15 h. ago Add one ingredient to water to stop plants wilting during heatwave

A hosepipe ban could be on the way - so gardeners are being urged to be strategic with the way they water plants, especially those in pots or containers on the patio

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3 d. ago Boiled eggs become extra tasty if you add three simple ingredients

If you're tired of adding salt and pepper to boiled eggs, there's a simple method to make the dish even tastier - and all you need is three ingredients to do it

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1 week ago Dog owners in Lanarkshire warned of dangers of blue algae over the summer months

A recent study has revealed that when dogs enter bodies of water, their skin, and fur can release active ingredients from flea and tick treatments - chemicals that are harmful to aquatic wildlife, including birds that feed on them.

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2 w. ago 'Yuck!': Guardian Australia staff taste test viral 'healthy' TikTok mousse recipes – video

Boiled eggs? Tofu? Avocado? Are these high-protein, low-sugar alternative mousse recipes the new way to make the chocolate dessert? TikTok certainly seems to think so. Guardian Australia staff put them through a taste test so you can decide if you should try making these at home – or give them a miss and keep scrolling instead ► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeCurd surge: TikTok recipes drive a national cottage cheese shortage‘My face is leaking’: taste testing the spicy ramen deemed too dangerous for Denmark Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boiled eggs taste better when one 75p ingredient is added to water

Thanks to some culinary expertise, hard-boiled eggs will taste so much better now by adding this key ingredient - and chances are that it's already in your kitchen cupboard.

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4 w. ago Woman left 'blown away' by 'one in a billion' perfectly round egg she was about to eat

Jo Willis, 49, had taken the two-inch diameter egg from a friend and already boiled it in her tea before she noticed its extraordinary shape - similar eggs have been sold for up to £420

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