How to use up leftover Christmas meats
January 6, 2010 | Filed under How to...
Often in the days following Christmas, there is a cry from the kitchen – “Whatever can I do with all this ham?”, or turkey or whatever meat was left over from the Christmas Day celebrations. …Read more
How to make crisp breadcrumbs
December 29, 2009 | Filed under How to...
Crisp breadcrumbs can be made from stale bread and used in a crisp topping for a variety of savoury dishes, such as macaroni cheese, cottage pie. …Read more
How to make soft breadcrumbs
December 22, 2009 | Filed under How to...
Soft breadcrumbs are useful to use up stale bread and can be frozen and used later. you can use them for stuffing for poultry and for bread and butter pudding …Read more
How to clean copper bottomed saucepans
December 15, 2009 | Filed under How to...
Copper bottomed saucepans look fantastic if the copper is bright and shiny. Too often though these saucepans get tossed in with other dishes, washed and dried and put back on their hooks or into the cupboard. …Read more
Prepare to store preserves
May 9, 2009 | Filed under How to...
When you make pickles (like Green Tomato Relish) or jams (like Raspberry Jam), you will have a very hot mixture that has been boiling away on the stove top for some time. If you try to pour this boiling mixture into cold jars, the jars are very likely to crack with the heat.
To avoid the resulting mess …Read more












