How to use Every Bit of Leftover Roast Chicken
Don’t waste any of your leftover roast chicken ~ here’s some good ideas for enjoying every last scrap, including how (and why!)to strip the carcass.
Living Lettuce ~ Have your Lettuce and Eat it Too!
Have you ever bought a living lettuce from the supermarket – and then after a few salad days it looks like this? Well if you stick it outside in the sun (if such a thing should occur) and water it…
How to make Cheese from Sour Milk
On our recent trip down from Scotland the milk which we had in the cooler bag turned seriously sour and separated so I thought I’d have a go, my first ever, at making cheese. I am very pleased indeed with the results. …
How To Roast Carrots Delicious Ideas for them
I tried roasting Chantenay carrots for the first time recently and they were so delicious I got all inspired and had a play!
Shakespeare got it wrong about cold porridge!
It seems to me that Shakespeare may have been barking up the wrong tree here as cold porridge, used properly, can be a really good thing! I know, I expect we all do, that oats are good for us but…
8 and a Bit ways to Cope with a “Leftover” Bottle of Port
A friend gave us a bottle of Port because she said didn't drink it. What a shame, how sad, yippee! We do drink it but I feel this is an ideal opportunity to write about other uses for “unwanted” port.
Duck recipes ~ how to love a duck!
How to use and enjoy every single part of a duck including how to confit duck legs.
How to Make Grattons, Schmaltz and Gribenes
Surprisingly delicious ideas for duck and chicken skin and fat.
How to Use Up Leftover Easter Eggs ~ you Weirdo!
If, for some inexplicable reason, you have leftover Easter eggs (the chocolate kind) see here for lots of ideas and recipes to make the most of them.
12 Delicious Cheese on Toast Ideas
Humble cheese on toast can be made in a variety of not at all humble ways such as …