How to Make a Dough Basket This is how to make a dough basket the easy way. This charming wall basket, overflowing with foliage and flowers is the perfect decoration for a country home. Made from salt dough and baked in the oven the basket makes the ideal framework for a long-lasting winter display, […]
Christmas Cakes Recipe Made Easy This traditional Christmas cakes fruit mix is baked in separate muffin or cupcake molds. These can then be served up during Christmas time, and the wonderful thing is that they are quick and easy to make! This is a simple recipe with a delicious result. They can also be
Fruit Preserves All The Basics Equipment and Supplies Needed for Fruit Preserves Any reasonably well equipped kitchen will have most of the utensils needed for preserving fruits. The only essential equipment that may be missing is a supply of mason jars for storing the fruit preserves. A few special utensils are recommended, but you
All About Bread Making At Home Early Days Of Bread Making Man has been making bread of some sort since the end of the last ice age. The earliest breads were undoubtedly crude, unleavened loaves baked on hot stones or in beds of live coals. It is believed that the first raised breads were
This is the Best Carrot Cake Recipe Ever! Story & Pictures by Janek Szymanowski © I have never baked a carrot cake in my life before. But few weeks ago that all changed and I decided to take up the challenge and I stepped into the kitchen arena to try my luck. I then
A Selection of the Best Honey and Jam Books Available Honey – Nature’s Golden Healer There is growing evidence to show that honey is hugely beneficial to our health, from its antibacterial properties to helping relieve hay fever to even inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. Drawing on her background in the biological sciences, Gloria
A Selection of the Best Herbs Books Available Margaret Roberts’ A-Z Herbs This basic guide and quick reference includes both common herbs like parsley and thyme, as well as Margaret Roberts’ favourite plants such as bulbinella and roses. A systematic introduction to the world of herbs, it provides information about the basic culinary, medicinal and
A Selection of the Best Vegetable Growing Books Available The Vegetable Gardener’s Container Bible This is best-selling author Ed Smith’s complete guide to growing a bounty of vegetables in small spaces and without land. This is a completely updated and expanded edition of Incredible Vegetables from Self-Watering Containers , now including conventional containers of all
A Selection of the Best Breadmaking Books Available Bread maker’s Guide Even beginner breadmakers can experience success with these fail safe instructions and experienced-based tips, combined with recipes adapted for altitude and climate. There is information on using bread machines, different types of flour, creating shaped loaves and different types of crusts. This treasury
A Selection of the Best Baking Book Titles Available A Baking Book with the Cake Boss Buddy Valastro, star of TLC’s smash hit, shares everything a home cook needs to know about baking as he takes readers through the same progressive training he had in his apprenticeship. This Baking Book Baking with the Cake
