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Crab & Cannellini Bean Crostini with Nasturtium and Calendula
As a child I was mildly fascinated with flowers. Well, OK, I was totally obsessed. Whether it was nodding bluebells in the woods or the...
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Aug 14, 20203 min read
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Victory In The Kitchen by Annie Gray
What is the essence of the book? Victory In The Kitchen charts the life of Georgina Landemare (1882-1978) who spent much of her life...
sjfbilton
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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The Red Currant Conundrum
We had another bumper crop of red currants this year but what are you to do with them? Jelly is all well and good but I still have some...
sjfbilton
Aug 12, 20203 min read
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Golden Pumpkin Cake
‘Sturdy’ is not a terribly complimentary adjective when applied to a person’s figure or a cake. It implies something quite solid. But...
sjfbilton
Nov 2, 20194 min read
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Poulet Reine Elizabeth
Society florist and latterly kitchen doyenne Constance Spry made no apologies for including French terms and titles in The Constance Spry...
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Aug 13, 20194 min read
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The Art of Making a Sandwich
‘Fortunes are made in the City of London out of sandwiches, yet to the average household a sandwich is merely two slices of bread and...
sjfbilton
Aug 12, 20193 min read
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Old Fashioned Treacle Tart with Coconut & Lime
Treacle is a bit of a Marmite confection. Made from the syrup that remains after sugar is refined it has a slightly bitter flavour and...
sjfbilton
Dec 15, 20182 min read
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