I love this alcoholic drink, it’s fresh and has full on flavour, it is also so easy to make. I picked up the recipe thanks this blog http://2friends4cooking.com many thanks to you both for your kind permission to share.
You will need the following
8 Organic unwaxed Lemoms
1 ltr Vodka
350g White Sugar
1 ltr Water (I use tap [...]
This is a recipe that brings many of my childhood memories. Helping my Mom to make this cake, my first task I was allowed to do was to take the stones out of the dates and then onto chopping with my Mom overseeing. It is such a simple recipe that was then and still is [...]
The Jerusalem Artichoke was brought into England back in 1617 and John Franqueville gave two small tubers to John Goodyear. The original name for this tuber was Girasol and then to Girasolem and onto Jerusalem Artichoke, is actually from North America but grew so well that it is said John Goodyear stocked all of Hampshire, [...]
I have been trying out a few ideas over the holiday, savory crackers and sweet biscuits. It’s been such fun just to mess about with ingredients. The ‘fire’ in the crackers comes from chillies and ginger, a great combination with a touch of fresh coriander. The options though are limitless, so don’t hold back, check [...]
While I was away last Sunday ‘the apprentice’ took over the kitchen and made this lovely winter garden soup.
Fresh from the garden;
4 carrots
4 small winter radish
2 jerusalem artichokes
1 medium leek
4 bay leaves
1 small celery head
2 ‘Rooster’ potatoes
2 ‘Pink fir apple’ potatoes – both waxy so hold together well in soups.
Olive oil to sweat the vegetables
From [...]
This recipe comes from Diet for the 21st Century written by David Wright, it is egg free and meatless cooking with 100 non-dairy recipes too. If you want to get hold of a copy: ISBN 0-9692669-0-1 .
This is an all in one recipe and I can usually find most of the ingredients in my cupboard.
To [...]
Looking for a good recipe for apple cake and found this one, I have made it quite a few times now and it’s always successful. It’s simple to make and quick too. The apple and lemon taste lovely and it makes a really good ‘cut and come again’ cake.
When I make this cake I double [...]
Medlars are a very old fashioned fruit that is not often used nowadays. It has been used in English kitchens since the 16th century but now is hardly known. Its origins are in eurasia but even there, it is now rare.
The fruit of the medlar has to be ‘bletted‘ (or left to soften) and the [...]
What can I say, we have loads of squash and masses of apples and so when I saw this recipe I just had to try and the result was well… a surprise to say the least. It has to be said, it is different but this is part of its charm. It also has the [...]
The carrots from the garden this year are simply delicious and really don’t need any enhancement but I was sent this recipe and although I have added a couple of things to the original recipe the credit goes to Angelika Scneider at Deutsche Post, AG – Zentrale, many thanks to you.
It is a truly lovely [...]
