Marmalade Master Class.
January is fast running out and now is the best and, perhaps, the only time to get hold of Seville oranges for marmalade. If you buy lots, they freeze well if you have enough room. I’ve been developing this…
Penny
Winging it Blind by
Simon Mahoney
The truth about sight loss and how to survive it. Simon Mahoney uses his personal story to reveal the problems and solutions through his transition to total blindness. His book www.wingingitblind.com, is full of practical ideas and answers for anyone…
Christmas Recipe Booklet
This is a selection of seasonal recipes to bring Christmas cheer and even create special homemade gifts for your family and friends. Each recipe has links to YouTube video demonstrations. Although video is a visual medium, they all focus on…
Exclusive: World Baking Day live online bake-in for blind people
17 May at 1030 (London time). Free cook-along as we celebrate World Baking Day on 17 May. We will be making the simplest and most forgiving hot water pastry and producing wonderful melt-in-the mouth pork pies. Virtually no skill…
Free concert 29 April at 1900 (London time).
Here’s a chance to hear some of the finest church organs in the world accompanying a virtual choir thundering out a selection of the most stirring hymns that we all belted out in our school days. There are introductions by…
Missed the boat
Just when “substantial meals” are no longer required, I’ve got around to making Scotch eggs. The hand fracture is doing well and I’m starting on the exercises to re-build strength – how am I going to grapple ingredients to…
Back to basics
I’ve been doing a series of on-line live bake-ins exclusively for visually impaired people – and even getting bakers taking part from different parts of the world. The goal is to make enough different bakes to create a celebration tea…
Here’s one I made earlier.
My hand injury is still recovering so the beekeeping sous chef has been responsible for conjuring up outstanding flapjacks for friends who have dropped in for tea since we could meeting the garden. Even though most of us have done…
Over-confident
No cooking this time: last week’s injury has turned into this week’s spiral fracture of the fifth metacarpal in my right hand which is now encased in a splint for the next month. It has massive impact: can’t use my…
Not Cheese Straws
I keep forgetting that being over-confident often ends up in tears. Starting to feel miles better as the fatigue and physio therapies progress, I was moving much more quickly. Consequence: misjudged where the wall was, smacked my hand on…