How to keep your Garden Neat and Tidy during the Winter – Here are a few tips on how to keep your garden neat and tidy during the winter.

As the summer months fade, and the colder weather is well and truly here; wherever you are, you probably won’t be spending as much time in your garden as you were before – unless, of course, you’re lucky enough to live in warmer climates all year round.

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A super mushroom-y, totally from scratch update to the best vegetable dish ever invented in America in the 50s.

How to have the Perfect Countryside Break – There’s something about a countryside break that just can’t be beat

There’s something about a countryside break that just can’t be beaten. Spending time with your friends and family in the great outdoors, getting a chance to just be at one with nature and take a step back from the stresses of modern day life.

Too often in today’s world we are just sitting in front of a screen, whereas a break away from this can do us no end of good.

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Soft and chewy with pools of dark chocolate and crisp edges, no mixer needed

Today’s recipe for Vintage BeRo Cheese Scones is an amended 1960’s BeRo recipe that I have been making for years.

A Family Recipe from an Old BeRo Cookbook

Today’s recipe for Vintage BeRo Cheese Scones is an amended BeRo recipe that I have been making for years – they rise spectacularly and have a light and flaky crumb.

Serve these as part of a Sunday tea, as I did last week, or any supper of family weekday tea – they are delicious served with soup and stew too.

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Cute, cheap, and maybe one or two splurge-but-worth-its

Coping with Long Trips Abroad – Even if you love travelling, there are of parts of the experience which can often be quite tiring.

Coping with Long Trips Abroad – Even if you love travelling, there are of parts of the experience which can often be quite tiring. With that in mind, it might be worth thinking about some of the things you can do to survive long trips abroad, making the experience easier than you think.

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Perfect pantry juicy baked chicken thighs, every time!

Tasty, quick, juicy air fryer chicken thighs are here to save you from hunger!

A fabulous autumn dessert, this recipe for Apple In and Out (Baked Suet Apple Pudding) is extremely easy to make.

An Old-Fashioned Pudding Recipe from The West Country

A fabulous autumn dessert, this recipe for Apple In and Out (Baked Suet Apple Pudding) is extremely easy to make.

With only four main ingredients, this apple recipe is also an egg-free and a dairy-free pudding, when using vegetarian suet.

Thought to orginiate from the English county of Devon, I have seen recipes in old cookbooks from most of The West Country.

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