For a sweet smelling home

March 29, 2010 | Filed under Cleaning hints and tips

You’ve have a marvellous curry for dinner and next morning you can stil smell it but its not so great then.  Mask the smell by  boiling  a mure of  spices, such as cloves, or cinnamon and orange peels in a sauce-pan on the stove.

Also works well if your home is for sale and you want to have a pleasant aroma wafting through the door to greet potential buyers.

Cheese scones gluten-free

March 24, 2010 | Filed under In-betweens

Its really hard not to be tempted by those favourite foods that you can’t eat any more becuase your body doesn’t cope with gluten. Gluten free flour is much better now and you can use this flour to make your own baked favourites. …Read more

Plum crumble

March 22, 2010 | Filed under Dessert

This variation on the fruit crumble uses red plums instead of apples.  Very colourful as the plum juice works its way through the dish as it cooks. …Read more

Zucchini fritters

March 21, 2010 | Filed under Lunch

In late summer  or early autumn the zucchinis (or courgettes) go wild in the vegetable garden and you need lots of imagination to serve them night after night so you family don’t get tired of them.  …Read more

Plum sauce

March 20, 2010 | Filed under Extras

If you are lucky enough to have access to a plum tree, then you’ll want to know what you can do with the excess plums after you’ve stewed them to accompany cereal for breakfast, made a Plum Crumble dessert and made more jam than you will use. …Read more

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