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Mar 20, 2023
Homemade Kitchen Cleaning Products
As we said in last week's post, How to Spring Clean Your Home and Save Pounds, we really enjoy making our own cleaning products - we know...
dorsetcountrylife
Mar 14, 2023
How to Spring Clean Your Home and Save Pounds!
I think we are all looking to save money wherever we can with the cost of living crisis. And although prices are soaring, spring is on...
dorsetcountrylife
Mar 10, 2023
How to Make Easy Kimchi
Kimchi is a Korean fermented vegetable dish that is now made and eaten all over the world. You will find many “original “ and “...
dorsetcountrylife
Mar 3, 2023
How to Make Homemade Yoghurt
When all of my children lived at home when they were younger, I always made my own yogurt. They grew up and flew the next and somewhere...
dorsetcountrylife
Feb 17, 2023
How to make Homemade Sauerkraut
I decided Sauerkraut was a good starting point on my fermentation journey. It’s a very easy thing to make and I had grown some red...
dorsetcountrylife
Feb 14, 2023
Valentines Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Many people feel that valentines is just too commercial and an excuse for people to make money. But let’s not lose sight of the fact it’s...
dorsetcountrylife
Feb 10, 2023
Introducing Fermentation Fridays
I have recently become very interested in fermented foods and drinks and the health benefits they have. I am also interested in the fact...
dorsetcountrylife
Dec 17, 2022
How to Make 2 Christmas Orange Candles
I love the kitchen to smell nice at Christmas. So I make my super easy candles just using one orange. They burn for hours and are cheap...
dorsetcountrylife
Dec 5, 2022
Slow Cooker Beetroot Chutney Recipe
This recipe could not be simpler and the bonus is you can make it in the slow cooker! It makes a fabulous accompaniment to cold meats and...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 30, 2022
Making An Immune Boosting Elixir
I was recently given some beautiful books on foraging and apothecary garden recipes ( possibly two of my most favourite things.) I just...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 15, 2022
Crafters Christmas Gift Guide2022
During those long cold winter months, we love nothing more than curling up under a blanket and knitting and stitching. During the bright...
dorsetcountrylife
Oct 14, 2022
How to Make Horseradish Sauce
As summer turns to autumn my gathering and preserving instincts kick in. My family love horseradish sauce, whether it’s with smoked...
dorsetcountrylife
Sep 24, 2022
Freezer Garlic & Parsley Butter
I always have a batch of my freezer garlic parsley butter at the ready as I use it for so many recipes, sometimes I just pop a slice on a...
dorsetcountrylife
Sep 19, 2022
How to Make Your Own Cider
I just love autumn foraging and gathering and one of my most favourite jobs is going to the orchard and collecting apples. We are very...
dorsetcountrylife
Sep 16, 2022
Caramelised Onion Jam with Balsamic Vinegar Recipe
Boxing Day dinner is possibly my favourite meal of the festive season and I adore cold meats and pickles and a good cheese board. And...
dorsetcountrylife
Apr 13, 2022
Wild Garlic Butter Recipe
With April comes the beginning of an abundance of foraging opportunities. This is a time when I make my wild garlic butter and wow it...
dorsetcountrylife
Mar 27, 2022
Thai Green Curry with Prawns Recipe
We've both been on a bit of a health kick over the winter season, which seems like an odd time to begin a healthy eating and lifestyle...
dorsetcountrylife
Nov 9, 2021
Our Crafters Christmas Gift Guide
*Ad-Gifted. All opinions are our own. When Autumn and Winter dawn, we both snuggle down on the sofa and bring out our knitting as well as...
dorsetcountrylife
Oct 23, 2021
Dorset Raspberry Jam Recipe
Raspberry Jam is my absolute favourite and I don’t just love eating it, I love to make it, eat and gift it! This year I have decided to...
dorsetcountrylife
Sep 23, 2021
Poor Man's Capers Recipe
One of the things I love the most about the allotment is that I learn something new everyday there. Not just by my own trial and error,...
Meet Sue & Katie
Two women. Two generations. Both mothers and lovers of the county where they live. Blogging about Dorset here at Dorset Country Life. Find out more...
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