how to: shortcrust pastry
Although ready-made shortcrust pastry is readily available, nothing says “homemade” like homemade pastry. Making pastry is easy and your guests will appreciate the personal touch that has gone into your cooking.
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Recipe: Apple & Blueberry Crumbles
This is a perfect dessert for a cold evening, served piping hot straight from the oven. You can prepare this recipe in advance up to the end of step 7, storing the crumbles in the refrigerator and then baking just before serving time.
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how to read and follow a recipe
There is a proverb that says “if you can read you can cook”. Whilst not entirely true, it illustrates a fundamental of successful cooking: read the recipe from start to finish, well in advance of commencing food preparation. There are four good reasons for this:
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recipe: moroccan carrot salad
One of my My New Year’s resolutions was to give my body a spring clean, get fit and lose a couple of kilos. Hence I am currently on a two-week detox, which entails a fairly strict eating regime – no meat, dairy, refined flour products, sugar, alcohol, caffeine….you get the picture. It’s essentially a vegan…
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