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Two things happened earlier this week: firstly, it came to my attention that it’s National Ice Cream Week. Secondly, I suddenly got overwhelmed by the huge amount of space my elderflower cordial is taking up in my freezer. So, I did the obvious thing, and made a batch of elderflower ice cream. The recipe is [...]

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Just a quick post to pay tribute to a blissful bank holiday. Sausages, burgers, kebabs, halloumi and sweet, sweet corn on the cob. (Thanks Natt - you’re wonderful!) So…I thought I’d share with you a recipe from the weekend (originally nicked from friends out in Portugal). I’m definitely going to be making it again later [...]

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For somebody who did an Oxford history degree, I’m really not very good at it. I have next to no memory retention, and not the biggest attention span. Dreadful, I know. Years of my Grandad quizzing me with basic history questions to try and find ‘my period of expertise’ has left me feeling quite defeatist [...]

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I was recently asked what my favourite sort of cooking was: pastry, foreign cuisine, game, puddings…? But I honestly couldn’t whittle it down. I gave it some thought though, and I reckon my favourite sort of cooking is ‘cooking on a budget.’ Does that count? There’s nothing more satisfying at the end of a dinner [...]

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I never thought that I was that girl who got ludicrously excited about summer holidays. The sort of excitement where you lie out all your clothes on the bed a week before you leave, and draw up a militant list of pedicures, waxes and tans. You line up you travel shampoos next to the travel [...]

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I’m going on holiday next week. This made me panic that the elderflowers might be gone by the time I got back, so yesterday I thought that I’d preserve some by making elderflower cordial. The first, and most important part is furtling out the elderflowers. To do this, I phoned Katie – my best foraging [...]

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A big congratulations to Brawn for winning the ‘best newcomer’ at Tatler’s 2011 Restaurant Awards last night. ….I’m lucky enough to live 5 minutes walk away, and ate there before it became too cool to get a table. The food was extraordinarily good, the waitresses were so nice, and it wasn’t too pricey - a [...]

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Not that tempting. So I’m not going to bore you with all the leftovers I’ve stuffed in it. Cost cutting though. Might buy a bottle of wine to celebrate my frugality.

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Who knew 3 eggs, a head of broccoli and some stinky, old Lincolnshire Poacher could be so delicious? I come from a family who happily scoop a bit of mold out of the yogurt, or pick out the furry green bits from for a slice of bread. Sell by dates don’t usually bother me. My [...]

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Many thanks to the reader who sent in their photos of the marzipan chicks they made – I especially like the embarrassed red one. For the full recipe, click HERE

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