
The Benefits of Making Food to Freeze for Later: A Time-Saving, Budget-Friendly Solution
In today's fast-paced world, meal planning and cooking can sometimes feel like a daunting task. However, with a little preparation and...
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3 days ago
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Foraging Plain And Simple
Foraging is an age-old practice that involves searching for and gathering wild food from natural environments. It connects people to the...
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Mar 15
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Apple Thyme and Rosemary Jelly
Apple Thyme and Rosemary Jelly is a delightful combination of sweet, tart apples with the earthy aroma of thyme and rosemary, creating a uni
dorsetcountrylife
Feb 26
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How to Expand Your Food & Drink Palette Without Much Effort
*This is a collaborative post. Everyone has their favorite foods and drinks, and ones that they have constantly. As great as these can...
dorsetcountrylife
Feb 19
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Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Dump Bag
Preparing food ahead of time is a great way to save time, reduce stress, and ensure healthier eating throughout the week. By setting...
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Feb 9
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Homemade Marmalade Recipe
This Homemade Marmalade Recipe is traditionally made with Seville oranges. So why do you need Seville oranges to make marmalade? Seville...
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Jan 30
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Broccoli and Cheddar Soup Recipe
Making your own soup offers a wide range of benefits, both for your health and your culinary satisfaction. One of the primary advantages...
dorsetcountrylife
Jan 25
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Top Healthy Eating Tips for the Whole Family
*This is a collaborative post. There's nothing worse sometimes than the stress of trying to get your kids to eat healthy food. It should...
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Jan 20
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Foodies Christmas Gift Guide 2024
*This is a collaborative post. For the food lovers in your life, Christmas is the perfect time to treat them to something truly delicious...
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Nov 13, 2024
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Roasted Squash Soup with Coconut Milk Recipe
Turk's turban and butternut squash are two distinctive varieties of winter squash, each with its own unique appearance, flavour, and...
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Nov 9, 2024
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Runner Bean Recipes for the Harvest
On the allotment this year I decided to grow a small amount of runner beans and red climbing beans on either side of an archway. Some of...
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Sep 9, 2024
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Plot to Plate No 3: Confit Tomatoes Recipe
Confit tomatoes are just an amazing dish and one I like to make when the tomato’s start ripening rapidly. It can be made with cherry...
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Aug 29, 2024
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Plot to Plate No .2: Homemade Pesto Recipe
There’s something truly special about walking out to your own vegetable plot, selecting fresh produce straight from the earth, and...
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Aug 20, 2024
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Grilled Whole Sea Bass: A Simple and Delicious BBQ Recipe
We love a BBQ here at Dorset Country Life, and sometimes it’s nice to cook something a bit different on the BBQ other than the more...
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Aug 5, 2024
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Plot to Plate No.1: Courgette and Mint Salad Recipe
As any vegetable gardener will know, this time of year often brings an abundant harvest, and if you grow courgettes, you're likely facing...
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Jul 29, 2024
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Stuffed Leg of Lamb Recipe with Garlic, Lemon and Rosemary
Easter Sunday is a day where as a family we get together for a good old traditional Sunday roast. And being Easter we normally have roast...
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Mar 28, 2024
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Hot Cross Buns Recipe
Indulge in the timeless tradition of Easter with our delightful hot cross bun recipe! Soft, spiced dough infused with cinnamon and...
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Mar 22, 2024
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Foodies Christmas Gift Guide 2023
Indulge the epicurean in your life with our delectable Foodies Christmas Gift Guide! This carefully crafted collection celebrates the art...
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Nov 14, 2023
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Slow Cooker Ramen: A Hearty and Flavourful Recipe for Every Season
Ramen, a beloved Japanese dish known for its rich flavours and comforting warmth, has captured the hearts and palates of people around...
dorsetcountrylife
Oct 25, 2023
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Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Butternut squash, with its vibrant orange hue and subtle nutty flavor, takes center stage in this recipe. This versatile and...
dorsetcountrylife
Oct 10, 2023
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How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar
I always make my own apple cider vinegar. It costs just pennies to make and keeps well and is one of my Autumn jobs. It’s easy to ferment...
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May 11, 2023
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How to Make Kefir
Kefir is a yogurt-like drink that can easily be made at home and is made with Kefir grains. These are yellow white little rubbery looking...
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Apr 21, 2023
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How to Make Sourdough Bread
I have to admit the first loaf of sourdough I ever made was a great success and I was very smug and took all the credit for the absolute...
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Mar 31, 2023
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How to Make Kombucha
I have not made Kombucha before, so as a complete novice I decided to play it safe and get help from the experts. So I am starting with A...
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Mar 24, 2023
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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 “...
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Mar 10, 2023
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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...
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Mar 3, 2023
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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...
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Feb 17, 2023
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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...
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Feb 14, 2023
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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...
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Feb 10, 2023
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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...
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Dec 5, 2022
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Foodies Christmas Gift Guide 2022
It's pretty obvious if you read our blog or follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube that we are both huge foodies. We both love...
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Nov 3, 2022
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Christmas Spiced Orange Rings Recipe
I was recently gifted a jar of spiced orange rings. Never having heard of these or tried them, as a Christmas foody I was naturally...
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Oct 19, 2022
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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...
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Oct 14, 2022
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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...
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Sep 24, 2022
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How to Blanch & Preserve Brassicas
As the season moves forward I am starting to get a lot of lush greens at the allotment. I want to freeze and preserve as much as possible...
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Sep 21, 2022
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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...
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Sep 19, 2022
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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...
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Sep 16, 2022
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How To: Preserving Rhubarb
Its really important to take full advantage of product as it comes into season. As we now have an abundance of Rhubarb at the allotments,...
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Jun 13, 2022
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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...
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Apr 13, 2022
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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
Mar 27, 2022
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Our Foodies Christmas Gift Guide
*Ad - Gifted. All opinions are our own. It has to be said we are two girls that love our food! However, the thing we love most is putting...
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Nov 9, 2021
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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...
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Oct 23, 2021
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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,...
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Sep 23, 2021
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Green Tomato and Chilli Chutney Recipe
I love green tomato chutney and the thought of popping open a jar of my green tomato and chilli chutney on Boxing Day to go with cold...
dorsetcountrylife
Sep 16, 2021
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Monkfish Skewers 4 Ways!
If you have ever seen a whole monkfish you would think it was something from a horror movie, but fishmongers generally sell them without...
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Aug 25, 2021
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How to Pick A Crab
I can understand while people are daunted by the idea of buying a freshly cooked crab and preparing it themselves, with talk of dead...
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Jun 21, 2021
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Our Guide to Easter 2021
*Ad-Gifted. All opinions are our own. Once again we're all about to experience an Easter unlike our traditional ones of the past, where...
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Mar 30, 2021
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Slow Cooked Chicken Tikka Kebab Recipe
It's starting to come to the end of the traditional slow cooker season, though to be honest I use mine the whole year round... especially...
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Mar 22, 2021
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Roast Parsnips Recipe
I grew parsnips again this year on Lottie. Thompson and Morgan’s “Tender and True”. And as last year they have been a great success. But...
dorsetcountrylife
Dec 18, 2020
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Make Bread Sauce in Advance Recipe
My Mr loves bread sauce and seriously if I forgot the turkey at Christmas I think he'd forgive me, but if I forgot the bread sauce...well...
dorsetcountrylife
Dec 18, 2020
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