Saturday, June 25, 2011
By Mike on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 19:46
Someone gave me a starter for German Friendship Cake - this is a sourdough culture that you feed for a while, then divide and use some, giving other portions of the live starter away to friends.
But what if nobody gives *you* the sourdough starter? Well, don't worry - you can make something very similar, called Billy No Mates Cake.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
By Mike on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 20:08
Spurred on by the resounding success of my project to mould a replacement kitchen knife handle from recycled HDPE, I thought it might be worth a little experimentation, to try to get a measure of the potential for small-scale, amateur remoulding of this material.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
By Mike on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 23:38
Just a tiny nugget of interesting science - well, I think it's interesting, anyway...
This video details how, when heated, pumpkin seeds spin under the pressure of steam jetting out of them - exactly like a steam jet engine - the first ever steam engine, in fact.
By Mike on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 19:29
Although modest in the scale of its end result, in concept, this may well be my most ambitious recycling project yet. This is an attempt to mould a new plastic handle for my favourite kitchen knife, using recycled plastics, without any of the proper injection moulding equipment.
Friday, May 27, 2011
By Mike on Friday, May 27, 2011, 21:38
May 2011 - I found a second hand set of Play-Doh shaping tools in a charity shop for the bargain price of £1.50. The set includes a couple of different extruder tools which have potential for fun in the kitchen.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
By Mike on Thursday, May 19, 2011, 19:53
May 2011 - Wild roses are in full and copious bloom. Let's see what we can do with rose petals.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
By Mike on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 15:49
April 2011 - I spent a week in Murcia, Spain - one of the very many things I love about this place is the fact that plants known normally to me as cultivated herbs in the garden can be found just growing wild.
Monday, May 2, 2011
By Mike on Monday, May 2, 2011, 22:36
May 2011 - I found some hops growing wild in a hedgerow. It's a little early to be looking to harvest the fragrant flowers, but in spring, the tender shoots are available to pick as a green vegetable.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
By Mike on Sunday, May 1, 2011, 14:44
Breakfast Pie - A Full English Breakfast, in pie form! Can it be possibly true?
It certainly can - we live in an age of wonders!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
By Mike on Saturday, April 30, 2011, 19:54
April 2011 - I spent the day with friends at Lulworth Cove and got my boat tangled up in some floating Thongweed - it seemed like a good opportunity to snag some for experimental use in the kitchen.
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