Do not throw away your leftover wine – freeze it

Wine Group: Pizza Wines

‘Can you freeze wine?’ she asked. ‘I don’t know’, I said, but I can soon find out…two minutes later and thanks to the interweb we had the answer – yes you can.

Not that there is ever much wine left in our house, but if there ever is at least we know we can make use of it.

And red and white wine both freeze equally well.

The downside (for many) to freezing wine is that it can only be used for cooking once frozen. This is also a plus side for many.

The easiest way to freeze wine is by pouring it into an ice-cube tray and popping it into the freezer until it’s needed.

In cooking, some of the uses for wine include; adding flavor to sauces, as a poaching liquid or for reductions.

Are you new to homemade smoothies?

Beet smoothie!

At flowercarole.com we receive emails asking us which smoothie recipes would we suggest to a person new to making homemade smoothies.

What we advise is to start off with a simple smoothie at first, something like the strawberry and banana recipe or maybe the banana baby smoothie recipe.

The trend at the moment seems to be healthy vegetable/fruit smoothies, so if you are feeling adventurous and want to try a vegetable / fruit combination smoothie then why not start off with a cucumber and apple smoothie, this is a refreshing drink and is great served cold.

Let us know how you get on with your smoothies, we always enjoy receiving your emails and comments.

New exotic fruit to hit UK shops

An unusual fruit from a native African tree, the baobab, is to be available in the UK after being approved by the EU.

The fruit, contained in a hard nut, has six times more vitamin C than oranges and twice as much calcium as milk.

African people have eaten the fruit for thousands of years, but Europeans will consume its pulp as an ingredient in smoothies and cereal bars.

Since 1997, foods not commonly consumed in the EU have had to be formally approved before going on sale.

The baobab tree grows throughout certain parts of Africa and has many different uses.

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