There are three stages involved in building and maintaining an efficient fire.

Stage One: Ignition
Both the air controls and the flue diverter must be fully open before igniting the kindling.

Stage Two: Start-up
This is the most critical phase for… read more

2 eggs
2/3 C castor or brown sugar (packed down)
1 C self-raising flour
3/4 C plain flour
1/2 C nuts
1/2 C dried fruit
1/2 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg or mixed spice

Beat eggs and sugar for 3-4 minutes until pale and.. read more

Prepare cooked wheat by simmering wholegrain wheat on the Homewood until plump.

1 T oil
3 C water
2 tsp salt
3 C cooked wheat
4 C wholemeal flour
6 C white flour
4 tsp yeast

Knead and leave to rise… read more

1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 C milk
2 eggs
1/2 C sugar
2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cream of tartar

Dissolve baking soda in milk… read more

2 C cooked pumpkin
2 beaten eggs
2 dsp flour
1 tsp cinnamon
2 dsp treacle
1 small tsp salt
Pinch ginger
Pinch nutmeg
4 T brown sugar

Mix and put in plate lined with short pastry… read more

Make dough:
 2 T sugar
 380g strong flour
 200mL milk
 1 tsp salt
 4 T butter
 1 egg
 1 1/2 tsp yeast

Knead, rise bread, shape into two 30 x 20cm rectangles… read more

In a china or plastic bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of rye flour with 3 tablespoons of warmed milk. Cover the bowl and leave it in a warm place for 2 or 3 days until it smells like beer.

Transfer the rye flour and milk mixture to the breadmaker pan. Now add the remaining ingredients in the order that they are listed below… read more

Increasingly, we’re being made aware of how the fuels we use affect the environment, particularly with regard to causing global warming by the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other ‘greenhouse’ gases in the atmosphere.

Most greenhouse gases are created by the use of fossil fuels like oil, coal, natural gas and propane. Burning such fuels produces CO2 from the ancient carbon they contain that was, until their extraction… read more