Book Giveaway: the Island Kitchen
For an island of only 85K residents we certainly have a burgeoning food industry. Our fields and seas produce some of the finest raw ingredients on offer and they in
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Why I’m Vegan today
I’m going to have to invest in a carton of rice milk if I’m going to survive World Vegan Day*. My participation means no milk in my coffee, no honey
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Elderberry Jam Recipe
To be honest, I didn’t think I’d be picking Elderberries this year. Mainly because they took just so long to mature and also because I thought that when they did,
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Pavlova + Fresh Berries & Cream
This light as air dessert is easy to make I’ve shied away from Pavlova for years mainly because my only experience with meringue was with those little pre-made nests you
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Late Summer Garden Party Drinks with Herbs and Flowers
Summer may almost be over but the garden is still overflowing with green herbs and the countryside beginning to put on a show of wild berries. Use them to create
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Rosemary Herbal Infusion and Unit 1 of the Introductory Herbal Course
Two weeks after beginning the Introductory Herbal Course from the Herbal Academy of New England I’ve passed my first quiz! It’s not that it’s taken me this long to learn
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Creamy Spiced Porridge with Summer Berries
I needed to drive into Laxey this morning so took the time to pay my allotment gardens an early visit. Yep, still crazy and weedy as the last time but
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Foraging and Drying Porcini Mushrooms
An Easy to Identify Wild Mushroom I was in the shop last night and noticed small sachets of dried Porcini for sale in the produce section. The price made me
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Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie Recipe
Combine the sweetness of strawberries with the tart of rhubarb in one of the best summer pie recipes. I absolutely love the flavour combination of strawberry and rhubarb. It’s sweet
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