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Valentine’s Day cake

As Valentine’s Day was approaching, I wanted to bake a cake. I thought I would make a strawberry butter icing for the cake, so I made a simple sponge cake then

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Stuffing recipes for Turkey

Roast turkey just isn’t roast turkey without stuffing. Traditionally the cavity of turkey was stuffed and sometimes under the skin around the thighs. The mo

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How to roast turkey

On most Christmas Day menus the main dish is roasted turkey, which is particularly popular forΒ big family get-togethers. Although it’s actually very simple to c

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Fondant Christmas decorations

I love making things from play-doh! When I heard that I could do the same thing to make edible Christmas decorations from fondant icing, I was very excited.

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Mincemeat

Mincemeat is one of the most important elements of a traditional British Christmas. Foreigners find the name rather confusing, expecting minced meat, rather

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How to cook rice

Many people buy rice that’s ready-cooked or β€œeasy-cook” because they’re just notΒ surehow to cook ricefrom scratch – but if you makeΒ it properly yourself it’s so

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Perfect mashed potato

Mashed potato in one of the basic dishes, loved byΒ  kids & adults all over the world. It’s supposedly simpleΒ to make, yet it can all too easily become r

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Rainbow ice pops

Popsicles are one of the most popular snacks in the Summer. Nothing beats homemade popsicles though, which are much healthier (and cheaper!) than the shop-b

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Cherries – cooking tips

Cherries are one of the healthiest and most delicious of fruits. They’ve been used as a remedy for thousands of years. So during the all too short cherry se

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How to sterilize jars

If you’re making your own preserves, jam or pickles it’s important to know how to sterilize jars so as to protect the food from bacteria, yeast and fungi. T

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Raspberry ice lollies

Ice-cream is the favourite treat of children on hot days. Unfortunately most of the shop-bought products are full of additives and flavourings – not to ment

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Cherry ice-lolly

One of the most popular fruits of the summer is cherry, which is super-healthy when eaten raw. It’s very easy to make ice cream or lollipops from it. Here a

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