Bread Mail Lammas

Morning all, Yes it’s the 1st August which means it’s Lammas or Loaf-Mass which is a celebration of a forthcoming harvest. There is a piece on this in today’s Guardian by Andrew Whitley: “When scarcity was the norm, a good harvest was a matter...

Bread Mail 24th July

Morning all, Sending this from sunny North Devon where we have been house-sitting this week. Fear not, we are coming back to Wales tomorrow and I’ve even brought my sourdoughs on holiday with me so there WILL be bread this week. I’m not announcing any...

Bread Mail 11th July

Morning all, Quite a few things to say this morning! Firstly, hello to all new subscribers, thanks for signing up. There have been a few of you over the last couple of weeks. So I should probably explain how this works! Basically I send an email on a Wednesday morning...

Bread Mail 5th June 2012

Morning all, Hope everyone is good. Advance notice. There will be no bread definitely for one week, perhaps two. Will send my next bread mail the week I am baking My bread does freeze well, some people slice it into halves or quarters, so can defrost a little at a...

Bread Mail 30th May 2012

Morning all, Hope you are all having a good week. The cheesey chilli parsley bread appears to have been a hit last week, as was the beer bread (although made with Suma’s organic stout as the Waen Brewery didn’t have any bottles available – although...