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I've experimented making my own biscuits for cheese recently. You can make numerous biscuits cheaply and easily. They store well in an air-tight container or you can freeze them. Oats do deteriorate, so buy some fresh ones if you're not making porridge regularly. I favour Harraways' or Moore Wilson's wholegrain New Zealand rolled oats. These … [Read more...]
Soup is a great winter lunch option - leek and potato, pumpkin or watercress are all delicious and relatively portable. They're a wonderful way to get kids to eat more vegetables, if that is your aim. I managed to scavenge a few winter salad leaves (rocket, red dandelion chicory, mibuna and a beautiful red mizuna) that the slugs and sparrows had … [Read more...]
Once your done with the top seven winter crops and more winter crops, here are six winter staples to serve stir fried, to add to soups or steam as a side dish. And then there's always coleslaw. Or pear, celery, walnut and blue cheese salad. Winter perfection. … [Read more...]
I realised it was about time used the bags of broad beans that have been rattling around the freezer since last spring. Things are a bit sparse in the vegetable garden so it's an ideal opportunity to take advantage of things I've squirrelled away. I'd blanched the broad beans before I froze them so it was easy to slip off their skins once they … [Read more...]
Our three pure bred Dexter heifer calves are for sale. Very handsome, hardy and hairy. Well washed and blow dried. Frida, Flora and Fifi were born February / March 2010. If you'd like more information, please email me. If you haven't planted your garlic yet, now's the time to get it in the ground. If you're fed up with the rain, try some indoor … [Read more...]
Seeds keep well for at least a couple of years, often much longer. They need a cool, consistent temperature and above all, need to be dry. Seal them in an airtight container (not a tin or cardboard box) and add some silica gel dessicant. Don't let the packets get damp. I have a plastic index card system in a plastic food storage box where I keep … [Read more...]
