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7 of the best Christmas festive food courses in Yorkshire
Swinton Cookery School, nr Ripon Choose from a whole host of courses, but for this time of year we recommend either Seasonal Dinner Parties or Show Stopping Canapes, both run as half a day courses in the characterful cookery school on the
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2 great smoked recipes for salmon and tofu
November is the perfect month to explore smoky flavours. I’ve invested in a small, stovetop smoker and have experimented at home with duck and fish – if you want to follow my example, I’d recommend doing it outside, perhaps on your barbecue, if you
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Oli Martin's lobster fishcake, coconut bisque and fennel recipe
We’re inching towards winter and the colder months. It’s always nice to have a hot starter, or an indulgent but simple small dish for this time of year. I have the perfect option in these lobster fishcakes. People think of lobster as this premium,
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Hogget and turnip hotpot recipe
When the clocks go back and the mercury drops like a stone, thoughts turn to hearty stews and soups. If you’re making a hot pot or braise, I would always recommend using English hogget or mutton as the flavour of this meat is much richer. Years ago
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Open fire recipes taken from The Pyromaniac Chef Cook Book
Cooking over fire is neither difficult nor complicated. You don’t need much in the way of equipment to get started, and the results far exceed the effort required. ‘Pyromaniac Chef’ Kathryn Minchew takes a beautiful outdoorsy lifestyle – it’s not the
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Anurag Aggarwad's Ragdapatty recipe
The month of October and November are personally very special to me, as most of the famous Indian festivals like Diwali fall during this period, as per the lunar calendar. These festivals always bring positive messages to our lives, like Diwali
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Mrs Portly’s Kitchen chestnut and mushroom soup
Linda Duffin (aka Mrs Portly) is a food writer, recipe developer and cookery school owner based in rural Suffolk. Each month she shares one of her delicious recipes As Christmas approaches, with all the preparation and faff that tends to involve
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Meet the family behind the Exmoor Distillery in Dulverton
This month we chat to John & Nicola Smith and their son Ben Strong from Exmoor Distillery in Dulverton. JOHN When we first created our award-winning Northmoor Gin in 2017, I was working offshore in the oil and gas industry. I've now given up
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The story of how an Australian cider is made with apples from Somerset
Gary Watkins-Sully is a cider maker at Sully’s Cider in New South Wales, Australia. On a hunt to increase the gene pool of cider varieties his team has been out searching the district’s remnant apple orchards. One orchard has unearthed a fascinating
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‘Childline saved my life’ – why you should donate this Christmas
A woman who was sexually abused as a child has praised the NSPCC’s Childline service for saving her life. Nicola - not her real name – said speaking to a Childline counsellor is what stopped her from taking her own life when she was a teenager.
