How to Make a Dough Basket This is how to make a dough basket the easy way. This charming wall basket, overflowing with foliage and flowers is the perfect decoration for a country home. Made from salt dough and baked … Read More
Christmas Cakes Recipe Made Easy This traditional Christmas cakes fruit mix is baked in separate muffin or cupcake molds. These can then be served up during Christmas time, and the wonderful thing is that they are quick and easy to … Read More
Fruit Preserves All The Basics Equipment and Supplies Needed for Fruit Preserves Any reasonably well equipped kitchen will have most of the utensils needed for preserving fruits. The only essential equipment that may be missing is a supply of mason … Read More
All About Bread Making At Home Early Days Of Bread Making Man has been making bread of some sort since the end of the last ice age. The earliest breads were undoubtedly crude, unleavened loaves baked on hot stones or … Read More
This is the Best Carrot Cake Recipe Ever! Story & Pictures by Janek Szymanowski © I have never baked a carrot cake in my life before. But few weeks ago that all changed and I decided to take up the … Read More
A Selection of the Best Honey and Jam Books Available Honey – Nature’s Golden Healer There is growing evidence to show that honey is hugely beneficial to our health, from its antibacterial properties to helping relieve hay fever to even … Read More
A Selection of the Best Herbs Books Available Margaret Roberts’ A-Z Herbs This basic guide and quick reference includes both common herbs like parsley and thyme, as well as Margaret Roberts’ favourite plants such as bulbinella and roses. A systematic … Read More
A Selection of the Best Vegetable Growing Books Available The Vegetable Gardener’s Container Bible This is best-selling author Ed Smith’s complete guide to growing a bounty of vegetables in small spaces and without land. This is a completely updated and … Read More