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Silk Sewing Tips

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  • 17 May 2013

FREE knitting pattern - Floppy Kitten

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Marmalade on Toast Ice Cream

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Anonymous, 09 May 2013 12:25

This is a good morning ice cream. Many Sicilians eat their gelato for breakfast, stuffed into big, pillowy white bread rolls. I don’t know why, but you can justify anything culinary if you can say the Italians do it. If you like, you can omit the toasted crumbs from the recipe and spoon the marmalade ice cream onto thick, buttered ...

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Lemon and Treacle Tart Ice Cream

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Anonymous, 09 May 2013 12:15

This dish was inspired by a family trip to Sicily. The lemons were abundant in the garden, the limoncello abundant in the shops. It just needed something gooey. The inside of a treacle tart is simple to knock together – you can do this stage in advance. The ice cream itself is quick and easy, and is not churned. Treacle ...

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Grappa and Blueberry Ice Cream

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Anonymous, 09 May 2013 11:41

Try this delicious fruity ice cream recipe with a hint of Italian Grappa 250 g (9 oz) blueberries160 g (5½ oz) sugar280 ml (9½ fl oz) double cream3 tbsp grappa (35–42 % volume) Makes: 1 L 1. Simmer the blueberries in a saucepan with the sugar and 3 tbsp of water for 10 minutes. Push the fruit compote through a ...

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Watch your birds spring into action

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Alex Frisby, 30 April 2013 11:18

Top tips to get them visiting It’s important to keep an eye on our birds. They’re helpful in all sorts of ways – spreading seeds, controlling garden pests and keeping unwanted rodents at bay. Take them under your wing this spring, with these handy tips from Squires Garden Centres. Water a patch of lawn in the late evening, and then ...

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Watch your bees spring into action

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Alex Frisby, 30 April 2013 11:14

Top tips to get them visiting It’s important to keep an eye on our bees. They’re our perfect pollinators; allowing flowers, fruit and vegetables to keep on reproducing – and as we know, they’re currently under threat. Squires Garden Centres have got some really handy tips for the spring and we thought we’d share and share alike. Here’s what we ...

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Watch your butterflies spring into action

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Alex Frisby, 30 April 2013 11:07

Top tips to get the butterflies visiting It’s important to keep an eye on our butterflies. Besides being important for pollination, they are extremely sensitive to habitat and climate change – so them simply being here is good news for our ecosystem. Squires Garden Centres have got some really handy tips for the spring and we thought we’d share and ...

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Watch your garden spring into action

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Alex Frisby, 30 April 2013 10:59

Top tips to get the wildlife visiting There’s some simple but effective changes you can make to your garden that will encourage our furry and feathered friends to visit. Squires Garden Centres have got some really handy tips for the spring and we thought we’d share and share alike… after all, everyone needs somewhere to rest their head after a ...

Bias Tape Maker Tips

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  • 30 April 2013

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