Homemade blackberry pineapple wine
After reading up on home winemaking (somewhat obsessively, I must admit) , it was time to brew our first batch of wine. Some blackberries had been languishing in the freezer from a most successful 2006…
After reading up on home winemaking (somewhat obsessively, I must admit) , it was time to brew our first batch of wine. Some blackberries had been languishing in the freezer from a most successful 2006…
We are finally on the winemaking and cider-brewing bandwagon! Having collected demijohns and other assorted brewing equipment for months, our first batches of wine and cider are at last being fermented. (Beer is currently a…
Update 28-Aug-11: I now give the dried beans a salt water soak, this makes them extra tender. Kitchen folklore would have you believe that soaking or cooking beans with salt toughens them, but in fact…
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in a Borders bookstore, sitting in a comfy armchair and perusing some interesting books. One was The new self-sufficient gardener by John Seymour, that guru of self-sufficiency.…
This is a most delicious way to have potatoes. I’m not sure how authentically Greek they are, but mmmm they sure are tasty. British American 450g potatoes, peeled & cut into…
This is a great and easy recipe for potato wedges done on the barbecue. Mr Thrifty even declared that he likes these better than chips, which is saying a lot because his relationship with potatoes…
I am happy to announce that 2008 is International year of the potato. Okay, so I’m 6½ months late to the (dinner) plate with this announcement, but I’ve only just made the discovery myself a…
You’d have to be living in a cave in Mongolia (or really really not paying attention) not to have heard or read anything about “carbon footprints” of late. Simply put, a carbon footprint it is…
The title of an article in the Independent caught my eye the other day: The marketing scam of the century. I’ve never been the kind of gal to have a “shoe wardrobe” or a “handbag…