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I’ve put together a collection of kid friendly recipes so you can enjoy baking and making with your kids this summer holiday 😀 It is available FREE please email me here and request your copy. Thank you so much for all the contributions including Zero Exeter, MixMixMama and more – I can’t wait to start
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Are you, like me, still craving pumpkin everything? With those leftover pumpkins you can make a pumpkin puree from scratch that can be used in your favourite recipes. I had a couple of pumpkins and then Zero Exeter dropped off a couple for me to use too. Heat the oven to 200°C Wash and dry
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I was really happy to be featured in the digital food and drink edition of Grow Magazine here. One Mile Bakery Exeter is on page 7-10 and is a reminder of a lovely day with Karin Venema. I’m looking forward to the end of lockdown for a number of reasons but particularly so I can
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Are you looking for an alternative to scones for your Lockdown VE Day commemoration? May I suggest the wonderful Devonshire Split? I usually make these with students on my Devon Baking Day class but they are adored by my children (and husband) so I regularly make them for special occasions. They are lovely enriched buns
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World Vegan Day, 1 Nov is almost here.  It’s a fantastic chance to celebrate all things vegan or to explore your vegan curiosity.  You can find out more about the events via the Vegan Society’s page here.  I’m not currently fully vegan but am a lifelong vegetarian and I definitely appreciate the wonderful progression of
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One Mile Bakery Exeter is a member of the Real Bread Campaign which helps support additive free loaves and small, independent bakeries. One of the brilliant campaigns they run is called #SourdoughSeptember. It’s an annual celebration of genuine sourdough and the people that make it.  There are lots of ways to get involved, find out
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Coming up is Afternoon Tea Week (12th-18th August).  A wonderful excuse to celebrate this quintessentially British tradition. A great wikifact that I found is that there is evidence to suggest that the tradition of eating bread with cream and jam already existed at Tavistock Abbey in Devon in the 11th century.  Delicious. In Devon we
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Recently, I invited Lauren and her son Kyle to experience a half day class.  We had a lovely day making a loaf, scones and pizza for lunch.  You can read more here.   For me the real highlight was this part of the review: “It’s like learning to bake with a friend, and that for some
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Exeter has been very busy lately with lots of independent businesses launching or expanding. First up, Pink Moon at 44 Queen Street. A lively grab ‘n’ go café, modern brunch space & social restaurant. Here I tried the vegan tacos and lovely strong coffee (always a good test!) – both delicious.  They have now added
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I’ve written before about where my love of food came from but to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019, I’d love to explore one person in a bit more depth.  My mum, Jan Maloney, was a tour de force.  A real, wild women.  She had such a big personality and she was always unmistakably true to
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One Mile Bakery Exeter featured in the new issue of gorgeous Devon lifestyle glossy Manor Magazine (read the article here). The article is wonderful reminder of a lovely day I spent baking with Anna Turns. We baked a selection of bread together: Challah (from my Breads of the World class), Devonshire Splits (from my Devon
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The prize (worth £500): a fun and relaxed full-day baking class for a corporate team of four, based on one of the inspirational classes at One Mile Bakery Exeter. The day will include a delicious two-course lunch with wine, all your bakes to take home or into the office, and some team-building Bake Off-style floury
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