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Kitty and Al Tait Breadsong: How Baking Changed our Lives.
Earlier this year I was invited to judge a category of the Guild of Food Writers’ Book Awards. I was reminded of the years spent as a librarian buying non fiction titles for public libraries. Would evaluating cookery books, forty five years later demand a different set of skills?

Devonshire Splits and Raspberries and Chocolate Jam Masterclass ,
Thursday 16th June at 6.30PM, planned to last up to 90 minutes.
Preserves Masterclasses 2022
I taught my last face to face preserves class in February 2020, unaware that the following two years would see the closure of Denman College ( where I taught the majority of preserving courses ) and other venues forced to close for months at a time due to COVID restrictions.
Citrus by post
Following the craze for sourdough and banana bread during lockdown in 2020, Marmalade making became a go to activity during lockdown in the early months of this year.
Whole grain Sourdough at Home
La Fuensanta
Last October when I booked a trip to Seville
Mastering Marmalade a Review
In May 2018 I had the pleasure of meeting and teaching Lis Walker who has an Artisan Preserves business in Norfolk.
Marmalade and Jam Recipes etc
For me, April is a month for making Marmalade and Jam from fruit in freezers, to create space for the new season of soft and stone fruit.