Mile High Apple Pie
I was asked back to the #piesofmarch collaboration this year by LeAnne from The Mennonite Farmhouse and Tony at Kettle Kitchen. I decided that for their collaboration it was the perfect time to make my apple pie again. First time in 20ish years that I’ve done it.
This particular recipe I used to make 5 of them 3 times a week when I had my bistro. This particular one showed me just how much I’ve…
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Apricot Ketchup
Farmers markets and local greengrocers are some of the best resources for purchasing “past their best” fresh produce which is perfect for making jams, jellies, chutneys and sauces and doing so for pennies. Sure it’s great if you have access to wild fruit trees or an orchard etc but not everyone does and shopping at local small businesses is probably the best way to go for alot of us.
Apricots…
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A Delicious Recipe To Make The Most Of Your Apricots
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Plum Sauce
I think we all know by now that Tanny is the fussiest when it comes to food, flavours, textures etc. This sauce I was terrified of sharing with him but he has found his new favourite thing and honestly would happily drink this out of the jar if he got half a chance. In fact he has promised to take me to Leeds to get more plums as soon as possible so I can make more. When I have a reaction like…
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Spring Rolls
Self sufficiency is not just about making and doing the basic necessities of life for ourselves. It’s about doing the things we want as well. The treats, the special occasions, the alternatives to spending alot of money we may not have. Finding ways to avoid food fatigue, while at the same time not running to the supermarket or corner store for pre made equivalents.
One of my favourite ways of…
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Mushroom Ketchup and Spicy Mushroom Powder.
I try to visit Kirkgate Market in Leeds at least 3 times a year. I do this to get cut priced fruit and veg for preserving. It is so worth the trip and even including bus and taxi fares or petrol and parking it is still at least 3/4’s cheaper than the supermarkets for the produce.
This particular trip I managed to get 4 x 2.5Kg Trays of mushrooms for £1 each. Were they are their best? … No they…
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Welsh Cheesecakes
This one is one of my Nana Lucy’s recipes. I decided that for the Break Your Heart Bake collaboration I was asked to join this would be great. It’s a recipe I had never made before but wanted to and it is something I wanted to do because I had been thinking about my Nana alot recently.
INGREDIENTS
1 Pack Or 1 serve Short Crust Pastry
Raspberry Jam
50g Plain Flour
50g Sugar
50g Butter
1…
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Victoria Sponge Cake
This particular recipe is an absolute brilliant one for beginners and masters alike. It’s fantastic when you have an hours notice for unexpected or expected guests and pretty much everyone I know or have met are more than happy with this cake and it brings them back to some happy childhood memories.
Saying all that I chose to make this particular recipe to help a friend who like myself were…
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Yorkshire Puddings
Yorkshire Puddings are such a huge thing in our home that if a roast dinner turns up without them there is a mutiny!
I learned this recipe when I was working as a chef and it has never gone wrong. It is incredibly easy, very quick and simple to adapt to your needs.
This will work no matter what size of cup or jug you are using as long as you are using the same one for all 3 main ingredients. I…
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Medieval Lemon Cakes
It’s not often I share my love of history with you guys and my love of experimental archaeology. However I appear to have the opportunity here to do so as I needed to make these cakes for my archaeology group.
The original recipe for these cakes came from Thomas Dawson book, The Good Huswifes Lewell written in 1596. This is the original recipe as written.
Take fine flowre and good Damaske water…
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Medieval Lemon Cakes
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Mocheatos
To celebrate my 900th video on YouTube I am sharing with you my quick and easy mojitos recipe that is no fuss and simple.
INGREDIENTS
1 Handful Fresh Mint Leaves
1 Whole Lime Peeled
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1/2 Blender full of Ice
2 Shots White Rum
Your Favourite Lemonade
METHOD
Place all your ingredients except the lemonade in the blender
Blend until it makes a nice slushy
Choose your…
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SORT IT OUT YOUTUBE !!!
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Chicken and Bacon Sandwiches @MuddMascaraHomestead @KettleKitchen
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Top 10 Ways to Store and Preserve Brussel Sprouts
Here we are at number 4 of our series on storing and preserving Christmas Veg. It brings us smartly to Brussel Sprouts. The supermarkets have a price cap on them from the 18th of December for 19p for a 500g bag so it’s a good time to stock up if you want to.
Brussel Sprouts have one of the worst reputations as a vegetable. Known by my kids as Satan’s Gumdrops and fart bombs that kind of gives…
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Top 10 Ways to Store and Preserve Parsnips
Ah the humble parsnip. A vegetable maligned possibly as much, but in more whispered voices, as brussel sprouts. A love it or hate it vegetable they are a very handy root vegetable which has been known to be badly cooked to the point of mush or over cooked to charcoal causing enough food trauma to small children to put them off for life.
However parsnips when treated with the dignity and respect…
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Top Ten Ways to Store and Preserve Carrots
I think by now everyone knows we are in a major cost of living crisis. The cost of basics and necessities is starting to become out of pocket for many people who live from paycheck to paycheck and making the best use of bargains and special offers on basic ingredients is so very important. Part of doing that is knowing the best ways for you and your family or household to be able to store and…
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