Hi Reader, Hope you are having a nice summer. Ours has been particularly busy - so much so that I forgot to even send a July newsletter out so here we are in August, looking forward to the last bank holiday until the Christmas break (here in England anyway). That will also be the last long weekend before autumn sets in, so it is worth making the most of it while the weather holds. The BBQ & shack is still getting plenty of use here, so this month is mostly about outdoor cooking before the...

Hello, A bit of my starter (called Prue) has gone to live with a friend. I handed over a spoonful of starter a few weeks back as my friends were looking to get into baking. I scooped out a bit of Prue (10g) mixed with 50g flour and 40g water and gave it to them in a spare ramakin. They have taken to it faster than I did. Bread, then bagels, then olive bread and they have already bought a proper jar to keep it in. Am I now a proud grandparent? However - They have not named it and they need...

Happy March. Hope you had a nice start to the month. I spotted some summer weather on the way. I have two things to tell you about this month and I’m genuinely excited about both of them. Which is unusual for me, because I’m usually excited about neither of the things I have to tell you about. But here we are. A new tool on the site Dinner From Nowt is a recipe finder tool You know that moment when you open the fridge, stare into it for a while, close it, open it again as if something new...