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How to layer a lasagne
Bolognese, pasta, white sauce = the perfect lasagne layers. Learn how to layer a lasagne with this quick and easy video tutorial.
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How to make (and decorate) chocolate Easter eggs
Find out how easy it is to make your own chocolate Easter egg with our step-by-step guide. Then discover 4 fabulous ways to decorate them!
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How to temper chocolate
Learn how to temper chocolate using a bain marie with our step-by-step guide, so that you can achieve a gorgeously glossy finish every time.
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10 of the best pancake recipes for Shrove Tuesday
Make Pancake Day 2024 one to remember with our best-ever pancake recipes, including double chocolate, gingerbread and spicy 'nduja options.
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How to stuff and cook a turkey
Ensure your turkey is bursting with flavour, wonderfully moist and packed full of gorgeous stuffing with our easy-to-follow video.
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How to make gravy from scratch
No roast dinner is perfect without a jug of glossy, velvety gravy. Follow our guide to makign superb gravy – even if you’re a veggie!
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4 great summer beef burger recipes
Use our easy recipe to make beef burgers. Then dress them for summer with three delicious variations: avo and feta, kimchi or Tex-Mex.
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Cook’s camping guide: best camping recipes and tips
Some camping recipes can be a challenge, but that's part of the fun. From setting up on the day you arrive, through to breakfast and one-pots.
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A history of the Colomba di Pasqua cake
The Colomba di Pasqua is a sweet fruit-filled bread which boasts many similarities to a Panettone. Discover the best ones to buy at Easter.
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How to de-bone or butterfly a leg of lamb
Follow our step-by-step guide to de-boning (also called butterflying) a leg of lamb, and then have a go at these three great recipes.
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Our rhubarb and custard layer cake is the perfect Easter bake
Our rhubarb and custard layer cake is perfectly balanced - the fruit’s tartness means the finished cake is not overpoweringly sweet
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20 smart ways to save money on your food bill
When you’re counting the pennies, cutting down on your favourite food seems a tough call. Follow these basic tips to keep enjoying good eats on the cheap.
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Try our blood orange steamed pudding for a comforting treat this February
Our blood orange and Campari steamed pudding with proper custard is absolutely the next recipe to add to your list.
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Five ways to make sure you take a proper lunch break
Now’s the time to make a change for the sake of your health: take a proper lunch break, make something good to eat and vow not to switch off!
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How to make fresh pasta
Once you've mastered the art of making fresh pasta with our step-by-step guide, have a go at making your own tortellini or ravioli too.
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How to make coffee shop drinks at home
Has lockdown got you pining after your favourite coffee shop fix? Check out our beginner's guide on how to make the very best coffee at home.
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Spending Christmas alone? 11 tips if you can’t be with family this year
This year, many of us aren't able to spend Christmas with family. For some, it may be the first year you are doing Christmas alone.
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Christmas cook’s guide: turkey
How do I know if my turkey is ready? What size turkey should I buy? We've got the answers to all your turkey dilemmas this Christmas...
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When can you freeze what? Our Christmas freezing tips
So many sauces, veg, pies and cakes can all be made in advance and frozen to make sure you're not rushing around like a headless turkey on Christmas day.
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How to make a proper trifle
Add this trifle to your Christmas repertoire and you'll have guests coming back for more. Follow our step-by-step guide to find out how to make it.
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10 ways to decorate your Christmas cake
Get creative and turn a classic fruit cake into a showstopping centrepiece by decorating your cake with these edible Christmas cake decorations.
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How to flame a Christmas pudding
Lighting a Christmas pudding brings a touch of delight and drama to your table - here's a super-simple three step guide.
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10 ways to give back at Christmas
Discover the inspiring initiatives using food to create change – and how you can give back at Christmas time. From charities to donations...
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5 ways you can still celebrate Halloween at home
Just because Covid-19 is still very much with us, doesn't mean you can't have an epic Halloween 2020 at home - find our party ideas and recipes
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After-school snacks and recipe ideas
Keep the kids' hunger pangs at bay until tea time with some of our after-school snack and recipe ideas: including sweet and savoury snack recipes.
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10 mood-boosting Instagram accounts to follow right now
Add some virtual sunshine to your social media newsfeed with our pick of 10 of the best mood-boosting Instagram accounts to follow.
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How to recreate the perfect afternoon tea at home
Being stuck indoors shouldn’t mean having to miss out on this great British tradition. Fortunately, it’s easy to recreate the perfect afternoon tea at home.
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Easy cooking skills your kids can learn in the kitchen
How are you coping if you have a child at home because schools are closed? Find new recipe ideas and cooking skills for kids.
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5 fantastic local producers that need your support right now
With the help of our friends at the Guild of Fine Food, we're championing 5 standout local producers from across the UK that need your support right now.
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