We have put together a selection of three of our best easy canapés that are full of flavour and look great without having to spend hours decorating! Elements of all three canapes can be made a day in advance, and then only need to be put together on the day you’re serving! When you are […]
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Anything and everything that isn’t a recipe habitat in this Blog section. If you are looking for a Menu idea for the festive period or looking to answer some ‘How To?’ questions, have a look at a range of articles below!
Japanese Christmas Food (+10 Recipes To Try)
Who doesn’t love Christmas? The jingling bells, the twinkling lights, the snow-capped trees, carols and of course, the ample amount of yummy festive foods. Japanese people are very fond of Western culture and have been adapting many Western traditions into their own for years. This includes the celebration of Christmas. Many Japanese dishes are modified […]
Best Leftover Egg Yolk Recipes
Have some leftover egg yolks? Lucky you! There are many delicious treats that you can make whether you have 1, 2 or 9 leftover egg yolks! Having made a bunch of delicious cakes and tarts over the last few months, I constantly found myself with excess egg whites or yolks in the fridge, and had […]
Our Best Recipes That Use Egg Whites
Have some leftover egg whites? Over the last couple of months, we have been obsessed with crème brûlée, which meant we had lots of extra egg whites to use up! And we were not complaining: we made some delicious treats with them! If you too are separating eggs for a recipe, don’t throw the other half […]
20 Best Good Friday Fish Recipes
Is Good Friday a Fish Friday? Or is it that any Fish Friday is a Good Friday? We think that any day finished with a wonderful fish dish is better than any other day! So if you are looking for a dinner menu for this Good Friday, look no further! We have compiled a bunch […]
How To Make A Perfect Risotto?
Risotto is one of those dishes that takes humble and ordinary rice to extraordinary levels. However, many home cooks assume that risotto is a complex and extremely difficult dish to get right, leaving this task up to restaurant chefs. We are here to change that! Risotto is a highly versatile dish that can be served […]
How to Preserve Dill? Two Methods.
Have you ever had dill in your fridge going to waste? There are a few great methods to preserve dill to use in various recipes later in the year! In spring, when we plan how much and what to sow in our raised beds, we always take into account the fact that we will want […]
How To Freeze Spinach?
If you are growing more spinach than you manage to eat, there’s a great way to preserve them for the colder season! Read on to find out how to freeze spinach and use them frozen months later. How and What to Use Frozen Spinach For? Spinach can be used directly out of the freezer or […]
Supporting Tomato Plants with Bamboo Canes
Supporting the tomato plants is a key aspect of growing tomatoes. As they grow, leaves become big and forming fruit weigh down the branches so they cannot support their own weight. We live in North Wales and the climate is too cold for tomatoes to produce sufficient harvest outside, we opted to grow cherry tomatoes […]
Raised Bed Gardening: June + Update on Tomatoes in the Conservatory
June is the month to sit back and relax! With the long days providing extra warmth and sunshine, you can watch things grow and even start harvesting some of the vegetables for your table! Read on to see what we are planting in our raised beds, potting up and harvesting in June. This post also […]