Make a flower and herb press

How to make an effective, cheap and easy flower press yourself, just using two old placemats, some cardboard and a little ironmongery – you can have a working press within an afternoon

Homemade ricotta – and ways to enrich, flavour or infuse it

Simple homemade ricotta recipe, plus tips on how to infuse or add flavours to it or enrich it

What pasta tools do you need [part 1]

What do you really need to be able to make pasta? What are the most basic things to have in your kitchen to start making fresh pasta by hand now? This is part one of a short series on pasta making equipment