22 November 2025
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After last week’s unfrozen freezer experience, we decided it was time to bit the bullet and replace the fridge freezer. A new Kenwood unit arrived today and, after letting it stand for a few hours we’ve been able to switch … Continue reading
15 November 2025
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Later this week, the temperature is due to drop to the point where we may experience overnight frosts. Today hasn’t been so cold but, after a day out, we discovered our freezer wasn’t so cold either! I’m not sure if … Continue reading
25 March 2020
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Still no pasta, eggs or loo roll at at the local Morrisons (mid-afternoon) but they do seem to be getting back into the stock game. Jane and I were down there yesterday to top up our supplies. We don’t want … Continue reading
24 October 2018
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A few weeks ago, I had the bright idea of making ketchup with a trug-full of yellow tomatoes (‘Golden Sunrise’). I picked them, cooked them up with the starting ingredients and then ran out of time. Into the fridge and … Continue reading
12 December 2016
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I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I’d frozen a batch of surplus chickpeas after rehydrating them. I can now confirm that they worked perfectly well to knock up another batch of hummus once defrosted. As a further tip, … Continue reading
27 August 2013
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We don’t have enough fruit bushes in the garden to produce large batches in one go. Some of the harvest we use immediately and the rest we wash and freeze with the result that, as the harvest season draws towards … Continue reading