http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net 4tips RSS Feed EN 2008-04-19T19:26:27+00:00 Root Vegetables when you are cooking carrots seven minutes before they are cooked throw brocolli in and they will not become soggy, Also do the washing up as you go along and you can sit down with the rest for the meal http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/thevenet1 2008-02-24T20:26:58+00:00 Root Vegetables To add flavour to roast sweet potatoes without the fat of butter, a less fattening and tasty way, is to sprinkle with black pepper and feta cheese into the potato, once cut in half, and pop back in the oven for a few minutes so the cheese melts slightly. http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/jayhallwilliams 2008-02-24T20:22:48+00:00 Root Vegetables If you want to grow potatoes at home and do not have a very big garden, get two very strong black bin bags, fill about a third and layer some seed potatoes, then fill with more with earth, then potatoes. You should be able to get about 3 layers of seed potatoes in the bag. Put outside and water daily, fold the top of the bag over to keep dark. You will then have new potatoes at various stages, and can continue to do the same without moving the bag full of soil. http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/jayhallwilliams 2008-02-24T20:17:55+00:00 Root Vegetables To make the best lump free mashed potatoes, when boiled and fully drained, then mash thoroughly before adding butter, cream or milk. If you add butter or milk first you will not get all of the lumps out. http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/jayhallwilliams 2008-02-24T19:48:30+00:00 Root Vegetables for mashed potato with a kick, add a little creamed horseradish (the hotter the better!) http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/martinallen72 2008-02-22T20:19:32+00:00 Root Vegetables why waste your potato peelings? bake them with a drizzle of olive oil and a smattering of salt and black pepper until crispy. great from a bowl or in a buttie! http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/martinallen72 2008-02-05T20:38:18+00:00 Root Vegetables When roasting potatoes, toss in some semolina after par boiling them. Then roast as usual - guaranteed crispy pots! http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/katybluewater 2008-02-05T19:52:11+00:00 Root Vegetables Mashed Swede is a bit more flavour some with a bit of added lemon peel and a pinch of ginger powder whilst boiling. http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/GEOFFREY 2008-02-05T19:47:50+00:00 Root Vegetables When peeling a lot of onions ie soup,soak in water to loosen skins,peel from top to root. http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/GEOFFREY 2008-01-24T21:22:15+00:00 Root Vegetables Get the kids to eat their veg by stelth. Mash swede, sweet potatoes etc into normal mashed potato to create http://jamie-at-home.4tips.net/tipster/Ooteeny