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












