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Oven-baked Butternut Squash and Rosemary Risotto

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This risotto is a rustic, weeknight supper kind of a dish, not for an elegant dinner or to impress somebody with your culinary skills. But it isn’t quite as unsophisticated as it looks; alongside the butternut squash and sprigs of rosemary it has a few hidden secrets, more of which later.

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An Easter Treat: Chocolate and Pistachio Kiwiberries

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Easter food is synonymous with chocolate for many of us (go on, admit it!). It was the first thing I thought of when I read about Johanna’s ‘Waiter, there’s something in my … Easter basket!‘ event and I’ve been thinking about it pretty much ever since. Here is a sophisticated, fruity and very pretty way to get your … Read the full post

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Bambuddha Leaves: Heart friendly finger food with asian pesto

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A few years ago we had a short trip to San Francisco where a rather dry conference was brightened up massively by my bright-spark of a colleague suggesting that we all stay at the Hotel Phoenix. The Phoenix is a day-glo, 1950’s motel-style hotel famous for being the residence of choice for passing bands and other arty types. Such … Read the full post

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Quick Thai Mango Chicken

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This one is for when you really fancy something with a thai curry vibe but without the calories and fat of coconut milk which is very high in both of these things but particularly saturated fat (shame!). The recipe is an adaptation of a mango chicken recipe I saw the wonderful Mary Berry making on TV a while back, a … Read the full post

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