Home & Warmth
The Warm Evening Edit: Eight Small Buys for Cosy Winter Evenings
Eight small warmth buys for winter evenings, with what each costs to run at the 26.32p cap. Three of them are ours.
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Autumn
Kitchen & Food
Cheese Scones
Cheese scones with mature cheddar and English mustard: butter rubbed in with a food processor or your fingertips, baked in 12-15 minutes. Makes 8.
Kitchen & Food
Leek and Potato Soup
A simple leek and potato soup: leeks and onion softened slowly in butter, simmered with potato and stock, then blended smooth. No cream needed. Serves 4.
Seasonal Eating
Soup Season: Winter Soup Recipes, a New One Every Fortnight
Soup Season: a new soup every fortnight from October to February, each one cooked by Gareth before it goes up.
Home & Warmth
duux Bora Dehumidifier Review: Three Winters in a Damp Flat
We bought a duux Bora 20L dehumidifier in December 2023. Three winters on: how we use it, the tank, the real running cost at 400 W, and what to buy now the model has changed.
Budget Cooking
Chicken, Barley and Lentil Broth
A hearty chicken, barley and lentil broth: whole chicken breasts poached in the pot so they stay tender, with pearl barley, green lentils and plenty of veg.
Kitchen & Food
Beef Carbonnade: Flemish Beef and Beer Stew
Beef carbonnade, the Flemish beef and beer stew: beef braised with slow-cooked onions and malty ale, thickened the traditional way with mustard bread.
Kitchen & Food
Can You Dry Apple Rings in an Air Fryer? What the Dry Function Will and Won’t Do
An air fryer's Dry setting does the same job as a dehydrator, at a fraction of the capacity. What that means for a glut, and when to start checking.
Kitchen & Food
What to Cook in Autumn: Seasonal Recipes for September to November
Autumn is one of the great cooking seasons — squash, root vegetables, apples, and game all at their peak. Here's what to cook as the nights draw in.
Autumn Garden
Autumn Garden: September, October and November in the British Plot
September, October and November in the British garden — clearing, bulb planting, garlic, composting and the jobs that set up next year. Month-by-month guides written for UK conditions.