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Passionfruit treats for all

January 20, 2014May 7, 2014 N8N 0 Comments growing passionfruit, Passionfruit Bavarois, Passionfruit recipe, Ruth Ablett, vegan passionfruit recipe

Three cheers for passionfruit, says Ruth Ablett upon discovering how easy they are to grow in New Zealand. When I first

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Plenty of time for Christmas cake

December 4, 2013September 4, 2018 N8N 1 Comment Christmas cake, The wooden cakebox co, time to bake Christmas cake

It’s never too late to bake Christmas cake. You can even knock one out on Christmas day and the result

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Gingernuts on track

August 1, 2013September 20, 2014 N8N 2 Comments Gingernuts, home baking, home made gingernut recipe

There’s nothing like dunking a spicy gingernut biscuit in a steaming cup of tea. But in 2009 the nation’s favourite

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Let them eat kale

June 27, 2013September 20, 2014 Annette Taylor 5 Comments easy to grow winter veges, kale, kale chips, winter garden

I’m sure that’s what Marie Antoinette said. Brassica oleracea is, after all, a star of a vege, nutritious and utterly

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Lemon cordial a winner all year round

March 29, 2013March 20, 2017 N8N 0 Comments country cooking, home-made drinks, Kelly Dyer, Making lemon cordial, refreshing drinks

This Christmas Kelly Dyer made the mistake of giving N8N two bottles of her lemon cordial. We have been perstering

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Daleks invade Gordonton

November 27, 2012May 3, 2014 Annette Taylor 1 Comment Dalek cakes, edible daleks, how to make Dalek cakes

We had Daleks for lunch the other day. They weren’t in the slightest bit metallic and went down very easily.

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