Well page 5 actually of Breadlines, the Breadbakers Guild of America, quarterly magazine: Yes, it’s none other than Rick Coldman, Owner Mair’s Bakehouse, Wales, UK.

… more lapsed Catholic: Challah burger buns shaped as turbans.

Show your workings: equals: QED Nina’s Simple Danish Rye + Chocolate & Raisin Rye

Here’s a dysfunctional family: the louche Dan de Campagne (look at those kiss marks), his consort, Black Olive, lurking behind, and their bastard offspring, Braidy, genetically two strands Campagne one strand Olive, cockily upright – the little prick. And what about this gang of ruffians: think they’re ciabatta but they’re more boot boys than slipper […]

The 10th annual Bethesdabakin’ weekend will be held this year in Twickenham, London August Bank Holiday weekend 27/28. A weekend’s baking for bakers of all standards based on shared costs which should be around £80.00 which includes hire of a catering kitchen, flours and ingredients + food. Details here Please share this information.

Look at this: No, it’s not mine. Maggie Parkhill in Australia bought a pdf version of Bethesdabasics. I only emailed it to her yesterday morning. This is her first loaf. Stick with me kids. I can make bakers of you all! Great stuff Maggie.

For Ted, my Brother-in-Law, whose funeral we went to on Friday: I met one of my Nieces at the bar after and she said “Your Sue here?” which I heard as “You still here?” which as I remarked is a nice thing to say at a funeral. We died laughing …

Passover was coincidental. Steffi next door has had her tonsils liberated and was in need of soft bread plus I wanted to try a single braid challah. Well it was going to be two loaves but I promise you I was totally unable to repeat a figure of eight knot and the dough was getting […]