Strawberry & Lavender Jam

Easy and quick to make, this jam has a lavender background giving this very traditional jam a different dimension.  Ideal for the afternoon cream tea!  Yield: about 5 glass jars of 400ml. Ingredients: 1kg strawberries…

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Rain or Shine : Picnic Ideas

 The weather in the UK has been so unpredictable why not bring your picnic indoors!  Here are some ideas for ‘portable’, tasty and easy picnic ideas for indoors or outdoors. Savoury cake, mini hot dogs,…

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Curried scallops with coconut and coriander dahl and apple salad by Shaun Rankin

Curry is one of  the nation’s  favourite dishes thanks to the British Army, who brought ingredients back to Britain between 18th  and 19th centuries from the Indian sub continent.  Some recipes have been  reinterpreted and…

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Pancake day and Marmalade week

Marmalade is such a lovely sunny center piece at any breakfast table. I never made marmalade before, even though I read many recipes over the years, none of them inspired me until I found this…

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Pineapple upside-down cake by Marcus Wareing

Having purchased the Great British Chefs Feastive app I was looking forward to try some of the recipes straight away. However, my eminent holiday to Brazil was looming and as per usual I ran out…

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