Hare Hatch garden centre looks for green-fingered entrants to its awards
A HARE HATCH garden centre is looking for residents with a green thumb. Dobbies has launched a new series of awards to find the best...
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IN THE KITCHEN: Baked Eggs Florentine
Serves 4 This dish is considerably more impressive than the effort it takes to prepare and it easily satisfies any meal of the day. The...
Prince Philip should be remembered as ‘a champion for the environment’
By DAVE LAMONTPlastic Free Home extra Following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, I thought we would take a brief look back...
IN THE KITCHEN: Guinness & Gruyère Onions
Serves 4 as a side With a bit of time the humble British onion can be transformed into a star side dish, the oven doing...
PLASTIC FREE HOME: Why not all soaps are clean and green…
According to Conservation: “From cradle to gate, liquid soaps [also known as handwash] require five times more energy for raw material production and nearly 20...
In the cellar: Semillon, Dessert, De Bortoli, Tesco Finest, 2017
Tasting Notes: dried apricot/honey/marmalade Botrytis cinerea is a form of rot that certain grapes are susceptible to. The fungus encapsulates and punctures the fruit, leaving...
Mushrooms … the perfect brekkie treat
SPECIALLY treated mushrooms could be the key to adding more Vitamin D to your breakfast. Celebrity nutritionist, Rob Hobson, says a humble breakfast of mushrooms...
If you’ve yet to finish that DIY, you’re not alone
WITH THE country spending a lot of time staring at the same four walls, as you do in lockdown, it should come as little surprise...
IN THE GARDEN THIS APRIL: GROWING YOUR OWN
April is a busy month for gardeners – there’s sowing and planting to be done – and it’s time to turn your attention to long...
IN THE KITCHEN: Carrot & Pecan Cake
Serves 8 A great way to use this season’s carrots is in a cake. This one layer traybake is easy to put together for an...