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Almost a perfect Sunday
I had quite a busy Sunday and it was almost a perfect day. I made things: I made some sourdough crackers and a lovely dip; started some l.reuteri yoghurt in my new machine which I don’t quite understand; made some rhubarb cordial; choc chip sourdough cookies; vanilla cupcakes. The weather was not great to put…
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Dandelion Biscuits
Since this weeks episode of the podcast was about the folklore of dandelions, I thought I would share with you a couple of recipes I have for making dandelion biscuits. I have to confess I have no idea where I got these from so I can’t give the proper acknowledgements – I’ll just say thank…
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Christmas Cake Calamity!
It seemed like a good idea at the time I haven’t made a Christmas cake in years. In fact, I don’t know if I’ve ever made more than one and the first one was a disaster. So as I was scrolling through YouTube videos the other day, I came across a channel which does a…
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Apples
I had planned to do this post on apples earlier in the evening but as I’m typing I have to admit I’m a little concerned my new polytunnel won’t be there in the morning. Yes it’s getting windy, very windy. So to distract myself, let’s talk apples. I picked nearly all the apples off our…
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I tried to bake a sourdough loaf but….
I got weavils in my flour self-rising and the plain. I’d started making bread Now I’ll need to start again!
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Daily prompt #2 -what activities do you lose yourself in?
I had one immediate answer – gardening – plain and simple. Give me some dirt to work and I’m happy. There is truly nothing better, whether its in the garden or at the allotment, than being surrounded by birds and bugs while I work in the dirt to nature’s soundtrack. The weather doesn’t have to…
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Making enough mince pies for the country – with home-made mincemeat!
I do enjoy a mince pie at Christmas so this year, for the first time I thought I’d have a go at making my own mincemeat, using Delia Smith’s recipe. I have usually used jars of the stuff so I was looking forward to filling the kitchen with the wonderful aroma of herbs and fruits.…
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Do your mince pies stick to the trays?
If you just answered ‘yes’ to that question, this short video might help!
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Trouble in the Kitchen
I thought I’d do some baking – a bread with cheese and chilli. I didn’t wear my gloves, I’ve touched my eye, now that was silly. Everythings gone blurry, It’s painful and I’m crying, I’ve walked into a door and tripped on shoes that were left lying. I hope that bread is tasty, be worth…
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Baking our own goodies!
Our holiday week continues and we decided we would take some time to bake a little something. After a brief discussion with Dearest Son, who is the main baking taster in the house, we decided to make the sourdough snickerdoodles which I’ve done a couple of times in the past. I use the recipe from…
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Sourdough Crackers
I thought I’d share a recipe with you today, for a change. Its not something I do often as I’m either following someone elses or throwing in ‘a bit of this and a bit of that’, in a style that wouldn’t be out of place in the first Act of Macbeth. Today, however, I’m going…
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