This blog post is on growing and harvesting sorrel. Sorrel is a perennial salad leaf that is very easy to grow. To be honest it is not my family and everyone’s favourite salad leave. As it’s got a funny oxalic acid taste in it. Sorrel practically speaking is an herb vegetable or pot herb as […]
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Here is a recipe and review on making a lemon drizzle cake. Lemon drizzle cake is a very British classic cake. This recipe uses not only lemon drizzle but lemon curd, buttercream and fondant icing. A great cake for that special occasion. be it a wedding or a birthday. This recipe is only one-tier cake.
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This is a blog post on how to line a garment. You may have notice that in some of the garments I make it is lined. Like this post on how to sew tweed skirt and making a kick pleat Lining a garment can be quite easy and can be tricky as well. The basic
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This a blog post on growing and harvesting rhubarb. I have been growing rhubarb for a few years. From crowns and seeds. Yes, it is possible to grow rhubarb from seed. Growing from seed will take a while for the plant to be established. Here is a place online on where to buy rhubarb seeds.
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This a post on pineapple fried rice recipe. This pineapple fried rice uses minced pork and some sambal (Asian spicy relish) to go with the pineapple flavour rice. Pineapple fried rice is quite commonly found in South Asian cuisines as pineapple and rice is natively grown there. Here is a post on cooking rice in
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Here is a blog post on how to make sleeve cuffs. Sleeve cuffs are seem in long sleeve or short sleeve shirts, blouses and dresses. It adds some interesting body to the design of the garment. Some sleeve cuffs are added to the puffed or gathered sleeves. I have recently made a pattern to make
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I love growing my own food. This is post on growing and harvesting cucumber. Cucumber are from the same family as courgette. Therefore to grow them it’s nearly the same care they need in order to grow them. Here is an previous blog post on growing courgette. They have a crunchy texture and mild taste
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