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 Topic: downsizer forum now on a secure connection |
jema
Replies: 18
Views: 80726
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 Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Tue Dec 15, 20 8:31 am Subject: downsizer forum now on a secure connection |
| Not seeing an issue and not a lot has changed. I refreshed the certificate a week or two ago which is a normal routine. |
| Topic: Pork and beans |
jema
Replies: 1
Views: 1116
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Dec 06, 20 7:00 am Subject: Pork and beans |
Just had my best ever pork and bean stew. It's a lesson in taking the time, no recipe to it, just accumulated experience.
It was started 48 hours ago with brining a pork joint (well half a joint) ... |
| Topic: Using A Dehydrator |
jema
Replies: 38
Views: 17096
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Dec 06, 20 6:55 am Subject: Using A Dehydrator |
| We had a mushroom cloud in the kitchen after I whizzed some mushrooms I dried yesterday. Had an excess of mushrooms that were going to go to waste if not rescued and reducing mushrooms to a dry powder ... |
| Topic: woodland |
jema
Replies: 3
Views: 3153
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Tue Oct 27, 20 7:44 am Subject: woodland |
| I have always assumed it was something of a scam, it's so superficially tempting. |
| Topic: Fireplace |
jema
Replies: 90
Views: 54075
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Oct 22, 20 6:43 am Subject: Fireplace |
Nice one  |
| Topic: new adjustable workbench |
jema
Replies: 9
Views: 5118
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Oct 06, 20 2:10 pm Subject: new adjustable workbench |
I only last year got around to disassembling a back to front workbench  It spent years in that state, |
| Topic: Seven-spice Chicken Skewers with Tahini |
jema
Replies: 9
Views: 4922
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Oct 03, 20 6:24 am Subject: Seven-spice Chicken Skewers with Tahini |
I've got the science of spice which is pretty interesting though perhaps not all it might be.
Did the 7 spice recipe including making tahini, which is one I've not made before. It was enjoyed but t ... |
| Topic: Seven-spice Chicken Skewers with Tahini |
jema
Replies: 9
Views: 4922
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 02, 20 3:09 pm Subject: Seven-spice Chicken Skewers with Tahini |
Try replacing the cardamom with 10g of fenugreek or making a 9 spice mix.
Gone for the above this time, with just a tad less clove than suggested. But been reading a number of variations. Has spark ... |
| Topic: Seven-spice Chicken Skewers with Tahini |
jema
Replies: 9
Views: 4922
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 02, 20 6:49 am Subject: Seven-spice Chicken Skewers with Tahini |
50 grams Black Pepper (ground)
50 grams Ground Cumin
50 grams Paprika
25 grams Ground Coriander
25 grams Ground Cloves
10 grams Ground Nutmeg
10 grams Ground Cinnamon
5 grams Ground Cardamom
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| Topic: Banana wine |
jema
Replies: 7
Views: 5647
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Sep 26, 20 6:22 am Subject: Banana wine |
Welcome back TD
Woke up this morning and our white grapes are bubbling away as if just started, very odd, they had been dead for a week, opened the barrel yesterday and it looked active though, ... |
| Topic: Banana wine |
jema
Replies: 7
Views: 5647
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 25, 20 10:50 am Subject: Banana wine |
I picked up some cheap bananas some weeks ago and have just racked about 2.5 gallons of banana wine into demijons, looks like it will take a while to clear but tastes pretty good.
My last large batch ... |
| Topic: Landscaping project |
jema
Replies: 478
Views: 189197
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Sep 24, 20 6:30 am Subject: Landscaping project |
| I'm figuring big pots will do the trick. So you simply cannot get that near the edge. |
| Topic: Landscaping project |
jema
Replies: 478
Views: 189197
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Sep 23, 20 6:54 am Subject: Landscaping project |
Ouch, I keep Jean away from the "edge" here, she can fit and it may not be 95 feet, but I reckon you could do severe damage.
I need to sort water butts and do a bit more on the guttering, but things ... |
| Topic: Landscaping project |
jema
Replies: 478
Views: 189197
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Sep 22, 20 7:08 am Subject: Landscaping project |
https://www.downsizer.net/gallery/30490/pile.jpg
The piles of old decking and other timber now off the drive and screws removed. Driveway still looks like it's been flytipped but is a lot better.
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| Topic: Landscaping project |
jema
Replies: 478
Views: 189197
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sun Sep 13, 20 5:28 pm Subject: Landscaping project |
| It's just basic 4mm twinwall. I figure I am making it significantly stronger than the existing greenhouse. A greenhouse that is not quite strong enough for the wind here! My attitude is that this is ... |
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