Tag Archives: home.food

An ingredient too far. We try it.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Tom Green

 A couple of weeks ago a colleague of my daughters mentioned that she had been served at a hotel Smoked Butter, and how she had enjoyed it. When I first heard about it I was sceptical and I could see … Continue reading →

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Is this an ingredient too far?

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Tom Green

This weekend is a holiday weekend when I get an extra day to play and I think its time to fire up the smoker. If you have never read my blog before I built a smoker in the back garden … Continue reading →

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A tasty experiment

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Tom Green

Last weekend was cold and miserable, not a time for working outside or in an unheated workshop, and my dearly beloved was busy so a perfect day for an experiment. In the Autumn we harvested our crop of apples, some we ate, … Continue reading →

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Was it worth it?

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Tom Green

I do enjoy a good pickle, and better still a vinegar based sauce, my home made plum and ginger stir fry sauce in my mind is the stuff of legends, and a bacon sandwich made with home made bread, home … Continue reading →

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Christmas Dinner going up in smoke!

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Tom Green

Christmas was a little different this year, or should I say Christmas dinner had a slight twist. This year we cooked the turkey in the smoker and what a difference it made. Earlier in the year I had constructed a … Continue reading →

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Do you admit to a mistake

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Tom Green

As every father will tell you, your family in particular  your children are your harshest critics. Triumphs which anywhere else would be celebrated, in the family home are just accepted, however mistakes are cherished and never forgotten. Alas today is … Continue reading →

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The best apple pie

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Tom Green

Apple pie is one of my favourite dishes, which takes on a extra edge when its made from apples from the garden. I should claim that I have a recipe, but in reality I have made it so often I tend to throw … Continue reading →

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I started so I finished

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Tom Green

When I first started stitching leather about 12 years ago I made myself a couple of briefcases, Looking back at it now with the benefit of hindsight they were very ambitious projects, with all kinds of pockets and compartments, and 12 … Continue reading →

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Prince Charles is still not coming to tea

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Tom Green

In the summer I built myself a food smoker in the back garden, which over the last few months has become an essential part of our everyday food.  We started out slowly smoking our own bacon, and cheese, working our … Continue reading →

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Don’t you hate principles

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Tom Green

One of the projects I have been working on for a while is a pair of Gothic thrones. Each throne is made up of 16 separate pieces of wood, all of which have now been shaped, in some cases turned, … Continue reading →

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