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Following the recent budget someone saw fit to put tax on pasties, all is not lost though! There is a loophole … you can make your own and avoid this draconian assault on the great pasty! We’ve gone largely vegetarian of late, given the appalling quality of meat and the soaring prices attached … actually, [...]
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This is from BBC Good Food…easy and quick to make and very adaptable for any sort of biscuit/cookie you might want to make. Ingredients 250g butter 140g caster sugar (I used granulated and it’s fine) 1 egg yolk 2tsp vanilla extract 300g plain flour 1. Cream together the butter and sugar. The butter should be [...]
I’ve not been completely idle since my last post on here, what feels like an age ago. Mostly I’ve not been making stuff, but with budgets tightening we have been looking to cut costs wherever we can, not least of all in terms food, anyway, it turns out that flour and yeast is significantly cheaper [...]
I have often looked at yoghurt making devices in the shop and wondered if there is a way to make my own that doesn’t require me to have yet another kitchen appliance that undoubtedly would be used once and never again. The good news is I’ve found the simplest way to make yoghurt with just [...]
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