Some of you may have been intrigued about the reference to six loaves in my email announcing Cycle Story#29. "What on earth is he talking about?" "Crumbs, he's finally flipped his lid." "Poor chap," and all that.

Well, its perfectly simple. I had made six loaves of bread.

"Absolutely impossible," you ladies say, "how can he write a story, cook his dinner, watch television, answer telephone calls and make six loaves all in one evening?"

Modern technology helps, of course. Below I list all the ingredients necessary for this superhuman feat.

I use the American method of measuring flour, i.e. cups because it avoids having to get the kitchen scales out and the flour can very easily be scooped straight out of the bag. But first you need the water. Pour 425ml water into the breadmaker and add 3 cups of wholemeal flour, then add 1 and a third cup of strong white flour. On top of this add 2 tsp salt and 2tsp sugar, 1oz of salted welsh butter and a sachet of dried yeast. Now select the dough making mode and start the breadmaker. You will only be using the breadmaker for the dough stage because we want a loaf to look like a loaf and we do not want a hole in the bottom where the paddle was now do we?

Take your mobile phone, find alarm clock and set a reminder.

You now have an hour and a half and, at some stage, you will need to eat so put some water in the steamer and put it on the hob to boil (turn gas on and ignite) now peel a goodly quantity of potatoes. Drop the potatoes into the steamer and add salt. boil for just over 5 mins. While that is happening put some olive oil in the bottom of the Remoska and switch on. Now take the heavy bottomed uncut glass, unscrew the bottle of Islay malt, carefully insert two fingers of the amber liquid in the bottom of the glass (this won't be difficult, it always seems to go to the bottom), carefully add almost the same measure of water. Convey the glass to your lips and taste. Isn't that good?

Now sit down and write a few notes.

Peel one carrot and slice thickly, clean and slice half a leek.

The potatoes should now be ready so turn off the gas, lift the lid off the steamer, give the potatoes a good shake to get rid of some of the moisture and roughen the edges. Put the potatoes in the Remoska and give it a bit of a shake to coat the potatoes in the oil. Put the lid back on the Remoska.

Take another sip.

Put the frozen meal that you prepared on a previous occasion in the microwave and heat at defrost for about 10mins. I used a pork chop in tomato sauce for this one, you could use whatever takes your fancy but it is preferable that it is a meal you made yourself. Put the carrots in the steamer, salt and cook on a low heat. Give the Remoska a bit of a shake.

Search for remote, turn on TV, get tray and knife and fork. Remember always to refer to these implements as 'knife and fork' rather than the other way around. Etiquette and all that.

Throw a handful of frozen peas in with the carrots for the last 5 mins.

Put the fruits of your culinary labour onto a plate, place the plate on your tray along with the knife, fork and heavy bottomed uncut glass (top up if it looks like this is necessary, no just do it anyway!). Convey this to your living room where you will see your comfy armchair, sit, eat, sip, enjoy.

Now start putting some substance into this week's story, being careful not to overdo the facts. When you feel your brain overloading grease two bread tins and sprinkle the large board with flour. Return to your story.

The alarm goes off to say that the dough is ready but the phone goes off at the same time.

"Hello"

"Hi Bob, its Mike here. I said I'd phone you about the trouble I'd had with the latest stories on your web site"

Go upstairs to the computer turn up the website and check the last story written. It is the 'Tour de Aberhonddu'. There has been a gap since then. I explain this and Mike is happy.

Back downstairs, take the dough out of the breadmaker and split into two, knock each piece of dough into the bread tins, cover with a teacloth and put in the airing cupboard for 45 minutes. Reset your alarm.

Meanwhile add another batch of ingredients to the breadmaker and switch on. Sit at the computer and start writing this week's story. After 45 minutes the alarm will go off so take the bread tins out of the airing cupboard and put in the top oven at gas mark 5 for 45 minutes. Reset your alarm.

During these proceedings you may feel free to fill and empty the heavy bottomed uncut glass as many times as you feel necessary to create a good story. Continue to sip and tap away at the keyboard. When the alarm goes off the bread in the oven will be ready so knock the loaves out of the tin, return the loaves to the oven but turn the oven off. The second batch of dough will now be ready so again split into two halves, put into the greased tins, cover with the teacloth and put in the airing cupboard.

This evening there is time to do three batches so you just keep on going round and round in circles until ....

Put the cooled loaves into a polythene bag and seal, place in fridge. This will keep the loaves moist and also ensures they are firmer to slice in the morning before putting them in the freezer.

By 10.30 the story is finished, the emails have been sent, six loaves of bread have been made, a meal has been cooked and eaten, Islay malt has been enjoyed and the TV has been watched.

Now go to bed.

So, come on girls! Who said men can't multi-task?