This weekend I had the house all to myself ... Hubby went off to Devon surfing and left me to my own devices. I had a nice relaxing weekend (aside from a bit of essential housework) and cooked nothing.
However, I did watch the entire series of "The Great British Bake Off" which has been airing on BBC2 and the final was on telly last Tuesday evening. If you're quick you might still catch it on the iPlayer.
Aside from being droolsome viewing, it was also a bit educational. I learnt more about baked goods than I ever knew there was to know. For example, everyone knows that the Earl of Sandwich invented the sarnie so that he didn't have to leave the gambling table, but did you know that the pre-packed sandwich started off in covent garden when a struggling baker started making ham sandwiches to sell hungry theatre goers after watching their shows? Did you also know that biscuits were invented during the industrial revolution as a portable snack for travellers on the newly invented steam engine? Well, I didn't but now I do.
One of the finalists has a blog called The Pink Whisk too which I'm going to invesitgate ... and I have a real urge to bake cherry scones.
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