Category Archives: Food and drink

Demonstrating kitchen hacks live on BBC Radio 4

Posted on June 25, 2019 by piperterrett

I had a really exciting Sunday morning this week. As a busy Mum, I don’t often get into London these days but last week I got a surprise invitation to appear on BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House programme. It’s normally … Continue reading →

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Hot Cross Buns: Taste and Value for Money Test

Posted on April 1, 2015 by piperterrett

I’m sitting here feeling rather fat as I write this. I feel a bit guilty considering it isn’t even Easter yet, but I do have a good excuse. In a quest to find out which supermarket produces the tastiest and … Continue reading →

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Our Local Food Swap

Posted on March 11, 2015 by piperterrett

Some of the items at our local food swap Belated Happy New Year to you for 2015! It’s been a while since I posted, I know. 2014 wasn’t the fun year it initially promised to be for personal reasons and … Continue reading →

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Our first organic veg box

Posted on March 12, 2013 by piperterrett

Just for a change, Doug has started ordering us a weekly organic veg box to experiment with. Believe it or not, it’s the first time we’ve ever signed up to a veg box scheme – mainly because for years we … Continue reading →

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Tasty Hallowe’en Pumpkin Recipe

Posted on October 13, 2011 by piperterrett

Woo hoo! Hallowe’en is on it’s way! Spooky! Wandering into a shop this morning to pick up some supplies, I noticed that the place was stacked high with Hallowe’en goodies – witches hats, pumpkins and even bats pasted to the windows (not … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Foraging

Posted on September 5, 2011 by piperterrett

Doug and I went for a long walk yesterday evening in the woods behind Outwood Common Road in Billericay and stretching up towards Crays Hill. I wanted to see the pigs and hens which the farm near us keeps – … Continue reading →

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Cheap and cheerful barbecue food

Posted on July 22, 2010 by piperterrett

Go outside on a Saturday afternoon in the sunshine (or even the rain) this time of year and you are bound to smell the scent of someone’s barbecue wafting through the summer air. Smelling somebody else’s barbie or ‘bri’ as … Continue reading →

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No ingredient cooking

Posted on June 1, 2010 by piperterrett

How are you doing? I hope you’ve had a good couple of weeks. We got back from a lovely break in Exmoor and Devon on Saturday and I’m still stunned by how lucky we were with the weather. The camping … Continue reading →

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Can Fairtrade be Frugal?

Posted on February 25, 2010 by piperterrett

We are in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight which runs this year from 22nd February to the 7th March. I have to be honest and admit that while lately I have made a conscious decision to buy more local produce, … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en beckons

Posted on October 30, 2009 by piperterrett

It’s almost Hallowe’en again and I’ve been looking longingly at the last of the three pumpkins I grew this year as I want to turn it into a lantern. Don’t worry, I won’t be wasting the inside of the pumpkin. … Continue reading →

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