Even in the time of Corona you should be able to get hold of some mint but, if you are lucky enough to have a garden, you might find some…
Food
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Pearl Barley, a healthy option, grown in the UK, nutritious and delicious. Deal with it in the same way as rice but it takes about twice as long as rice…
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A Simple Tomato Sauce For 2 or 3 This standby staple is almost all you need to make a tomato sauce, but the additions suggested here can transform it into…
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PinkForced rhubarb usually appears in the UK in January, and the deeper pink unforced kind usually appears in late March and continues into May. Both are lovely stewed and stirred…
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If you have a food processor, you can make any crusts and leftover bread into breadcrumbs and keep them in a bag in the freezer – they will stay loose…
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Homemade stock, to use in soups, broths, casseroles and risottos, can be so much better than commercially made stocks. Yes – it requires rather more effort to make than opening a…
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Leaf spinach usually becomes available in the Spring in the UK. It is nutritious and versatile with a distinct flavour. Preparation Don’t wash spinach until you are going to use it…
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Made by Carwyn Adams of Caws Cenarth in West Wales. This washed rind pasteurised cows’ milk soft cheese has a rich flavour. It can be eaten at room temperature, but…
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BARE NECESSITIES Food, with water, clean air and shelter, is a necessity for survival, but little else is. Vast numbers of people on the planet suffer shortages, or hang by…
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“The NHS is Broken”, “British Politics is Broken” and lots more is broken some say. Being broken is a common extreme refrain heard in the media from some politicians, journalists…