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How to decorate a Christmas cake with cake lace
Transform your Christmas cake into a masterpiece of pure-white snowy finery with our easy-to-follow guide to making cake lace
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How to make sugar paste ranunculus flowers
Learn how to make sugar paste flowers with cakemaker Kat Silverfield’s step-by-step guide. Once you've mastered the technique, use to decorate cakes.
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10-step guide to the perfect cooked breakfast
Ever been served stewed mushrooms or cold eggs as an excuse for a fry-up? Learn how to make the ultimate English breakfast with our guide
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How to make maple and bacon danish pastries
Learn how to make these maple and bacon Danish pastries with Florin Grama, Head Baker at Pophams Bakery, using this easy guide
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How to make royal icing
Why buy royal icing when it’s this simple to make? Follow our easy step-by-step guide to find out how to make royal icing for your Christmas cake this year
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How to make marzipan
Marzipan is a festive must-have and homemade is so much better than shop-bought stuff. Give it a go with our easy-to-follow guide.
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How to make salt-baked lamb
Make salt-baked lamb in this step-by-step by chef Florence Knight. She says: "The salt dough crust traps the juices, producing the most succulent meat"
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How to flip a tortilla
Turning tortillas can be tricky, but this step-by-step method works. Just remember to use a non-stick pan and be confident and flip in one movement.
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How to make a genoise sponge
Follow our step-by-step guide on how to make a perfect, light and airy genoise (or genoese) sponge cake – a French patisserie classic.
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How to skin and pin bone fresh salmon
Follow these four simple steps to prepare a whole salmon fillet which will ensure a neat finish with minimal flesh waste.
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Halloumi nut roast – video
Hosting a vegetarian Christmas? This epic halloumi and pistachio nut roast is packed full of flavour and has a healthy helping of wow-factor.
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How to make proper Spanish croquetas
Learn how to make proper Spanish croquetas, with top London chef Jose Pizarro, then serve them at a tapas party with a cool glass of manzanilla.
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How to make pistachio rose bostocks
Learn how to make these pretty pistachio rose bostocks with James Clarke's, pastry chef at Dominique Ansel Bakery, step-by-step guide.
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How to make Turkish-style pizza
Turkish-Cypriot chef Selin Kiazim – owner of Shoreditch restaurant Oklava – shares her tips and tricks for making Turkish-style pizza, or pide.
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10 things every cake baker should know
New to baking? Use these tips from our food team to help you bake perfect cakes first time
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How to make homemade pasta
Learn how to make fresh egg pasta using Giorgio Locatelli's very own recipe. It's an absolute necessity when it comes to Italian cooking.
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Miso-glazed aubergines – video
Watch the video for these sticky and sweet miso-glazed aubergines, then have a go at the full recipe. They're great as a tasty vegetarian weeknight meal.
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Silky chocolate and raspberry tart – video
Watch the video for our silky chocolate and raspberry tart, then make it yourself with the full recipe. Serve with a dash of pouring cream and dig in.
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How to make trofie pasta – video
Trofie can be tricky to make – watch Adam Banks' rolling technique, in this easy-to-follow video, and you'll be making perfect pasta in no time.
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How to make Nutella doughnuts
Few things trump a warm, sugar-coated doughnut filled with oozy Nutella ganache. Find out how to make these Nutella doughnuts with our step-by step guide.
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Timmy’s mo-yos – video
Find out how to make Peter Gordon's mother's mo-yo's by watching the video. Then make them yourself with the recipe in our July 2018 issue.
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How to butterfly a leg of lamb for the barbecue
Learning how to butterfly a leg of lamb is a technique that’s well worth learning and easier than it looks. Find out how with our easy-to-follow guide.
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How to make croissants
Follow baker Richard Bertinet's step-by-step guide on how to make buttery, flaky croissants – they're the ultimate breakfast treat.
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How to make a raised picnic pie
Learn how to make a homemade raised pie with our step-by-step guide. This chicken and chorizo pie is perfect for a picnic, served with salad and pickles.
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How to cook the perfect steak
Want to cook the perfect steak? 'course you do! Chef Jason Atherton walks us through different cuts, from rump steak to chuck steak - and shows us how to cook it perfectly
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Top barbecue chefs share their award-winning tips
Want to throw a winning, perfectly-timed-and-cooked barbecue? Award-winning chefs, Samantha Evans and Shauna Guinn, share their best tips.
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How to make sugar flowers – video
Got a cake to decorate? Here's how to make ranunculus (buttercup) sugar flowers from scratch in our step-by-step video to sugar craft and flower decoration
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Giant pan cookie – video
Is this what dreams are made of? A giant chocolate chip cookie, made in a single skillet pan. Eat it warm from the oven, topped with vanilla ice cream.
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How to make steamed and fried beef buns
Sifu Fei Wang, head chef at Hutong restaurant, teaches us how to make barbecue beef steamed and fried buns for dim sum.
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