Food & Drink
The traditional Cottage Loaf – bake it yourself
The cottage loaf is a traditional British loaf shape from the Victorian era and possibly even earlier although it’s rarely seen in shops these days.
Eli 19th April 2016
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Food & Drink
Beef Ramen – the ultimate comfort food
Ramen is essentially noodles in soup with various toppings. However in the west we tend to think of this as instant noodles or super noodles.
Eli 17th April 2016
Gardening
Grass, the hardest plant to grow. Honest!
One of the hardest plants to grow and maintain in our garden, believe it or not is grass. Although I should clarify, it grows brilliantly
Eli 14th March 2016
Drinks
Homebrewing competitions: what is it like to enter a beer
Well I promised an update on my entries to the home brewing competition but I thought I’d take the opportunity to do a little more
Eli 31st January 2016
Food & Drink
Pizza Muffins – all the pizza goodness but in a handy munch sized format
Everybody loves pizza. It’s one of the facts of the world but sometimes you want that pizza hit but maybe you don’t want to eat
Eli 25th November 2015
Food & Drink
Making tomato relish
We eat a lot of relishes, chutneys and pickles, but it’s not something we’ve ever tried to make so today I decided I’d have a
Eli 30th August 2015
Food & Drink
Beetroot soup – what to do with a glut of beetroot
We mentioned earlier in the blog that we were having to come up with ideas for using up courgettes. Well the problem now is beetroot.
Eli 16th August 2015
Project
Building a party bar
Any home brewer who says they wouldn’t love a bar to pour their beer from is quite frankly a big fat liar. So we finally
Eli 4th August 2015
Project
Our wedding – the little things that make life fun
Hold onto your hats folks, we finally did it. Kate and I are finally, legally and all officially married. WOOT! Get us, the latest Mrs
Eli 3rd August 2015
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