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SPARING YOUR BLUSHES

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IT’S the ultimate creation for slobs, cloth that need never be washed and in fact reaches its full potential the more is spilt on it.

No Pot Noodle sandwiches here

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

HOME cooking . . . it’s a phrase that means different things to different people.

TV chef feeds mind

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

HOME restaurants and pay-as-you-go dinner parties, supposedly the credit crunch’s answer to eating out, have spawned a new TV series.

Stars stung by wine bug

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

HOT on the heels of Sting buying a winery in Tuscany comes the news that Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, pictured below, has also been, ahem, stung by the wine bug.

Cupcakes are child’s play

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CUPCAKES are apparently the height of fashion, with shops springing up all over London selling nothing else.

Better things to do with butternut

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I’VE always found butternut squash to be a somewhat overrated vegetable, its main advantage being, as far as I’m concerned, its ability to sit in the fridge for weeks on end without going off.

Are you feeling flush?

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I WAS out with someone the other week who said when he had a glass of wine nowadays he was prone to get hot flushes, making his face go red.

Fear over future of wine excess

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IT’S enough to make you weep. Apparently, wine producers in Marlborough, New Zealand, are considering tipping out wine to make room in their tanks for the next vintage.

ART OF TAKING THE FIZZ

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I TRY not to be cynical about art but sometimes it’s hard.

Melanzane parmigiana

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THIS is my version of a classic Italian dish — melanzane parmigiana — or, to give it its less exotic English name, aubergines baked with Parmesan.

Bacon, leek and potato pie

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

THERE’s something ultra- comforting about the classic combination of potatoes, leeks and bacon, which makes it perfect for eating at this cold and miserable time of the year.

Boozy sausages with pumpkin mash

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

I DON’T know how scientific it is, but I once read that the more colourful your plate of food is, the more varied the nutrients in it.

STAYING IN THE RED

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

WE’RE in the grips of a global recession so deep that anyone who dares to smile at work has heavy objects thrown at them.

Holy orders delivered

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IT will come as no surprise to friends of mine who are well aware of my cherubic looks that I was once an altar boy.

Indian-style golden potatoes

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IF one of your New Year resolutions was to eat less fatty food and cut down on takeaways, this week I have the very recipe to boost your flagging willpower.

Turkey jambalaya

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I RECKON today is the last day you can use up your Christmas turkey leftovers before freezing them to bring out much later.

Avoid post-party pain

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I WAS watching the telly the other night and I spotted an advert for the ideal Christmas present. A new head, I wondered, massaging my temples as a vat load of Jack Daniel’s and Coke did its worst?

Festive pies with a fruity twist

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A COUPLE of weeks ago, I wrote that I never made my own pastry. Well, this recipe is the exception that proves the rule. Because the pastry is such an important part of these Christmas pies, you do need to push the boat out and go for something a little bit special, like my crumbly orange short pastry.

Have a white Christmas

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

ANOTHER year another liver transplant. That’s top of my Christmas wish list, so there’s a challenge for Santa.

Beetroot soup

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I’VE written before about the equal pleasure and pain of a weekly veg box delivery.