by Jodie Currey | Aug 31, 2023 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
This week our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home had fun making sausage rolls with a twist. They made the yummy treats with hot dogs and cheese wrapped in bacon, then the pastry. Our residents then enjoyed eating them in the garden. ...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 19, 2023 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Bake and taste On Monday 10 July some of our lovely residents joined in for a Bake and Taste session here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. The group had fun decorating Viennese whirls with cream, jam and strawberries and enjoyed socialising together. Later, we...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 17, 2023 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home enjoyed making cupcakes for Wimbledon! Our residents thoroughly enjoyed making the sweet treats together as it brought back memories of their baking days at home. When they were finished and topped with...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 17, 2023 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 9 February a group of our residents joined in to celebrate World Pizza Day with some baking here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents created their own pizzas, with a variety of toppings including salami, ham, mozzarella, fresh basil and...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 24, 2022 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 17 November we hosted a ‘bake and taste’ session for a group of our residents at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents made their own impressive white loaf by weighing and mixing up all the ingredients, before placing it in our...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 3, 2022 | Baking, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Friday 28 October some of our residents joined in for a baking class here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home when we made our own cupcakes. We made the cake mixture and added it to the cupcake cases for baking. In the afternoon we decorated the cupcakes with...