NEWS FROM MY KITCHEN
Me getting ready to teach a Zoom baking class
APRIL, 2020
Dear Bakers
I hope everyone managed to have a good long weekend even with the current situation. Despite having lived abroad for almost 20 years, this is the first year that I have not spent Easter with my parents. If this pandemic has taught me one thing, then it is not to take anything for granted. Next time I see my family in Denmark I will hug them so hard that it will take someone with Pippi Longstocking strength to pull me off!
As you know, Bake with Maria has closed its doors for the duration of Coronavirus. However, I’m grateful for the amazing feedback you continue to provide, both via email and TripAdvisor.
While we have closed our physical doors, we have opened our ‘virtual’ door…
BAKE YOURSELF HAPPY - #BAKEATHOMEWITHMARIA
If you can get hold of baking ingredients, then I am here to assist you in the kitchen!
Instagram: I am currently doing one live bake-a-long video per week. If you follow me you will get all the details regarding ingredients, equipment and when we go live. The video will stay on Instagram in my stories for 24 hours.
Youtube: I have a YouTube channel where you can find bread and cake instructional videos. I will upload all my videos from Instragram to my YouTube channel as well.
Zoom: I have successfully run quite a few private classes on Zoom. This is a great way to hang out with friends and/or family whilst creating something together and keeping the social distance. If you are interested in a private zoom class, then please get in touch and together we can decide on the baking menu. We will of course cover substitutions and tailor the class to skills levels and equipment available.
Email: I reply daily to emails from previous students regarding recipes and ingredients. Please keep them coming! Any baking questions - shoot me an email.
Culinary Holiday in Tuscany: I sadly had to cancel my Culinary Holiday in Tuscany this year. It would have been our 10th year anniversary. BUT the date has already been set for 2021 and some people from this year has signed up as well as a lovely group from Seattle who joined us a few years ago and ready to come back to beautiful Villa Boccella. So if you need to plan something nice for post Corona then pencil in the 2nd-7th May 2021!
Future Baking Classes: For all of my students who had signed up for classes in March and April I offered either a gift voucher so they can book another class post Corona or a refund. Luckily for me the majority of you chose the gift voucher option and I can’t thank you enough. Once we are post-Corona I will schedule weekday and weekend baking classes and let everyone know so they can book themselves in - I will prioritise vouchers. I just can’t wait to see everyone again and spend some time sharing skills, laughter and good energy.
Happy Baking!
Maria x
CULINARY HOLIDAY TUSCANY 2021
I will miss immensely our yearly trip to Tuscany this year. BUT we will come back stronger and more excited next year! Look forward to meeting new and old friends. Check out my YouTube channel if you want to make some delicious Focaccia at home.
NEW CLASS IDEAS
So I have had a bit of time to think about new class ideas. One idea is a Cake Baking Masterclass. This will be a slightly longer class and you will learn how to make 1) Sacher Torte, 2) Genoise sponge layered with French Pistachio buttercream and 3) the Traditional Paris-Brest. I’m also investigating getting a wood fired oven for the garden so I can run some kick-ass pizza classes! But what I’m really looking for is some requests and ideas from you guys. What would you like to see in a baking class?
MASTERCLASS: Take your baking skills to the next level in this class. As ever I will make the recipes approachable so you can recreate it them in your home kitchen
PIZZA CLASS: Imagine if we can bring Tuscany to Childs Hill?!? Stay tuned and hopefully I’ll have a pizza oven on my terrace next time you visit.
Bake with Maria, 26 Crewys Road, London, NW2 2AA, UK