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Continue reading →: Double chocolate shortbreads
Ingredients 175g butter, softened 85g golden caster sugar 200g plain flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 100g chocolate chips, milk or dark Method Mix the butter and sugar together with a wooden spoon. Stir in the flour and cocoa, followed by the chocolate chips – you’ll probably need to mix it…
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Continue reading →: Stitching Exchange
I was lucky enough to get involved with this last year and whilst my partner was happy to get stitching supplies, SHE was very happy to stitch something up out of my stash! and bless her as well as this she threw a surprise stitch in as well So I…
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Continue reading →: Easy Mead
How to make an easy mead. Add approx 3lb of honey (three medium-sized jars) to a litre of water and warm carefully on your stove until dissolved. Its important not to over do it on the heating, as hot honey burns like napalm. When your mixture has cooled sufficiently, pour into…
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Continue reading →: Swedish Meatballs
1 tablespoon olive oil1 onion, finely chopped1 garlic clove, finely chopped300 g lean beef mince300 g lean pork mince1 tablespoon anchovy paste100 g breadcrumbs15 mL milkhalf teaspoon allspicequarter of teaspoon nutmeg1 teaspoon flaked sea saltfreshly ground black peppera few sprigs of dill, to serve Gravy 100 mL white wine500 mL…
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Continue reading →: OATBRAN MUFFINS
Ingredients 250g / 9ozs Mornflake Oatbran 50g / 2ozs raisins 50g / 2ozs soft brown sugar 5 ml / 1 teaspoon cinnamon 15ml / 1 tablespoon baking powder 290 ml / 10 fluid ozs skimmed milk 2 egg whites 30ml / 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Cooking Instructions Pre-heat oven to…
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Continue reading →: A Quick Crafty Update
Okay so this may look a bit like a mangled face flannel! But I promise you it IS the start of the back of a sweater, I seem to have finally got the knack of this and I am now working away at it slowly but surely, if I can…
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Continue reading →: End of May
Round up for the end of May 1. Save at least £215 in my ISA (50p per day) – £70.00/£2152. Save at least £215 in general savings (50p per day) – £70.00/£2153. Pay off at least £1k (£85 per month) – £320/£1000 a bit behind on this4. Read 215 books…
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Continue reading →: Paprika, beef and mushroom pot recipe
Ingredients 1 x 40g (1½oz) pack dried porcini mushrooms 2tbsp olive oil 2 onions, roughly chopped 2 celery sticks, finely sliced 4tsp paprika 1kg (2lb) stewing beef, cut into large cubes 1 x 400g (13oz) tin chopped tomatoes 1tbsp tomato purée 150ml (¼ pint) beef stock 2 red peppers, deseeded…
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Continue reading →: Contented Cairns
the old dog bed had packed in once too often! and so Dr Wytch bought a dog cushion, which IS big enough for two Cairn Terriers to lie on together on occasions! Other news, still nothing more done on the cross stitch! More has been done on the knitting and…
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Continue reading →: Ultimate Gratin Dauphinois
Ingredients 1kg Desirée potatoes 300ml full fat milk 284ml carton double cream 1 garlic clove, peeled and halved 2 sprigs of fresh thyme, plus extra for sprinkling 1 shallot, roughly chopped (optional) pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 25g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), freshly grated Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 4/fan…
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