Whether you call it a woodstove, a wood stove, a wood fire, a cookstove or a cooking stove, cooking on a Homewood is one of life’s great but simple pleasures. There’s something special about the process that just can’t be matched by any electric or gas stove. Enjoy some of our favourite recipes and wood stove cooking tips in the articles below.
This fruit twist is absolutely delicious – it is stuffed full of figs and other dried fruit and has an almost gooey almondy texture holding it all together. It is another recipe from One Hundred Bread Machine Recipes, by Vicki Smallwood.
Best served with a dollop of fresh cream.
Divine! … read more
Just to show you that we don’t only eat food that has been roasted, baked, dried, fried, boiled, steamed or in any other way prepared with the help of our Homewood Stove, I thought I would put up a recipe for a simple and delicious salad.
Added bonus: no wood stove required! … read more
This is a delicious hummus recipe that is easy to make, lasts well, and goes brilliantly with our Challah bread recipe.
Hummus is a traditional Arab chickpea dip, and is very popular in the Middle-East… read more
David’s Date Scones are a favourite for many of the family and of friends popping in for afternoon tea.
They are especially good hot out of the Homewood oven with homemade jam and lashings of whipped fresh cream… read more
This recipe is a family favourite!
A moist, dense loaf, perfect for the school or work lunchbox; and is very simple to make.
Apricot and Coconut loaf is delicious by itself, or with a little bit of butter… read more
‘Challah’ is a traditional Jewish bread, eaten on their Sabbath and on some Jewish holidays.
It’s a light, fluffy and sweet bread – delicious eaten fresh: preferably torn into pieces and dunked in salt and olive oil, or eaten with hummus… read more
This recipe is a lifesaver for anyone without a bread maker to do the heavy lifting for them: it requires no kneading what-so-ever!
Excellent for a big family, as it makes three loaves of very tasty, dense, wholemeal bread.
A great toast bread… read more
This recipe is taken from One Hundred Bread Machine Recipes, by Vicki Smallwood, which is a truly brillant bread recipe book that we use a lot.
This loaf is very delicious and stays fresh for several days… read more
Life giving you lemons? Make Lemon Honey!
Tired cliches aside, lemon honey is a good way to store lemons up for later use.
It can be used as a spread on toast, or as a base for things like lemon tart… read more
David says Penny’s marmalade is the best he’s ever tasted. Feel free to try making it yourself!
This recipe has two parts – the first, bottling the fruit, is best undertaken in winter. Making the marmalade can happen any time of year… read more