1960's Food
THE WI COUNTRY WOMAN’S YEAR 1960 BOOK REVIEW…
When my WI Country Woman’s Year 1960 by Shirley Paget book popped through my door I was so excited to open it and even more thrilled when I saw that the cover was a special […]
Baking Tips
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BAKING SUBSCRIPTION OF THE MONTH…
What is there to not like about a subscription? It’s like a magazine subscription and lots more. You start counting down the days to your next arrival and baking subscriptions are right at the top […]
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TEN HEALTHY BAKING TIPS…
Simple changes to make your baking a little bit more healthy. 1.Avocado – Use this healthy fat to make a frosting, pudding, or replace butter in recipes for cakes, brownies, bread, and other baked goods. 2. […]
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8 TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST CAKE TEXTURE…
We all try to make our cakes taste delicious but at the same time it’s important to have the right texture to your cake. Some tips I have found to help you make the best […]
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1970's Gadgets
FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT GRANDMA’S APRON..
The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. […]
Baking
7 QUICK TIPS ON BAKING CAKES
When baking shortbread cookies, substitute half of your plain flour with cornflour. It gives them a really nice taste. Before icing a cake, sprinkle the top with some flour, this will stop the icing from […]
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CRAFT WORKSHOP ON FARM IN COUNTY CAVAN, IRELAND…
On a regular basis Sandra Coote demonstrates craft and baking workshops on Facebook almost every day from her farm in County Cavan, Ireland. Hundreds of people check in to follow Sandra making crafts or baking […]
Baking
10 TIPS ON BAKING THE BEST FRUIT CAKE…
1. For a really moist fruitcake, use marmalade instead of candied peel. 2. Always soak your dried fruit overnight and for extra flavour soak the fruit in apple or orange juice or marinate in your […]
Baking Pastry
FLOUR THAT’S GLUTEN AND WHEAT FREE
With so many of us suffering with gluten and wheat intolerances but still wanting to bake it was great to see flour without either. Oast to Host has solved this problem with its two new […]