Or as we would say: How to Make Yoghurt at Home. This is a really simple Homemade Yoghurt Recipe. To make yoghurt or yogurt at home you need no fancy equipment or machines. To make great yoghurt you certainly do not need an expensive yoghurt maker. You can make your own healthy natural yoghurt just as it has always been made – cheaply and naturally. Making Yoghurt at Home – Simply The ‘Starter’ The starter is simply a small batch of yoghurt which will supply your milk with all the right yeasts and bacterias to get it to turn itself […]
Olive Oil Pickled Lemons Recipe
This is the second recipe for pickles, we use here at Casa Dirty Boots to preserve lemons. It takes a little longer than the first recipe for preserving lemons. None of the work is difficult though. The lemons are finely sliced and can be used whole in dishes so you do save a little time and effort in the future! No need to remove the flesh before eating. And, as the end product is preserved in olive oil you get a virtually ready-made salad-dressing thrown in too. Olive Oil Pickled Lemons Recipe Wash the lemons well (ideally these should be […]
Middle Eastern Preserved Lemons Recipe
Yep, I’m still working my way through the supply of free citrus fruits. Each year I make two different batches of preserved or pickled lemons. There are many preserved lemons recipes but I’ve whittled it down to two Casa Dirty Boots favorites! This one is pretty traditional and great for using in tagines or other Middle Eastern dishes. Preserved lemons with chicken or lamb is always a firm favorite here. If you find yourself with a surplus this is very quick recipe to preserve lemons: Middle Eastern Preserved Lemons Recipe Wash the lemons (this should really be made with unwaxed […]
Self Sufficient Questions And Answers
As the site is beginning to grow we have been getting a few questions directed to us about all aspects of leading a more Self Sufficient life. Some have been via Twitter, some via email and some just natural questions that arise because of the topic that was written about. This Wednesday we will trial a little questions and answers post. How It Will Work The process will be quite simple. On Wednesday there will be a post with all the questions asked and the answers to them (if we know them)! You can ask about any aspect of Self […]
How do You Clean Your Toilet?
I know, its a bit personal isn’t it? But if you’re trying to live a self sufficient life you don’t want to waste lots of money on commercial cleaners. And, if you’re trying to live a ‘greener’ more sustainable life you certainly do not want to use harsh chemicals if possible. Similarly, anyone with a bio-digester water treatment system knows that the addition of bleaches and similar products will stop the bacteria doing their magic on your waste. You can go out and buy commercial ‘green’ cleaning products but you don’t need to. We find them overpriced and never that […]
Thankyou to the RSS Subscribers!
Well, Mr Dirty Boots and yours truly have been blogging this blog for just under two months and we’ve got just over fifty RSS Feed subscribers! It feels like a little mini landmark for the site. So to the RSS Feed Subscribers: Yay – Thank-you for following! Now if there is anything in particular you would like to see more of, on this ‘ere blog please let us know. We enjoy the interaction and are happy to oblige if we can. All you subscribers give yourself a little ‘whoop‘ and a clap, from us! Many thanks – it really is […]
How Long Do Chickens Live And How To Kill Them Humanely
We learnt how to build a Chicken House for free and have our almost free Chicken nesting boxes for the lovely Eggs but there is a VERY important thing to bear in mind when raising Chickens and egg laying. Are you going to keep them for ever? What will you do if one gets ill or hurt? The reality is that Chickens raised for Eggs will not keep on laying indefinitely. As Hens get older Chicken egg laying will slow, they start to lay less and less. Chickens will lay well for about two years and even by then you […]