It was a brave move for her father to give up the job of teaching to become a baker in partnership with his daughter. There are some photographs scattered around the recipe section of the book, but the first half contains little sketches which I believe are done by one half of the baking team Al. The Comfort loaf made with Marmite, and with a crust that tastes like Twiglets- bitesize queue nibbles, doughnuts with an ever-changing filling to keep the bakery queue happy. It doesn’t surprise me how much support this family received on their journey including from teachers at Kitty’s school. Tenacity and passion permeate Breadsong, a moving, life-affirming memoir and recipe book by Kitty and Al Tait that celebrates the joys of bread-based baking … The family's amazing story is alchemized with equal amounts of inspiration and deliciousness.

After many failed attempts at engaging Kitty in different activities, Al makes some bread and it piques Kitty's interest. I think it’s a testament to the recipe writing that the first one I chose to make was The Comfort Loaf – a white bread with marmite in. The Tait's vision of baking as a joyous, life-enhancing thing is infectious, and their Miracle Overnight White Loaf is proof that “making bread is magic”.

I have read an awful lot of cookbooks over the years, some chock-a-block full of recipes such as Jamie Oliver or Mary Berry, and some with a more story-like feel, like Nigel Slater, but I’ve never read a cookbook with as much heart and soul and passion written in every word as this one. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. Her parents focused almost 100% on trying to help Kitty (which is understandable), but also let Kitty take over the whole kitchen. Join the Tait family's journey from personal difficulty to family business glory in this delightful recipe-book-come-memoir. This is an amazing book, not only full of recipes, but wonderfully illustrated and has a genuine narrative about their journey into breadmaking.

One of life-restricting anxiety and depression, and leaving traditional schooling behind to take a wildly different, creative and more sustainable path to recovery. I’ve never posted a book review before, but this one is really special- I have both the book and the audiobook! I am so glad that this book is going to be published later this month as I am looking forward to owning my own hard copy. From the texture and colors of the cover to the texture and colors on the pages, it was clearly made with so much love.

As I read through, there were some I made a note of, hoping the recipe would be there (the Comfort and the Albert in particular) - and they were!

Half of the book is a narrative of how the bakery was born, and the other consists of a number of delectable bread and pastry based offerings. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Tenacity and passion permeate Breadsong , a moving, life-affirming memoir and recipe book by Kitty and Al Tait that celebrates the joys of bread-based baking . I deeply appreciated the honesty that Al in particular presents here - that he and his wife did not see what was happening at the start, that they were bewildered by the change in their youngest daughter, and that they struggled to figure out what to do.These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.