Sunday, March 25, 2012

Easy Cheesy Rarebit

rarebitthumb.JPGHere's a quick and easy recipe for a delicious savoury rarebit - perfect as a light lunch, or suppertime snack.

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Bacon Easter Egg

baconeggthumb.jpgDear Internet - I heard you like bacon, so I made this for you.

Happy Easter!

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Friday, March 9, 2012

Fire Roasted Peppers

fireroastpepperthumb.jpgHere's a video tutorial on an effective way to fire-roast a red pepper, using a plumber's blowtorch!

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Weigh-The-Same Fairtrade No-Bake Fridge Bars

fridgecakethumb.JPGHere's a very quick and easy recipe for rich, fruity, nutty, chocolatey fudge-style bars.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

LED Tealight Lanterns

lanternsthumb.jpgHere's how to make charming little hanging lanterns from LED tealights - this is a great fun craft - quick to make - and the end result is safe for kids of almost any age

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

The Joy Of Socks - Wearing Odd Socks On Purpose

socks1.jpgThese socks are fun. Wearing odd pairs of them is silly and fun - it's like being extrovert in secret. So can we make it sillier, or more fun?

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Petite Post - Finding The Lower Limit Of Postal Dimensions

petitepostthumb.JPGDecember 2011 - Royal Mail has quite a lot to say about the maximum sizes and weights of items to be posted, but surprisingly little about the minimums.

This is a little project to try to discover just how small an item can be successfully posted.

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Saturday, November 26, 2011

Self-Organising Custard Pie

custardpiethumb.jpgThis is a baked custard pie with a difference - because it essentially makes itself. All you do is mix all the ingredients and bake - and when it comes out, it has a soft pastry crust on the bottom, and a moist wobbly custard filling on top.

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Boil Bake Fruit Cake

boilbakefruitcakethumb.jpgThis is a recipe for a light and moist fruit cake - it's what's known as a boiled cake, which might not sound too promising, but it's an easy way of achieving a reliable result where the fruit is evenly distributed throughout the cake - it's Boil-Bake Fruitcake

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sea Buckthorn

seabuckthornthumb.jpgSeptember 2011 - I went for a walk along Portchester shore where I sampled the surprising and delightful berries of a common seaside shrub - Sea Buckthorn.

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