Taking some festive inspiration from Scandinavia today as they celebrate St Lucia’s Day on December 13th. Previously St Lucia’s Day is a festival of lights, incorporates the winter solstice as well as celebrating St Lucia, Lucy meaning ‘light’, to celebrate a young girl who was martyred for bringing food to persecuted Christians in hiding inside …
One-dough-fits-all There’s no such staple in my diet as bread, I couldn’t possibly imagine a life without it. It is one of the oldest prepared foods in the world (thank goodness for the Egyptians!) & has played such an essential role in our diets throughout the world. What other food could you enjoy & take …
Toasted Respite To say that the last month has been a little chaotic would be an understatement, it has been both distressing & wonderful simultaneously. Either way this has led me to crave home comforts (food included). There are many contributors to my maddening month… my career (or lack there of). I’ve been working extremely hard …
Take me to any bakery, food market or cafe that sells baked goods & you could comfortably bet on me selecting the biggest, glistening bun on offer, be it a teacake, iced buns or Chelsea buns, you’ve got my attention. My love of all things dough began at a very young age, I come from …
