Student Story: Creative Writing for Wimps!
Cathy’s creative writing course gave her the confidence she needed to begin the writing she’d always been longing to do… Name: Cathy Young Institution: The Institute, East Finchley Course: Creative Writing for Wimps When I saw the course “Creative Writing for Wimps” at The Institute, East Finchley, I knew it was for me. I had always wanted to be a writer but was always too scared of failure to follow my dream. Instead, I became a teacher, not daring to write anything other than the occasional article for the local volunteer-led...

Kitchen Confidence
Reignite your love affair with home cooking this year… From cheery Anthony Worrall Thompson to sultry Nigella Lawson, celebrity cooks are helping create a renaissance in home cooking. Interestingly, neither Anthony  nor Nigella trained as chefs, creating  their careers from a simple passion for good food. Our relationship with food is changing. There has been a slow shift away from ready-meal mania: between 1998 and 2002 the demand for ready meals rose by 29 per cent across Europe and 44 per cent in the UK alone. We now consider the amount of packaging...