This week I studiously sat down at 8pm to watch The Great British Bake Off – in the spirit of a keen student I sat there, notepad and pen in hand. Having decided to bake along with the show this year, I felt that taking notes was a surefire way to success. My previous three… Continue reading These little beauties were an honour to make…
Our last calf of the year took its time to arrive. The dam (mum) had been showing signs of the impending birth for a couple of weeks – her udder was gradually getting bigger as the milk prepared to come through and she was showing signs of discharge in the days leading up to the… Continue reading The last calf of the year arrives…
Having decided to enthusiastically bake along with this year’s technical challenges on the Great British Bake Off, I psyched myself up ahead of bread week. Now, I like to bake but bread never features very highly on my agenda – partly because I try not to eat too much bread (it goes straight to my… Continue reading Will my floury baps rise to the challenge…
After completing the first Great British Bake Off technical challenge I tuned into the second episode with trepidation – would biscuit week offer up a technical bake as tricky as the first? The challenge of the angel cake the week before had almost turned me off baking – the cake is made using genoise sponge… Continue reading Little bundles of cakey-biscuity joy…
On Tuesday I sat down in the snug at 8pm sharp – just as the Great British Bake Off credits began to roll. You see, I’ve decided to attempt each and every technical bake on this year’s show after doing so for the first time last year and loving it. I was paying more attention… Continue reading This cake was no angel…
