Food Projects

Practical guides for making everyday foods from scratch at home. Our articles cover dairy products, preserves, baked goods and fermented foods.

How to Make Your Own Vinaigrette

Mix up restaurant-quality salad dressing at home with just four simple ingredients and two easy methods.

Make Your Own Bread

Homemade bread is easier than you think once you understand the basic ingredients and how they work together to make a great loaf.

Make Your Own Breakfast Cereal

Skip the expensive store-bought stuff and make your own breakfast cereal at home with basic ingredients like oats, nuts and dates.

Make Your Own Butter

Making your own butter lets you control exactly what goes into it and skip the chemicals found in store-bought spreads.

Make Your Own Cat Litter

Save money and reduce waste by making your own cat litter from newspaper and household items.

Make Your Own Cheese

Make your own cheese at home to skip additives and preservatives while controlling exactly what goes into your final product.

Make Your Own Christmas Puddings

Homemade Christmas puddings are easier to make than you think and can become a family tradition worth passing down.

Make Your Own Easter Eggs

Make homemade Easter eggs with melted chocolate and moulds, though expect mess and imperfect results that still taste delicious.

Make Your Own Flavoured Oils

Make flavoured oils at home using basic ingredients like herbs, garlic and chilli to save money and create thoughtful gifts.

Make Your Own Fudge

Make smooth homemade fudge with ingredients you already have, following these simple steps to get the texture just right.

Make Your Own Ginger Beer

Make your own ginger beer at home using traditional methods and recipes that recreate the stronger, more authentic versions your ancestors drank.

Make Your Own Jam

Make jam at home with fresh, seasonal fruit picked from your garden or local hedgerows for better flavour and nutrition.

Make Your Own Lemonade

Skip the store-bought stuff and make fresh lemonade at home with just lemons, sugar, and water.

Make Your Own Marinades

Good marinades need acid, oil and seasoning to work properly, and giving your food enough time to soak makes all the difference to flavour.

Make Your Own Mayonnaise

Homemade mayonnaise takes minutes to make and tastes far better than the store-bought stuff loaded with preservatives.

Make Your Own Pastry

Making pastry from scratch is simpler than you think and costs just pennies with this straightforward shortcrust recipe.

Make Your Own Sloe Gin

Making sloe gin at home is easier than you think, and it tastes nothing like regular gin.

Make Your Own Soups

Make your own soups at home using simple ingredients and homemade stock for cheaper, healthier meals that beat anything from a tin.

Make Your Own Sour Dough

How to make sourdough bread at home using wild yeast and bacteria cultures that develop their own unique flavour.

Make Your Own Sweets

Make sweet treats at home with easy recipes like peppermint creams and coconut ice that work great for gifts.

Make Your Own Tea

Growing your own tea blends at home is simpler than you might think and lets you customise flavors and health benefits.

Make Your Own Wine

Making wine at home is easier than you think and lets you control exactly what goes into your glass.

Make Your Own Yoghurt

Make delicious yoghurt at home without fancy equipment using just milk and basic kitchen items.

Top Ten 'Making Your Own' Uses for Vinegar

Vinegar can replace dozens of household products for cleaning, cooking and health, here's what you can actually use it for.