A forgotten piece in the corner of the bread bin, discovered after a few days, makes nice toast. If you double the recipe, the second loaf can be frozen for another time.   MAKES 1 LOAF 350 g/12 oz/2⅓ cups strong white (bread) flour 1¾ tsp easy-blend (active dry) yeast… Read More

NOVEMBER Time to slow down and recalibrate; let the morning mists clear. Root vegetables, long forgotten beneath the ground, take the limelight, as soothing and comforting as they are versatile. Discover the pleasures of unfamiliar fruits – medlars, sloes and the intoxicating scent of bergamots. As November draws to… Read More

Laura Strutt is a freelance journalist, author and designer/maker. She is the former editor of Craft Business magazine and launched Sew magazine, a monthly contemporary stitching title, in 2009 and continued as editor until 2012, leaving to pursue freelance work. She is a passionate designer and shares free projects, technique guides and crafty inspiration… Read More

‘This is a colourful and timely book at a time when the science & industry of finance is being seriously questioned by people who have been defrauded, pensioners who have lost their savings, & homeowners whose mortgage debt has sky rocketed through hidden clauses, rendering them homeless and bankrupt. The… Read More