I picked the title of this short post because I don’t think there’s ever been a more important time to get in the kitchen and revel in the comfort of baking. To shut the world out for an hour or two, to have the enjoyment of being creative and at the end of it the knowledge that you’re helping to feed your loved ones. Making a loaf of bread feels as if it’s gone from being a luxury to a necessity.
I’ve always been a baker used to scouring recipes at the weekend ahead of deciding what to bake and it’s going to take some getting used to the fact that it doesn’t work like that anymore. Now I need to check store cupboards and pantry first to see what’s available and then find recipes to suit. The upsides are going to be increased creativity, less reliance on recipes and the fact that those packets that have worked their way to the back of the shelf are finally going to see daylight and get used.
So in these very strange times I just wanted to say that I’ll be needing the comfort of baking even more than normal and I hope the you’ll be here to share it with me.
David in the kitchen. 
Just picked some rhubarb from the garden and looked up an old recipe for rhubarb ginger crumble cake. I had thrown out my out of date ground ginger due to packing for my move so crumbled ginger biscuits instead. Its still cooling but looking forward to trying it later.
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That sounds good. We’ll all have to be a bit inventive until we can go back to fully stocking up. I want to get into growing more of my own food and if i do there will definitely be some rhubarb. Nothing beats the taste of home grown.
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This post really resonated with me! Very thankful to be able to switch off from all the bad news for a minute (or hour) and devote some time to making things.
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I’n glad you liked it. We definitely all need a space to escape to at the moment and I think baking is perfect for that.
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