Hello to you on this very blustery Sunday; there is definitely no mistaking the change of season this time! Which reminds me to ask the question: if you happen to have a glut of late-season fruit or veg from your garden/allotment I would gladly trade some for baked wares if it’s something I can wrap in pastry or dough, preserve in sugar or vinegar, or otherwise process into something delicious to bring out later when the earth is a bit less abundant in its offerings. Let me know by replying to this message and we will talk produce swapping.
This week I will be baking blackberry pastries with frangipane and flaked almonds to sooth the windswept; mustardy cheese twists, rosemary & sea salt focaccia and a fig & walnut loaf. For drop-ins there might also be some mushroom & leek rolls that I’m trying out, and a peanut butter cookie (holler if you’d like me to set any aside for you; no guarantees as it’s a bit time dependent, hence not putting on the website shopping list just yet).
I am thinking about Christmas bakes… and wavering over my decision after last year not to chop any more dried fruit for Christmas cakes…! I have already been asked for one for this year, and if this applies to you to perhaps you could mention it when I see you, and that might add the required wind to my fig- and prune-dicing sails! Any other suggestions for festive creations are welcome too.
A Year in a Field has made its debut in Newlyn and is now opening in cinemas around the country; do go and see this while you can (showing the next few days), it’s a really beautiful and very west Penwithian perspective on the global climate emergency. Also this week there’s an evening of music inspired by the natural world – folk-inspired string and flute music from Hildegard of Bingen to Danish folk to Philip Glass. The newly formed Queen Gwendoline's Spell, Wednesday 27th in the Acorn.
