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Scones
These Scones are great for afternoon tea. Quick and easy to make they are a real starter recipe for people new to baking.
Cast Iron Skillet Garlic Butter Chicken
Simple Garlic Butter Chicken in a Cast Iron Skillet Simple cooking – delicious results. This chicken recipe is brilliant for feeding a crowd and so full of flavour…
Fresh Mackerel with Bay and Peas
Cook fresh fish in tin foil for an easy and delicious supper. This recipe can also be used for BBQ cooking.
From Lawn to Food Forest
Back in March 2019 we decided to start a food forest project in the front garden. It was a pretty easy decision to make. The front garden was mostly lawn, and we never really did much with it other than mow it, on what seemed liked too regular as basis….
by cottagecookbook A nice roast pork #sundayroast Kale, pumpkin and cabbage from the garden. It's all about the crackling and pork fat- by cottagecookbook Homemade Chicken en Croute with garlic, cream cheese and Stilton. Served with butter and herb roasted pumpkin and peas.
- by cottagecookbook I've moved the Chilli plants inside under the grow lights to over-winter, to see if I can get a year
- by cottagecookbook Steak and imperial stout pie and mushy peas tonight. (Made with the homebrew rosemary and bay imperial stout) served up
- by cottagecookbook Cast Iron Sourdough Pizza Night! Always good!
- by cottagecookbook Fakeaway Friday! Chicken and pumpkin curry. Served up with the 10.4% Chai Tea Baltic Porter homebrew and some (shame) shop
- by cottagecookbook Cast iron pork chops braised in a full bottle of our Chai Tea Baltic Porter with onions, roasted potatoes, sweet
- by cottagecookbook Date night in. Usually we head out every now and again to Sheffield for some nice food and drink, but
- by cottagecookbook Roast chicken tonight with roasted pumpkin, roast potatoes, veg and stuffing. Served up with @campervanbrewery @lostinleithbar Double Mutiny 9.3% imperial
- by cottagecookbook A lovely dessert - chopped Jazz Apples & Blackberries cooked down in Demerara sugar, cinnamon, 95% cocoa chocolate, and the
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Drying Herbs in a Dehydrator
Find out about preserving herbs and other produce by drying them in a dehydrator.
This handy guide hopes to encourage you to start making your own dried herbs, herbal tea blends and chilli flakes.