So You Don’t Believe In Magic…

I recall attending an evening with novelist Joanne Harris, of Chocolat fame, who assured her audience that of course people still believe in magic — you only had to see how many line up every week to buy a Lotto ticket to know that!

My real-life magic takes a more ordinary form, but every time I bake I think: “Yeah, Joanne Harris is right. Of course there’s still plenty of magic left in this world.” Baking is an act of alchemy, after all, and alchemy is definitely magical.

Consider scones, fo...