MAKE YOUR OWN BREAD

In a recent episode we saw Barbra make her own bread, now how many people do that now.

The crazy thing is it's cheap and once you master the art you make so many different types of bread.

Here is a simple starter for you.

Ingredients:

650g/1lb 5oz Strong White Flour

1 tsp Salt1 tsp Sugar

1 x 7 g sachet Easy Bake Yeast

1 tbsp Vegetable Oil

400ml/14fl oz Warm Water

1. Place the flour, salt and sugar in a warm bowl.

2. Stir in the Easy Bake Yeast.

3. Mix to a soft dough with the oil and water.

4. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.

5. Shape as desired and put into an appropriate greased tin.

6. Leave to prove (rise) slowly until double in size.

7. Add you chosen topping/glaze if using.8. Place in an oven preheated to 220°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7 and immediately turn the heat down to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.9. Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes.10.

Remove from the oven and turn on to a wire tray. When cooked the loaf should sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

More important it taste great and you get to eat it when it's still warm, yuummmmm

The Thing In The Cellar

In Tonight's show Friday 10th Oct at 7.40

Tom builds a generator fuelled by pig dung and has call for it after a fishing trip.

You just know what money saving tips are coming your way .......

It's a great past time and many many people do it, however not many people realise there are some great meals to had from freshwater fish.

Having trawled the net, I landed on a page dedicated to fish recipe's, hidden amongst them was a section dedicated to fresh water fish.

Having contacted the sites owner Liz I have kindly been allowed to take a sample recipe to give to share with you guys, she has also an offered to a new recipe for us if anyone has a request.

This is the one I choose:

This recipe for baked carp is one of my favorite fish with stuffing recipes. It's not a very common fish to find in the shops but you can use this stuffing recipe for any whole fish.

Baked Carp1 large carp - about 4lbs (2k)Olive oil for brushing the fishStuffing4 slices white bread - crumbed in the blender1 small onion - finely chopped2 sticks celery - destringed and finely chopped2 oz (50g) butter2 tspns dried thyme

Heat the oven to Gas Mark 8, 450F or 230C.

Wash and dry the carp.

Fry the onion and celery in the butter until they're soft. Mix in the breadcrumbs and thyme.
Stuff the fish and tie it with some string to keep the stuffing in.

Brush the carp with oil and then bake for 25 to 30 minutes.

The carp will produce some flavored juices once cooked and this should be spooned over the fish when you serve it.

Should you like more alternatives please visit Liz's site:

http://www.find-a-seafood-recipe.com/index.html

Before you all go rushing of to start fishing, please check the local law on removing fish from wherever you decide to fish.

I would hate to have a Cod war on my conscience......

Now if your looking at building your own generator as Tom does in The Good Life using effluence, I would suggest a much easy way to use wind power !.

There are some cheap options and kits you can buy, now, there is a small cost but the wind powered systems pay for themselves in a week or so..........apparently.

Check this out.

http://www-renewableenergy.com/WindPower/windgenerator.html

Now we all know there are a lots of these types of money saving ideas on the web, but it does make you think about how we can make our own contributions to energy conservation.

Save money watch the Good Life

Watching last night episode of The GOOD LIFE I became fascinated by the things they did to save money, lets face it most of are watching the pennies at the moment, so I thought I would share some of these money saving tips with you.

For those of you who have wellies or for the Morgot's out there Wellington Boots or Hessian Boots...................

Here is some trivia for you:

The first Duke of Wellington instructed his shoemaker, Hoby of St. James' Street, London, to modify the 18th century Hessian boot. The resulting new boot designed in soft calfskin leather had the trim removed and was cut more closely around the leg. The heels were low cut, stacked around an inch, and the boot stopped at mid-calf. It was hard wearing for battle yet comfortable for the evening. The Iron Duke didn't know what he'd started—the boot was dubbed the Wellington and the name has stuck ever since.


...........Anyway getting back to the point. As money was tight for the Goods they came up with a great cost saving way for repairing the boots, and its soooo simple, yet brilliant !!

This is it





Virtually everyone has this simple money saving device at home.


You simply stick a strip from your bicycle repair kit over the hole or slit in you Wellie and hey presto, no need to fork out for a new pair.

Even cheaper still cut up an old inner tube and use that.

What if my boots are a different colour to the standard black, I hear you ask ?

It's simple get the kids to paint it or D.I.Y

I was so impressed with this I was thinking of posting this on money saving expert, however I wanted to share it with all you bloggers first.

THE GOOD LIFE

THE GOOD LIFE is whitout doubt one of the most timeless sitcoms of this century.

Created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, The Good Life's four series from 1975-8 are remembered, according to the Britain's Greatest Sitcom poll, as our 9th favourite laugh.

http://www.sitcom.co.uk/features/bbc2_show.shtml

For those of you to young to remeber or have never watched the show, it is currently showing on Satallite TV channel 110 - Gold.

here are the listings http://uktv.co.uk/gold/episode/series_id/748

The Good Life stars Richard Briers and the very sexy Felicity Kendal as Tom and Barbara Good, a middle class suburban couple who on Tom's 40th birthday decide to turn their Surbiton home into a self sufficient urban farm . This creates friction with their best friends and next door neighbours, the Leadbetters (Jerry and Margo) played by Paul Eddington and Penelope Keith. But even though the Goods have lowered the tone of the neighbourhood in the Leadbetters eyes, they still remain the best of friends.