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  • Gardening Update

    Gardening Update

    Following on from my post last week about my new propogator, this weekend I finally got the time to get my first set of seeds on the go. At present we’ve got dwarf beans and courgettes going in peat pots, and then chillis, leeks and...

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  • Apple, Blackberry and Raspberry Crumble

    Apple, Blackberry and Raspberry Crumble

    Continuing my weekend batch cooking today I did 5 double portions of crumble (although only 4 made it to the freezer!). This is really quick and simple to do. I freeze them in foil dishes with the cardboard lids (can get from most kitchen shops...

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  • Smoked Haddock Fish Cakes

    Smoked Haddock Fish Cakes

    After watching The Hairy Bikers – Mums Know Best, and seeing them make fish cakes it reminded me that I’d been wanting to try making my own for ages. David always used to say he didn’t like fish cakes as they tasted like hot cotton...

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  • Using a Heated Propagator

    Using a Heated Propagator

    Today I finally got my heated propagator, ready to get my seeds going earlier than usual. You may wonder why I would start a couple of months earlier than the packets suggest. My reason is that in the last few years in the UK the...

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  • Potato, Bacon and Leek Soup

    Potato, Bacon and Leek Soup

    It’s extremely cold here in the UK at the moment (coldest winter for over 30 years apparently), so what better way to warm yourself up than to have a lovely bowl of homemade soup! I often cook up chicken soup however I fancied a change...

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