Gosh - how did it get to be May already?  It's a new month, so that surely must mean  giveaway time, don't you think?  Well, here ...

The last few days I have been busy turning blackberries and plums into jelly and jam.  It is just so satisfying to collect the fruit (the be...

Gooseberry & kiwi jam... Last year our gooseberry bush had a total of 2 (yes, two) gooseberries on it and we decided to cut the bush...

I love this word - it means being full of energy and determination to do stuff and that's exactly what I was like today :-)  I made a b...

Bagels... So, as threatened yesterday, I did try my hand at making bagels and was very pleasantly surprised with the result!  Not only w...