. No bread is an island

31/7/13 Today I received a folio of thank you notes from the children. Too many to include here, so I'll just quote a few: ...

We have my mother in law staying with us at the moment, and, given that she's very fond of my Chelsea buns , I thought I'd make her...

Veganism becoming mainstream? Well, not quite yet, but a whole BBC Food Programme devoted to the subject is a definite marker on the way...

Stop Press: The last I heard is that there are still two places left. Get in touch if this appeals. 21 st July 2013 Here'...

...starts, ironically, with a cake. Staying over at my daughter's in Basingstoke last Monday night, I fancied a bit of ca...

10 families, only one of which had made bread before, gathered round the tables and made the usual  fancy dinner rolls .  After a dem...

6 for me and 6 for my wife This pudding ticks all the boxes: we all know that a couple of squares a day of  dark chocolate is good for ...

Monday 8th July 2013 Made another batch of sourdough tonight - this didn't work so well! Here's the story as I posted on The Fre...