ILLUSTRATION: FRANCES CASTLE
BAKING FOR SHARING
No 8
Come new year, it can be therapeutic to spend some relaxed
time in the kitchen. Perhaps using leftovers to create something
simple and hearty like a fruit loaf or bread and butter pudding to
share. The word ‘company’ derives from the Latin cum panis,
literally ‘with bread’. When we bake, and share the results, we
deepen our connection with our companions or ‘with bread
ones’. Sharing happens on many levels: at home and in the
community. In these days of cake sales and pot-luck dinners,the chance to give and share baking may bring new connections.
It’s a creative process, too, allowing you to identify yourself – you
put a bit of yourself into your baking, nurturing friendships from
the warm heart of your home.
Read more in The Art of Mindful Baking: Returning the Heart to
the Hearth by Julia Ponsonby (Leaping Hare Press).The Simple
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