In the heart of Colonia Roma Norte, Virtuous Bread has teamed up with La Puerta Abierta bakery to offer a range of gorgeous cooking and baking classes, along side pizza evenings, mezcal tastings and much more! Come in and sample the bread. Come upstairs and see inside this unique, old house to view the wonderful
Many people find that kneading bread is rather meditative, and meditating (you can call it thinking in a relaxed and focused way if that is easier for you) can change your mind. And changing your mind means changing your world. For years now, VB has been doing executive team building and leadership development sessions that
Now, that is a VERY BIG question and I am not a nutritionist so I certainly cannot provide a scientific answer. However, given that science is based on observation coupled with data, I can provide observations. During my time as a baker I have met countless people who say that they feel better when they
There are many recipes for using up stale bread. From Apple charlotte to stuffing to bread pudding to bread and butter pudding to bread sauce and soup to summer pudding – the list is endless. Even bread crumbs and croutons are made of stale bread. One of the best things, however, to do with stale
Can you make croissants out of sourdough? The Weston A Price Foundation conference in London is coming up soon. Some Bread Angels are getting together to deliver an “introduction to sourdough” workshop and this has inspired me to tackle some far out sourdough projects. The answer to the question is: Of course you can! You
Rosca de Reyes is bread that Mexicans bake and eat to celebrate epiphany. All over the world, Epiphany is celebrated with special bread – enriched with butter, eggs, or milk; packed with dried fruit; or enhanced with spices – or all of the above! The Mexican version is a very rich bread, flavoured with orange
Bread Angel Lisa Wilson and a group of volunteer angels returned from Sardinia late last year where they were baking at the annual Sagra Del Pane festival in Villaurbana, Sardinia. Their floury activities were part of a cultural youth exchange run in conjunction with the British Council’s Youth In Action Scheme. Lisa reports back from a
Here is is, the Christmas Faux-caccia with dried cranberries and pistachios (among other things)! And if you don’t “do” Christmas, you can make this any day to amaze those around you with very little effort! For this recipe I used a non stick 13 x 9 inch roasting tin (2 inches deep). If your tin