Tuesday, December 1, 2009
By Mike on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 15:53
Starting on 1st December 2009, I picked every dropped coin I saw, saving them up in a jar.
I'm planning to keep this up for a whole year - so at the start of December 2010 - hoping to have accumulated enough found money to be able to do something useful...
Friday, November 27, 2009
By Mike on Friday, November 27, 2009, 21:28
This cheese and onion slice is a teatime favourite from my childhood - to make sure I got it absolutely right, I asked my mother to spend an afternoon recreating it with me.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, November 8, 2009, 00:37
On a previous page I made a small cast pewter horse - I'm going to have another go - to see if I can improve on a few of the shortcomings of the last time.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, November 1, 2009, 21:40
While I was preparing acorns for cakes on the previous page, I noticed their similarity to chickpeas in texture, flavour and consistency. I thought it would be interesting to try making them into a savoury snack - acorn falafel.
By Mike on Sunday, November 1, 2009, 21:14
These moist, yet light and fluffy muffins couldn't be simpler to make - all the main ingredients weigh the same.
Monday, October 26, 2009
By Mike on Monday, October 26, 2009, 00:24
On the previous page, I prepared my lost wax mould for casting pewter - so now it's casting time!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
By Mike on Sunday, October 25, 2009, 00:04
I fancy having a go at metal casting - there are a number of different techniques I could try (and perhaps will, in due course), but I'm going to start by trying the lost wax method.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
By Mike on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 22:42
We were commissioned to make a traditional harvest celebration loaf for the harvest display at a local primary school - here's how we made it
Saturday, October 17, 2009
By Mike on Saturday, October 17, 2009, 20:47
There are dozens of different species of oak. Some produce acorns that are only edible to humans after processing to remove the bitter tannins, however, they're not all like that - so I set out to try eating some.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
By Mike on Thursday, October 8, 2009, 22:36
Beech nuts are in season - and this is one kind of nut I've never seen in the shops - so I went out to the woods gather some
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