When the notification from @montgomerypress came through that the book The Irish Bakery was sent, it was like tracking the book’s journey like a dear friend arriving from overseas. The first thing my daughter said to me one morning was “The book has arrived in Melbourne, not long to go now!”

The Irish Bakery.
Photos by @montgomeryphoto
Recipes by @cheriedenhamcooks
Essays by @corrigankitty
Published by @montgomerypress

The Irish Bakery is more than just a cookbook and it is also breathtakingly beautiful. The seasonal recipes lovingly shared, the photography, the stories, childhood memories, country life, this book honours and holds space for it all in the gentlest of ways.

I sit and read The Irish Bakery on my front verandah, cup of tea in hand, stare out to the hills, read some more, savouring every page. You know that feeling when you don’t want a book to end? That.

‘a quiet space of silence’ – An Irish Bakery Film is directed and filmed by Andrew Montgomery, to accompany the book. It is easy to find on Youtube. Four minutes and thirty nine seconds of loveliness.

Baking is on my agenda this weekend. What about you?

Until next time,

Jude x

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