A budget of local, home grown and wild produce...
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This lovely European pickle is a great way to use up a glut of cucumbers. Do not panic at the amount of salt you see in the recipe, the salt is used to draw moisture from the cucumber and you will be rinsing this away before making the pickle. The art to this pickle is [...]
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Making your own alcoholic ginger beer is simple, quick and very cost effective. We have detailed the River Cottage version below which is our favourite. This is a cloudy and very lively beer, so we only make about five bottles of this in one go. By the time you get round to drinking the last [...]
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Mums Still Know Best: The Hairy Bikers’ Best-Loved Recipes is out to buy now. We get many requests for recipes from Si and Daves Mum Knows Best series, so we have added thier books from the popular TV series to our Amazon bookstore. When Hairy Bikers, Si and Dave, toured the country in search of [...]
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British strawberries may herald the start of Wimbledon, Henley and lazy days of leather on willow but, according to folklore, it is the Elderflower which heralds the start of British summer. This year to help celebrate the six week Elderflower harvest, Belvoir has enlisted the skills of Valentine Warner, the chef known for his love [...]
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Save your chicken bones to cook up some great stocks to make tasty soups and casseroles. Before you throw away the bones from the Chicken or Turkey, consider using them to create tasty stocks which can be used in soups, casseroles and other dishes. Using the bones in this way, ensures you get good value [...]
