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Summer strawberry surprises.

  I’m trying to make a selection of strawberry desserts: a tart using a sweet version of the hot water pastry; a cream tea with a super-fresh strawberry “jam”; a classic French compote with Cointreau; the orange and Cointreau ice-cream. …

Baking Blind to beat the blues?

Feeling that life is worthwhile and means something is key to happiness.  Just doing something helps.  If I’m feeling miserable, wretched, depressed or distressed, baking is great comfort. Pork pies seem an odd way of dealing with feeling miserable but…

Royal celebrations.

Aunt Hilary decorated another Coronation cake for the weekend’s local neighbourhood lunch.   Masses of delicious dishes contributed by all for a long happy session of talk and laughter.   I’d cooked a vacuum-packed gammon joint (skin removed but trussed with string)…

Coronation quiche for celiacs.

Hot water pastry makes less mess for blind bakers but also works with commercial “wheat/gluten-free” flour as I tested this week.    Just adding a teaspoon of xanthium gum to the flours and we made individual pork pies and a “baked…

Lots of silliness.

Sound effects.  The sous-chef has been away for days at a bee convention.  We know he’s getting older, but technology really helps.  His hearing aids connect to his mobile phone so I’m talking direct into his ears.  On the other…

Speaking “across the pond”.

I am just like that talking tea pot in the film: round and warm and producing lots of hot air – in “Received Pronunciation!”  That’s what they say in this clip: I was recording a long podcast  with Mark and…

M4G Advocacy Media Podcast

The above clip is just a small part of my interview with Mark and Krystal at M4G Advocacy Media. Listen to the interview in full by clicking here;

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