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Have a go at making your own olive pate or tapenade which is great spread on crackers, fresh bread, on pitta bread or used when making pizza's. Our recipe is vegetarian but you can add anchovies or other ingredients such as hot peppers or sun dried tomatoes for a different flavour. The following...

My favorite vegetable

There is something special about the heat of a woodfire. We have a woodburning stove and it's a peaceful and relaxing way to spend an hour just watching the flames and enjoying the heat.

We use our ashes in the veggie garden as our pH is quite low but reading through this topic we will spread some around weedy areas to kill weeds

We have the very same problem during the winter months in Cyprus and find it better to spend the daylights hours outside in the warmth. Our main source of heat is a woodburning stove but the temperature inside the house at night is cold We have been collecting aluminium cans with the...

I usually cut a garlic clove into small enough chunks to swallow raw and it usually does the trick.

The following are home made sunburn soothers which you might want to try. Plain yoghurt, tomato juice, aloe vera gel, chamomile tea or vinegar (half a tablespoon of vinegar diluted in half a cup of water). Use a clean cotton cloth to apply any one of the above ingredients directly to your...

It's okay to store them in sugary syrup in the fridge - as they always get consumed very quickly

Hi Marianne New topic posted on candied watermelon - enjoy

This recipe takes quite a few hours. Its time consuming, but worth it! Makes about 2 1/2 cups of candy, depending on the size of the melon. 1 small watermelon washed 1 Tbs sea salt salt 2 Cups granulated sugar, plus more for coating 2 Cups water, plus more for cooking 2-3 sprigs fresh mint...

In Cyprus candied watermelon rind is a favourite

Great links Moolie thanks

Botulism is relatively rare in the UK. There have only been 33 recorded cases of food-borne botulism in England and Wales since 1989. Twenty-seven of these were linked to a single outbreak that was caused by contaminated hazelnut yoghurt. Since 1978, there have been eight cases of infant...

Bottling is a very useful way of preserving your fruit gluts for use throughout the winter. Fruit selected for bottling should be fresh, firm and free from signs of disease. Hard fruits should be washed thoroughly and left to dry before preparation. Soft fruits should be soaked in a salt...

I think we are sliding towards it being to late for small slow steps

Our way of life is unsustainable, as we cannot go on forever with our high energy and consumerist lifestyles because the resources we depend on are not limitless. We must break away from our dependence on oil, on which our food systems are especially reliant. The world's food supply is heavily...

Our chicory has gone to seed and has produced lovely light blue flowers. They stand out not only because of their unusual colour but also because they are held aloft on stems that are about a metre high. I think we will let them produce seed to collect and then we might try to make some...

We are paying USD 1.76 per litre in Cyprus and it's even more expensive in the UK

The following are 14 superfoods grow well in Cyprus and in climate zones that are similar or you can consider adding them to your diet. For additional details on planting fruit trees go to http://sites.google.com/site/cyprusgardener/home/fruit-trees For guidance on vegetable growing go to...

Try mixing 1 part disinfectant to 4 parts baby oil and rubbing into exposed areas - it seems to keep the bugs at bay