Keep insects away with basil and lavender
Basil: Ants in the kitchen drove me mad last summer - until I discovered that basil is Ant Kryptonite. Buy a pot from the supermarket for £1.99 or thereabouts, put it in a bigger pot and (more…)
Archive for July 19th, 2008
FRIDAY BARGAIN: good wine for less than a fiver
The Daily Telegraph’s round-up of 10 top supermarket wines features two great bottles for less than a fiver – from Lidl and Marks & Spencer .
1 2001 Baturrica Tarragona Gran Reserva, 13%vol, Spain (£4.49; Lidl). German-owned Lidl is a discount shopper’s paradise – “Where Quality is Cheaper”. It has 8,000 stores across 23 countries, giving it fearsome buying power and it certainly has plenty of wines at rock-bottom prices. Some are rock-bottom quality too, but there are gems to be found, such as this ripe and fruity Tempranillo/Cabernet red from Spain, aged for five years before release. It is absurdly cheap and excellent with lamb chops.
