into small container. Compare set, texture, flavour intensity, mouthfeel after 4h. This is your reference for all future chocolate work.

Compound butter ×3 [CAFÉ] — ~80% butter : 15% flavouring : 5% acid/salt. Make: (1) miso + brown butter, (2) herb (parsley, chive, lemon), (3) honey + vanilla.

Poached plums [CAFÉ] — Fruit in 1:1 sugar syrup (light) or 2:1 (heavy). ↑sugar = firmer fruit, longer keeping.

Ratios Introduced