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Published on January 13, 2019September 14, 2021 by Viv Category: Chutneys, Jams, Jellies, Marmalades

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Kitty and Al Tait Breadsong: How Baking Changed our Lives.

Published on May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by V575069P-B Category: Baking, Recipes & Views

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 Raspberry& Chocolate Jam Masterclass ,

Thursday 16th June at 6.30PM, planned to last up to 90 minutes.

Preserves Masterclasses 2022

Published on February 21, 2022June 13, 2022 by V575069P-B Category: Fruit Curds, Master Classes, Recipes & Views

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

Published on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 by V575069P-B Category: Baking, Fruit Curds, Marmalades, Recipes & Views

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.