The Book Club with guest Aline Boblin

In todays’ episode we finish our Book Collective for the series, Rebel Bodies, A Guide to the Gender Health Revolution by Sarah Graham we are joined by one of our lovely Collective, Aline Boblin. Aline founded the Transformation in Action CIC whose vision is, ‘A World where menopause is an empowerment, a time to thrive, an opportunity for ne3w beginnings and adventures. We discuss the chapters of Sarah Grahams book that have made the most impact on us. Aline tells us how this book has changed her, and we discover how Sarah has woken us up to some hidden biases of our own.We talk about the hope we have for the future and how the younger generation are speaking up instead of putting up with the status quo.You can watch the full interview on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFgmHLcdx28eco-XlkWYwUA Jinty discovers that you can now swim topless in swimming pools in Berlin Germany thanks to Lotte Mies. Do you have misophonia, we discuss why in menopause you can become sensitive to noise.Do you know who Celia Payne is? Lou discovers that her ground breaking scientific work was not only discredited but stolen by a man. In the Foodie Collective we continue with our NICE BUNS  and this week we make Marzipan Hot Cross Buns.Ingredients:Buns: 300ml milk. 50 grs butter 500 grs strong white bread flour. 1 sachet instant yeast.75 grs brown sugar. 1 tsp mixed spice. 1 tsp cinnamon. 1 tsp salt. 3 eggs. 150grs sultanas. 80 grs mixed peel. Zest of 1 orange. Zest of 1 lemon, juice of ½. 140grs icing sugar. 75grs caster sugar. 200 grs ground almonds. 2 tbs apricot jam.Method:Line a baking tray with parchment. Gently heat the milk and butter in a saucepan until melted, allow to cool. Mix the flour, yeast, brown sugar, mixed spice, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Make a well and crack in 1 egg, add the cooled milk/butter mixture. Combine to make a sticky dough. Add the sultanas, mix peel, lemon and orange zest. Pop the dough back in the bowl, cover and leave to prove I a warm place for about an hour so it doubles in size.Make the marzipan, mix the icing sugar, caster sugar, 1 egg, ground almonds and lemon juice. Bring together in a ball. Allow to chill in the fridge for 30 mins.Knock the air out the dough and form into 12 round balls, place on the baking tray. Cover and allow to rise for 1 hour.Preheat the oven to 190 degrees, cut off 1/3 of the marzipan and roll into a rectangle a few mms thick. When the buns have risen, beat 1 egg with a splash of milk and egg wash the top of the buns. Cut 2 stripes of marzipan and lay them across each bun. Bake for 20 mins. When the buns come out the oven heat the apricot jam and brush over the buns whilst they are still warm. Enjoy! There’s two fantastic quotes for you this week too and find out about the new WI. It’s another episode brimming with chat, your comments, and all the usual shenanigans. So, settle in for this hour(ish) podcast full of meaningful chat. We hope you will join us for Series 7, beginning on the 7th May 2023.Our campaign for a Menopause Clinic in Devon is moving closer but we still need signatures on our petition: https://www.change.org/p/wheresmyclinicOr to send your testimonials please email us: [email protected] finally, if you would like the templates to send to your MP or CCG please visit our website: https://menopauseclinicfordevon.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenkindcollectivepodcast/message☕ SUBSCRIBE for honest chats on women’s health, feminist issues, sisterhood & smashing the patriarchy, one cuppa at a time.💛 Enjoying the podcast? Please share, leave us a review or comment!If you would like to you can Buy us a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/womenkindcollectivepodcast💬 We love hearing from you, email us your ideas here Jinty & Lou @ [email protected]👀 Join us on instagram here https://www.instagram.com/womenkindcollective?igsh=ZmxmbGs2d3BjcXA1&utm_source=qr🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/womenkind-collective/id1557937820🎧 Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/42KniEtc5WGQhNvREsN1WP?si=e14a83c93a304bb3And all your favourite Podcast PlatformsThank you for Listening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.