Idea Sheets - Food and drink

Bread is one of our main food sources today. It comes in various shapes and flavours, such as ‘split tin’, farmhouse, wholemeal, granary, and so many more. The smell of freshly baked bread simply makes you want some. Don’t be content with just a plastic-wrapped square loaf – make some yourself! More →

Cakes and biscuits are the social oiling of the kitchen. They can be shared with friends and family, used to impress a visitor, or given as a gift. They can be wholesome whilst still being a treat. What follows are two basics that can be eaten ‘straight’, or as muffins, or sliced and iced, however fits the function, changing aspects or odd ingredients as befits the season and the available local ingredients. Oh – and they use up the heat in the bread oven! More →

Eggs and butter are main ingredients in a large number of products. But what if you can’t eat eggs or butter for medical, religious or personal reasons? Helen has found alternatives to these two ingredients which can be substituted instead. More →

Sausage making is remarkably easy, and can be great fun, particularly as a family activity – kids just love the oozy squeeziness of it and there are few things as satisfying as sitting down to a plate of your own home-made bangers and mash. More →

Organic food: the latest marketing fad, or a way to become a bit healthier? Most food is sprayed with chemicals, injected with hormones or altered in some other way. They say ‘you are what you eat’, so should we continue to eat this contaminated food or go for a food source where nature rules? More →