What to do with teens over a week end at the end of school holidays. Been there, done that – nothing exciting to do ever again. Mope Mope Mope Mope Mope – is anyone familiar with this story or is it just us? Last week end teen terrors were at their zenith – as were
A post has been brewing for the past few weeks and the broadcast of today’s On Your Farm (BBC Radio Four) tripped the creative switch. The farmer being interviewed has been incredibly successful over the decades at spotting consumer trends and understanding what they mean for farmers. He identified the trend for lean meat in
I just got back from spending the day with Dolly, Cecily, Joan, and 9 other elderly ladies at a charming residential care home in north London. Ranging in age from their early 80s to 95 the ladies gathered together today to bake bread with me. Some cannot stand, some cannot really interact with people any
Last saturday, 400 people gathered at the Kensington Town Hall for the annual Weston A Price Foundation conference. WAPF is an American organisation set up decades ago to teach people about the benefits of traditional nutrition. Simply put, traditional nutrition is the nutrition traditionally enjoyed by people with no access to processed food and no
It’s a baking frenzy at The Clink but the trimph of the day was the sourdough hot cross buns.
Sourdough olive oil bread – the fourth in the Italian Bread Project.
My friend and erstwhile baking student, Nicola, sent me this amazing photo today of her kitchen – the morning after the day before. Although she thinks they might be inedible because she forgot to turn the heat down, we say “oh well, we do that every once in a while and although the crust may
Baking with St John’s Mission Bakery – home of excellent and virtuous bread in Toronto