Ritual of Coffee

The Ritual of Coffee

Gavin Wren Food Opinion Pieces, Writing

Today, I’m looking at the habits and rituals which make up my world of food and drink. Studying the behaviours and activities which I engage in and how they effect my mood, my day and those around me. I’m talking about the things that hold greater existential meaning than their mere outcome would suggest. First in line being the ritual of making coffee. Demonic Worship. The word ritual conjures up haunting, demonic imagery, because it …

hot melt sun-dried tomato and mozzarella muffins

Hot melt sun-dried tomato and mozzarella muffins

Gavin Wren Baking, Breakfast, Recipes, Small Bites, Spelt & ancient grains

I’ve got a muffin hangover today. In fact, that’s a lie, I deserve to have a muffin hangover today, because I ate… errr, six muffins last night, instead of my dinner. If that had been six of the supermarket’s in-store bakery, not-quite the finest double chocolate efforts I might not be so chipper about it, but the muffins I ate were actually really wholesome, soft, crumbly little cakes with very little sugar or unhealthy bits, …