A budget of local, home grown and wild produce...
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Oriental, is a term which means “The East”. The Orient is comprised of central Asia, East Asia, North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Western Asia. Most people think of Chinese food when you say Oriental but the range is diverse, spanning the countries of China, Indonesia, Indian Sub Continent, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and [...]
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Pancakes are the ideal comfort food for the cold winter nights and are not really hard to make. Creating a pancake batter involves eggs, milk and plain flour. It is the same basic batter you would use for making Yorkshire puddings. You do not need to buy shop made pancakes, or Yorkshire puddings as they [...]
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Schools across Cumbria are being encouraged to spring into action and enter the Grow Your Own competition, run by Booths and The World of Beatrix Potter. Over 40 primary schools have already registered to take part in the competition but time is running out for other schools to get their entries in for the contest, [...]
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In our goal for self sufficiency, we have introduced a yoghurt maker to the kitchen and the result has been excellent. We purchased our yoghurt maker from Lakeland, it is very simple, compact, easy to clean and for those not familiar to making yoghurt, contains a simple instruction leaflet. This unit can make 1.5pints at [...]
Elderflower Cordial
Elderflower has a fresh light taste and is great for making into cordial. From mid June, the frothy cream flower heads of the Elder are blooming in hedgerows and gardens. A good way to enjoy the summery taste of elderflower is to make a cordial which can be mixed with ice and water for a [...]