Tag: tips and tricks
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Make Tea, Kill Weeds!
I just wanted to share a chemical free way of killing weeds. This tip is great for those tenacious weeds growing in brick paving or growing right next to another plant.聽I guess you just have to weigh up for yourself the cost to the planet to use and boil the water vs the chemicals, water,…
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Parboiling Potatoes
Some dishes using potatoes, like roast potatoes, benefit greatly by first parboiling them. Simply put, we put the potatoes in boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes so that their cores are partially cooked.聽 Try and keep all the potato pieces the same size otherwise the smaller ones will be overdone by the time the…
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Stock Tip Blanching Chicken
Blanching chicken meat before using it to make stock or broth removes fat and other impurities. This results in a clearer healthier broth! You aren’t cooking the chicken, just preparing/cleaning it. Simply Add the chicken meat, frames etc into a pot of cold water. Bring the water to a boil and then remove the scum…
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How To Thicken Gravy, Sauce, Stew And More With Cornflour
When you are making stews, casseroles, sauces and the like, it is sometimes hard to get the balance between flavour and thickness. Your dish might have the right taste but be too watery. Continue to cook it and you might ruin the flavours by over cooking it. So what do you do? Well you can…
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The Cure For Brown Thumb Syndrome
I have a cure for Brown Thumbitis. Brown what you say? I know lots of people (including yours truly) that say they are or were serial plant killers. Most had given up but I can share the secret for a happier life, at least in the garden 馃檪 . Here are my 6 steps to…
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How To Make Boiled Eggs With A Steamer
I recently stumbled across this method of making boiled eggs when searching online for egg recipes. It is pretty handy if you have to make soft boiled and hard boiled eggs for the same meal. If everyone wants the same amount of ‘doneness’ I would recommend using KT鈥檚 Dippy Eggs and Soldiers or PK鈥檚 Perfect…
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