Friendship cake starter recipe – By Maise
When myself and Dave were young our mother used to make friendship cake and it was delicious. The topic came up on a group that I am a member of, Frugal Genius UK. I asked […]
June 2008
Picklets recipe an alternative to shop bought crumpets
This is a lovely alternative to shop bought crumpets. I, personally, have not bought any crumpets since learning how to make these, they are delicious. Don’t just take my word for it try some yourself. […]
Pickled Eggs and Spiced Pickled Eggs – Andy Hamilton
Nev Sweeney our guru of urban self sufficiency asked me on our forum if I anyone had a recipe for pickled eggs, so I posted this one below. I also thought that as a lot […]
Easy trout recipe
This recipe makes for a lovely tasting trout, in fact Andy (my Twin) had never eaten trout until this was served up for him and he sat in a busy kitchen quietly stuffing his face […]
Vegetarian West Indian Patties
Makes 24 Patties Ingredients 250gms Short Crust pastry with 1tsp of turmeric added. 250g Mushrooms 100g Courgette 100g Peppers – or 500g Quorn mince/TVP 1 Medium Onion 2 Spring Onions 1 Small Chilli pepper 50g […]
Vegetable Tangine
This dish is a Moroccan specialty but was first introduced to me by an Italian friend of mine called Ros, who came up with the dish after visiting Morocco. It is usually made with meat […]
Bryan’s Simple-ly Delicious Split Pea Soup
A very simple and easy to make version of Split Pea soup. Rinse split peas several times before adding to crock pot. Cover with water twice the level of the split peas. As peas cook […]
Two Beetroot leaf recipes – By Andy Hamilton
When I grow beetroot I tend to pack them together when sowing. This means that not only can I thin them to leave just the best ones behind, but I also have a crop of […]
New World Soup
Serves 4 as a main course with bread or 6-8 as a starter. Nearly all the ingredients in this soup were unknown to us prior to the discovery of the Americas. All can be grown […]