Fancy making a lovely drink but there's no fresh fruit around? Even during the winter months you can make some wonderful homemade drinks from dried fruit. Here's a beautiful recipe for Homemade Apricot Liqueur which is easy to make, and lovely enough to give away as gifts.
In winter we tend to make wine from kits. But from late Spring onwards we start turning our thoughts to making wine from fruit and flowers. If you've thought about it but don't know where to start, this is for you.
All beer kits are supplied with instructions. They all follow the same principles, and this is a general guide to making beer from a kit. My Dad started (when he was 81). You can too!
Once you've strained your sloe gin, it seems a waste to just throw those gin-soaked beauties in the bin. So don't. Make Sloe Port instead using this Sloe Port Recipe.
Every year we make Elderflower cordial, along with other elderflower drink, jellies and my favourite: Elderflower Lemon Curd. But we'd never made Elderflower Gin until this year. And I'm here to tell you: Elderflower Gin is a beautiful thing.
The iMake Beer and Wine hydrometer measures the level of sugar throughout a fermentation. As the sugar turns to alcohol, the hydrometer will sink slowly and when it stops sinking the fermentation is complete. From AlmostOffGrid.com.
Making Dried Rosemary Powder is a great way to extend the life of Rosemary through the winter. It also allows you to enjoy that lovely taste without woody bits.
French Tarragon is a beautiful aromatic herb that thrives in summer, dying back to ground over winter. Making Tarragon Vinegar at home is a simple way to enjoy your French Tarragon all through the year.
Fancy making a lovely drink but there's no fresh fruit around? Even during the winter months you can make some wonderful homemade drinks from dried fruit. Here's a beautiful recipe for Homemade Apricot Liqueur which is easy to make, and lovely enough to give away as gifts.
I make my own Homemade Household Spray Cleaner. You can too, with this Recipe. Declutter your cleaning products & save money. What's not to like?
It's winter now and we have some demijohns of cider we made in the summer which need bottling. As I looked at them this morning, I realised I haven...
A couple of weeks ago a listing on Ebay caught my eye. It was for a Singer Treadle Sewing Machine. With a trend towards all things retro, Singer Tr...
In winter we tend to make wine from kits. But from late Spring onwards we start turning our thoughts to making wine from fruit and flowers. If you've thought about it but don't know where to start, this is for you.
All beer kits are supplied with instructions. They all follow the same principles, and this is a general guide to making beer from a kit. My Dad started (when he was 81). You can too!
Once you've strained your sloe gin, it seems a waste to just throw those gin-soaked beauties in the bin. So don't. Make Sloe Port instead using this Sloe Port Recipe.
I create a simple houseplant tea with eggshells and banana skins before they go onto the compost heap. My plants seem to love it.
Every year we make Elderflower cordial, along with other elderflower drink, jellies and my favourite: Elderflower Lemon Curd. But we'd never made Elderflower Gin until this year. And I'm here to tell you: Elderflower Gin is a beautiful thing.
The iMake Beer and Wine hydrometer measures the level of sugar throughout a fermentation. As the sugar turns to alcohol, the hydrometer will sink slowly and when it stops sinking the fermentation is complete. From AlmostOffGrid.com.
Making Dried Rosemary Powder is a great way to extend the life of Rosemary through the winter. It also allows you to enjoy that lovely taste without woody bits.
French Tarragon is a beautiful aromatic herb that thrives in summer, dying back to ground over winter. Making Tarragon Vinegar at home is a simple way to enjoy your French Tarragon all through the year.
