Feijoa jelly makes a tasty spread from form the prolific fruiting of the Feijoa tree.

A trace of olive oil is used as a release agent to make screw cap lids easy to remove from home hot preserved food. Introduction Previously I have posted on tricks to release stubborn screw caps that happen with premium hot preserving in reused twist cap jars as home. BackRead More →

Flaming pudding

Ski Chalet plum pudding I make this plum pudding (from real plums) to share with my telemark ski friends each winter. One of our regular telemark ski friends is a Celiac, so this recipe is gluten-free. The fruit is homegrown Satsuma plums. They ripen in great abundance and are driedRead More →

Turbo mayonnaise This is a simple old fashioned full bodied mayonnaise that beats most commercial products for full background flavour. I add some extra turbo flavours to turbocharge it. Introduction You probably know children that never think that Dad can make anything that is better than the junk that youRead More →

Wholemeal pastry. Linear pasties and blackberry pie with wholemeal floaters.

This pastry recipe is healthy, simple and tasty and is suitable for pasties, savoury pies and sweet dessert pies. It is made entirely in a food processor with minimal requirements for measurements.     Introduction Making abundant wholemeal flour with my under over flour mill started my interest in makingRead More →