Clearing out the freezer and store cupboards brings surprises and challenges. This week, a pack of Spanish dried ham emerged blinking into the daylight from a Christmas past. I confess to using de-frosted bought shortcrust pastry to make the…
If it’s getting towards the end of the week and the fruit bowl is looking a bit sorry for itself, here’s a super hot dessert. When shopping can take too long and some food is hard to get, it…
If your self-isolating hoard of UHT milk tastes awful in tea, here’s the answer: homemade yoghurt plus the vital ingredient for a simple bread. Two for the price of one. The yoghurt is blissfully simple: just heat half a litre…
Being quarantined at home gives me more time to cook. I’ve been inspired to share this recipe by Orly, one of the semi-finalists for the 2020 Holman prize for blind ambition being run by San Francisco’s LightHouse organisation. It might…
In 2017, my Baking Blind project won the inaugural international Holman prize for blind people with ambition. Now another blind cook has even better ideas and seeks your support for the 2020 competition for which she is already a…
Maribel and I compared notes about living with visual impairment when we cooked together in her Melbourne homehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9OnaZzQTkI&feature=youtu.be and she gave me her top tips for surviving blindness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8dvHsuamE&feature=youtu.be Now she has published her latest book, “Blindness for Beginners”, to share…
Don’t kick yourself but rack your brain for the local person who has made a huge difference to your community and, of course, I’m keen that you don’t forget all those with disabilities who go the extra mile. Nominations…
Hear my radio interview with the British Forces Broadcasting Service today: 1800 UK time www.forces.net and follow links to BFBSUK. There are lots of us with stories about our adventures after leaving the Navy, Army or Air Force. If you want…
Help HMRC to help us One of my roles (when I’m not running my business www.disabilitydynamics.co.uk or Baking Blind www.bakingblind.com) is trying to advise HMRC on making services more accessible. They are currently looking for self-employed people or business owners who are…
I’m very honoured to be judging the “Inclusion“ category award in this prestigious BBC event. There are six other categories too. I’m sure that many of you will know someone who perfectly fits the bill. Please do take the…
