No bread is an island

...entire of itself. (With apologies to John Donne!)
I live and breathe breadmaking. I’m an evangelist who would like everyone to make his or her own bread. I want to demystify breadmaking and show it as the easy everyday craft that it is. To this end I endeavour to make my recipes as simple and as foolproof as I possibly can.

I call my blog 'No bread is an island' because every bread is connected to another bread. So a spicy fruit bun with a cross on top is a hot cross bun. This fruit dough will also make a fruit loaf - or Chelsea buns or a Swedish tea ring...
I'm also a vegan, so I have lots of vegan recipes on here - and I'm adding more all the time.

Monday, 12 August 2024

MY 31 x 31 x 31 CHALLENGE. FUNDRAISING FOR VIVA!

Once again, I'm fundraising for Viva! - which campaigns for animals on many fronts. They do tremendous work, which I'm proud to support.

I’ve set myself the challenge of visiting 31 Care Homes over 31 days, with 31 chocolate cakes, to fundraise for Viva! the animal rights charity. My intention also is to demonstrate the effectiveness of whole-food plant-based nutrition as it applies to me.


I walk to my local pub - The Merry Monk, in Monkton Heathfield - then I measure the distance from there to the care home(s) and back. Everyone who donates is encouraged to guess the entire distance I will walk, visiting the 31 homes - the nearest guess will win a Viva Hamper. The cookery book alone is well worth it!


[26/7/24 - I've posted an update further down this post.]