Put a stew in the oven and go for a walk while it cooks Spend a morning in the library Have a ‘mending things’ Sunday Learn some phrases from a rare or dying language Design your own ‘film season’ and invite a different friend to watch each...
Dust off your dirndl and your lederhosen, bring out your steins and celebrate all things German by recreating your own version of the convivial Oktoberfest* in your back garden. No need to get on a plane to Munich for the annual...
Makes 10 7g yeast 1 tbsp sugar 14g butter, melted 1 tsp salt 500g flour (approx) 120g baking soda Coarse sea salt, for topping 1 Whisk the yeast and sugar into 360ml warm water in a bowl. Cover and rest for 1 min. 2 Whisk in the melted...
Serves 8 120g cream cheese 10g butter (room temperature) 250g camembert, cut into small squares 2 tbsp finely chopped onion 2 tbsp finely chopped chives (hold a tsp back for garnish) 1 tsp sweet paprika 75ml beer 1 Mix the cream cheese and...
