In the warmer weather, nothing beats a lazy afternoon relaxing in the garden with friends and a long, cool drink. Here are our top five homemade drinks for summer – put them in a thermos flask with some ice to take on picnics or journeys, as well. Homemade St Clements…
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The great British cuppa has been a tradition since the late 17th century, and now we drink almost 900 cups per person per year in the UK, enough to fill two bath tubs. At this time of year, when nights are long and the weather’s uninspiring, a good cup of…
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Hallowe’en’s not just for children. Host a distinctly adult dinner party with these recipe ideas, all with an autumnal/Hallowe’en twist. These recipes are also useful for using up a seasonal glut of apples and pumpkins! Halloween canapes Apple and Stilton bites What you’ll need: 1 baguette, cut into thin slices…
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Do you fancy having a go at making an easy sloe jam recipe? Look no further, we have the perfect easy to make and utterly delicious sloe jam recipe for you! What are sloes? Sloes are more properly known as prunus spinosa and are the fruit of the blackthorn tree.…
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Here in the UK, our summer tends to be on the short side – so we like to make the most of it. Ditch shop-bought pop and soda for these delicious home-made creations – they taste delicious, are much better value and you can get the children involved in making…
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(Image credit) Everyone knows that homemade is best, even – in fact, particularly – when it comes to Easter eggs. This year, say ‘no’ to homogenous, supermarket sweets and create something that’s perfectly matched to your intended recipient – it’s much easier than you might think. Here are a few…
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We’ve all done it – opened the kitchen cupboards in February to find a last, leftover Christmas pudding that we’d forgotten about at the time, or thrown away the last of the turkey rather than eat it any more. New research carried out in 2014 by Unilever suggests that as…
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Half an hour in the company of Elena Johnson will make your mouth start to water, and the pride and enthusiasm with which she talks of her authentic Italian pastries and biscuits is as beguiling as the products themselves. Elena came to the UK in 2001, intending to stay for…
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