I’m a big fan of quiche. A great way to showcase delicious flavours and textures, a quiche – albeit a retro menu choice – can form the centrepiece of a picnic-style lunch, accompanied by bread, cheese and salad. I made this one for a laid-back lunch with my lovely mum and sister earlier this week – it went down a treat! And yes, that is a giant slab of Double Gloucester you can see in the photo below. We are cheese fiends.
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Welcome, Spring! Here’s a recipe for a perfect Easter pudding. It’s easy to make, and combines the comforting flavours of vanilla and cinnamon with a pop of orange.
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The first properly warm and sunny weekend of 2016, coupled with a friend’s birthday, called for a celebratory brunch. When it comes to brunch with this particular group of friends, we usually go for the classic: Scotch pancakes (aka drop scones), piled high with crispy bacon and maple syrup. Delicious, but not ideal for the cook, who spends the majority of the meal sweating over a hot stove, churning out a production line of pancakes and ending up with the bits of bacon no-one else wanted – no fun! This has led me to conclude that one-pot brunches are the answer – when you’re hosting a crowd, you need a quick, easy and delicious dish that you can serve up straight away. Enter: shakshuka.
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Fermentation is so hot right now! Kefir is a fermented milk drink, originating from Caucasus region of Eurasia. After reading about kefir’s many health benefits, particularly for the digestive system – and even as an anxiety-buster – I wanted to try creating an easy and tasty shake.
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the secret spatula 