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How to Add Flavour – a spice masterclass

How to Add Flavour – a spice masterclass

Ian Hemphill and Kate McIntosh’s new recipe book How to Add Flavour gives home cooks a step by step guide to replace bland food with exciting and vibrant meals.

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Death to ‘NOSH for Students’: The cookbooks you should be using

Death to ‘NOSH for Students’: The cookbooks you should be using

NOSH has had a strong grip on student cooking for years, but it’s pasta-y dictatorship needs to come to an end! It’s time to break free and find joy in the kitchen

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My Last Supper: Jay Rayner’s advice fresh out of the oven

My Last Supper: Jay Rayner’s advice fresh out of the oven

Diving into food critic, celebrated journalist, and jazz musician Jay Rayner’s hidden gems on the mancunian culinary scene and new book, My Last Supper

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Mix up your mince

Food Editor Lily Carden explores all the ways to eat mince, gifting her classic bolognese recipe

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Feeding freshers for under a fiver

So you’re settling in to student life now, no doubt becoming accustomed to Sainsbury’s discount shelf and piercing the film of the microwave meal. Could be worse right? But there’s nothing quite like a decent home cooked meal. Forget all the excuses, “I can’t be bothered”, “fresh produce is too expensive”, “I’ve not got time”, […]

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