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The delicious food. team are experts in their field. Whether you need to know microwaving tips to save you money, how to make ingredients stretch further, or how to de-bone specific cuts of meat, treat our Tips section as an encyclopaedia of food knowledge at your fingertips.
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Which oils are safe to cook with?
Choosing the right oil for cooking can be confusing, especially when it comes to our health. So what gives? Sue Quinn looks at the latest developments.
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How to peel a fresh pineapple
Get to grips with this knobbly, spiky fruit by following our step-by-step guide to preparing pineapple rings, wedges and chunks.
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How to stop pastry shrinkage
Make perfect tarts every time by checking out our top tips and tricks to avoiding pastry shrinkage in the oven – including this one failsafe rule.
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How to make chicken and coconut curry laksa
Make Ping Coombes’ showstopping chicken and coconut laksa dish from the MasterChef quarter finals 2014, with this step-by-step guide.
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How to make a lattice pie topping
Learn how to plait like a pro and turn your tart into a masterpiece with our step-by-step guide to perfecting a gorgeous lattice topping.
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Easy flourless chocolate cake – video
An easy-to-make flourless chocolate cake recipe that results in a crisp outside and gloriously fudgey centre. Best served with ice cream.
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Dulce de leche cake – video
Behold, a cake for all seasons! Just combine a few ingredients to make a light chocolate sponge cake, then top it with rich dulce de leche for heavenly results.
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How to make Fougasse
This French flatbread is crunchy on the outside and soft within. Learn how to make a Fougasse loaf with our easy step-by-step guide.
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How to fold a steamed dim sum bun – video
If you’ve found it fiddly to fold your own dim sum dough in the past, here’s our handy video to help.
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The beginner’s guide to afternoon tea
Editorial assistant Phoebe Stone took a trip to the Hotel Cafe Royal, whose afternoon tea was awarded best in the UK in 2017. Here's what she thought...
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Chicken, prawn and coconut curry laksa video
Make Ping Coombes' spicy laksa paste and it'll keep in the fridge for a month. This recipe is Ping's own showstopping dish from the MasterChef quarter finals, 2014.
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Can food ever really help you sleep?
Is there a link between sleep and diet? And are bananas really ‘sleeping pills in a peel’, as one headline has claimed? Sue Quinn investigates
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Golden rules for cooking a Christmas goose
If you're opting for an alternative festive centrepiece this year, make sure you're clued up with our top tips on cooking the perfect Christmas goose.
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How to cook the perfect turkey
We've come up with a few simple steps to show you how to cook the perfect turkey. This is how you can tell when your turkey is cooked...
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The best beef cuts for slow cooking
Slow cooking meat is a popular way of cooking cheap cuts of meat. Here are our tips for slow-cooking beef including advice on the best cuts to use.
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How to bone a turkey crown
This is a technique worth learning as it’s a great way to turn a simple joint into a centrepiece. You can do it with a turkey or (as pictured) a chicken.
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How to steam, flame and serve your traditional pudding
Christmas wouldn't be the same without a Christmas pudding. Find out how to steam, flame and serve your traditional pudding with these three easy steps.
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How to make crème brûlée
Crème brûlée is a luxuriant mixture of just-set vanilla custard and crisp caramelised sugar. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you make it.
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How to decorate your Christmas cake with gingerbread houses
Find out how to decorate your Christmas cake this year with gingerbread biscuits with this easy step-by-step guide by Bettys bakery.
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Spicy beef and bean conchiglie – video
You could use up any leftover roast meat you have to hand in this spicy conchiglie recipe. Roast chicken, pork or beef would go nicely with the beans.
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Croissant and marmalade bread-and-butter pudding video
Watch how to make this seriously indulgent bread and butter pudding, made with croissants, slathered in marmalade and sprinkled with chocolate.
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No-bake blackberry cheesecake
This very berry no-bake blackberry cheesecake is made using Skyr yoghurt, for a subtly tangy flavour and a lovely rich texture.
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Can you turn fussy kids into healthy eaters?
Fiona Faulkner, also known as the 'toddler chef', shares her 10 top tips on how to turn your children from fussy eaters into a healthy eaters.
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Eric Lanlard’s cream cheese brownies – video
Remember to err on the side of under-baking to get Eric Lanlard's cream cheese brownies perfectly fudgy... Watch the video, and then get the full recipe.
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How to make hasselbacks with taleggio – video
Comforting, craveworthy and a little bit retro. These cheesy, garlicky hasselbacks are worth every bite. Find the full recipe here.
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Top tips for making Danish pastries
Follow our step-by-step guide to mastering the art of how to make and shape Danish pastries – they’re well worth the effort.
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