Recipe

Thai Curry in a Hurry

Thai Curry Ingredients

As I think I’ve said before, I love hot and spicy food, which is strange because growing up in Scotland I never experienced anything hotter than black pepper until I went to university. Once you start to develop a taste for chilli heat, it becomes addictive. Sometimes all I want is the hottest thing on …

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Healthy Fruit Leather Made In The Kitchen

Strips of Peach Fruit Leather

Fruit Leather, Fruit Roll Ups, Fruit Rolls and Fruit Skin are just a few of the names used for fruit that has been pureed and then dried into a sheet. The difference between what is mass produced, commercially available and what can be made at home is literally the difference between night and day. This …

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Homemade Peach Jam, Perfection in a Mason Jar

Homemade Canned Peach Jam

What to do with all of the peaches that were picked last week? Before the peaches were even picked, I knew that in addition to enjoying them fresh, I would be making a batch of Peach Jam. I have been making fruit jams for the past few years and the beginning of the canning season …

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Yesterday’s bread salad

Salad Using Yesterday's Bread

Around here, at the end of the day on Sundays, the bakery sells off it’s fresh bread at buy one get one free.  What to do with all that bread?  Well, the first loaf usually gets served & demolished at dinner in Sunday night.  The second loaf gets saved for the next day, divided in …

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Sweet Italian Sausage Recipe

Hand Crafted Sweet Italian Sausage

I have wondered why Mild Italian Sausage also known as Sweet Italian Sausage. It is not as if sugar or some other sweetener has been added, but there is no mistaking the flavor of a Sweet Italian Sausage when you take that first bite. Now imagine that first bite when the sausage has been made …

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