Saving energy in the kitchen when bread and pasta making

A few simple and sensible ideas to help when cooking bread and pasta to manage energy or maximise use of your oven/hob. A quick, low energy pasta recipe included.

Pickled baby peppers

Pickled baby bell peppers (peppardews) and cream cheese stuffed peppers.. Make the most of a glut of veggies from your garden or greenhouse

Egg pasta dough – pasta all’uovo

Full instructions and images for egg pasta dough, plus some hints and tips including being frugal/replacement ingredients for lockdown cooking

A week in the life of a loaf

A week in the life of a loaf -how to make the most of your bread day by day (whether you’ve made or bought it) plus some additional ideas

Store cupboard pineapple upside down cake

A store cupboard staple – use up a tin of pineapple and swap butter for olive oil to make this lovely pineapple upside down cake