Almost Off Grid Blog - Brew, Make, Forage, Grow.

Mulled cider is autumnal, lovely and very easy to make yourself. A warming drink for those chilly nights which are around the corner. Perfect for Bonfire night!

Are you looking for a blackberry wine recipe because you've just foraged blackberries, but you have less than a kilo? Then you can make a very nice Mock Claret instead of blackberry wine.

This Elderflower Lemon Curd recipe is absolutely delicious. If you can get your hands on fresh elderflowers before they are finished, make this! Fabulous as a cake filling, on toast or simply out of the jar on a spoon!

Broccoli Coleslaw Recipe. It is, quite simply, the greatest ever salad accompaniment to bbq food and we eat it all summer long.

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.

Homemade lemonade is easy to make. And by simply adding a few simple steps, you can have your own, naturally fermented lemonade with bacteria which is great for your gut.

Homemade orangeade is simple to make. This naturally fermented orangeade is a delicious drink with natural bacteria and fizz which is good for your gut.

Make your own sloe gin at home with this tried and tested Sloe Gin Recipe. It could be ready by Christmas - it will taste better if you leave it longer though!

When your allotment gives you 3 beautiful figs, you should do something glorious with them. So I made Focaccia Bread with figs, goat's cheese, walnuts and honey from our hives. And it was sublime. Even if I do say so myself.

Earlier this year I made another batch of Homemade Mango Chutney, in my attempt to reproduce a particular chutney I used to eat in an Indian Restaurant many years ago. Here is the recipe. Since this is a blog about being almost off grid, you may be wondering how we've mastered the art of growing mangoes in East Sussex.

This Thai Coconut Rice Salad Recipe has been adapted over the years to the one we love the best. It is sensational, even if I do say so myself.