Every year The Real Bread Campaign organises Sourdough September to encourage people to try sourdough, whether buying it from their local bakery or baking it themselves. Make your own sourdough If you have ever thought about making your own sourdough but haven’t picked up the courage to do so, I say go for it. Now, […]
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I love listening to podcasts whilst I do other things and my favourite, of course, are those related to bread. I have been listening to a few these past few weeks that I think you might like to listen to as well. So if you are cleaning the house, weeding the garden or sitting in
If you are wondering what you should do this weekend then I definitely recommend you consider getting to Ludlow for its food festival. I went along to give a Talk and Tasting last year, and it had been a few years since I last went along and I was amazed at how much there was
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Well, the wheat ears are ripening. We have had the driest summer since the 1960’s (or so they tell us on the telly) and the parched grass is certainly evidence of that. We watered the wheat sparingly at the beginning of its growth and it hasn’t had a water for a few weeks now. We
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Well, exciting news. Richard was checking over the tomatoes this morning and spotted the first ear to emerge. If you look very closely you might spot that the one next to it is about to do the same (this will only work if you squint at it a lot as it is mostly covered by
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Just a very quick note in amongst the madness of Christmas Eve to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2018. I hope you have a year filled with happiness and, of course, real, delicious bread. Kath x
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The photo above shows the dining table in Veg Patch Kitchen piled with some of the things I love about my job. The list of things I love about this job is long… and includes at the very top these things: I love meeting new people I love talking with (and at) people I love
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I was invited by Wot’s Cooking to join them on their Talks and Tastings stage at this year’s food festival at Ludlow. The Talks and Tastings was a more intimate affair than the larger chef demo stages, helping the audience to get a bit closer to the action. The setting couldn’t have been better. Ludlow
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If you join us on an all day Bread basics course you will enjoy a whole day devoted to the art of bread making. There will also be plenty of stops for tea or coffee and a delicious lunch too. We normally fit in at least three different breads, including a focaccia, a wholemeal or
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The latest festival appearance for Veg Patch Kitchen was at Cosford Food Festival. I was on the Chef Demo Stage showing the audience how easy it is to make bread at home and sharing my bread making tips. I was with the lovely Wot’s Cooking team again. Here are action shots of me and Mike.
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