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Sweet, sour, savoury, spicy and salty … I fancy some Thai tonight
I love Thai food. Apart from the use of coriander (yuck, yuck, yuck), I love the way the Thais cook. It”s both simple and complex at the same time and I love how every single flavour packs a punch but...
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Cheap and cheerful 30 minute suppers: Vietnamese-style spring rolls
Cheap, Easy to make. No cooking required. Perfect! This is another one of my lazy but easy 30 minute mid-week suppers. It’s a great way to use up leftovers and works brilliantly with cold chicken or...
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using Welsh Waygu : the bigmonster’s mighty meaty mini meatballs marinara
Herbs for the garden for the meatball bonanza On some of my filming trips across the world, I have had the good fortune to shoot at lots of high quality restaurants and hotels. One of the perks, I...
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Cooking with cherries: Lamb, cherry and feta burgers
I bought this gadget that de-stones cherries - what a life saver! Cooking with cherries Many moons ago, I tried the Atkins diet. I did lose weight but as with all fad diets, the weight definitely crept...
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Crispy chilli beef
We ate ours with a fresh salad and some rice Crispy chilli beef – home-made beats take-away – no contest! Crispy chilli beef has to be one of the most popular dishes people order at Chinese restaurants...
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Pub review: The Lamb, Buckland, Oxfordshire
This is the breed we went to see today. I won't tell you what it is but I will tell you that it's not a dulux dog. Puppy love My husband and I set off this morning to see a couple of bitches in...
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Simple salads: Apple, bresaola and cambozola salad
Apple, bresaola and cambozola salad Changing a lifetime of bad eating habits I am really, really annoyed with myself. I’ve been looking forwarding to making and posting this recipe for some time now,...
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What’s better than a baked butternut squash? One that’s smothered in raclette...
Hola y adiós! I’m flying off to Barcelona today for a few days for work. In all honesty, I’ve been a bundle of nerves these last few weeks getting ready for this conference, and while it’s like my...
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Easter Sunday roast: Rare rib of beef and bone marrow gravy
Roasted on a bed of fennel, carrots, onion and shallots. The bones hold all the flavour! This Easter it’s just been me and my husband last weekend. No friends, no visitors, just him, me and the cats...
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A look back in time: thebigfatnoodle spring clean
This remains one of my favourite photos I’ve ever taken with my trusty iPhone. it was from our Godalming Food Festival in 2010. It’s what I associate with being out in the country and having access to...
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