Waste Not Want Not
Zero Waste The philosophy of Zero Waste was not around when my grandmother or my mother were...
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Author: Melvarot63
Is there a greater feast than really good Bread and butter?
We were most likely processing bread in a very frugal way and eating grains about 23,000 years ago. 9500 BC, probably by accident, we discovered that smashing the grain or grinding it with stone got rid of the outer husks and made it more digestible.
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Black Forest Gateau – a Sin and a half
Black Forest Gateau Being served since 1915/30? Go to recipe 7 One of the most decadent and...
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Easter – have you got all your eggs in one basket?
Do you know where the word Easter comes from? It dates as far back as the Anglo-Saxon goddess named Eostre other names are Astarte or Oster. The festival of Eostre was always held approximately at the time of the Spring Equinox. Early Christian missionaries in Europe adopted the name and merged the timing and the symbolism – New Life – into the Christian celebration of Easter.
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Pancakes a delectable, divine treat in a pan
Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday, which means it falls between 3rd February 9th March. This year Shrove Tuesday is on 16th February – today! So go on, fill your home with the aroma of freshly flipped pancakes.
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