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Here’s a new favourite summertime supper recipe — perfect for when those patio tomato plants are being just a bit too generous with their fruitful bounty.
Tiny tomatoes are apparently custom-made to be roasted with garlic, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, then tossed with lovely greens: the late-season regrowth of baby spinach and herbs [...]
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I can’t recall exactly how this idea of a virtual Bacon Collection got started, but it was definitely on Twitter, and probably sparked by @surfingtrucker:
“Anyone tried chocolate covered bacon yet?”
But the blame/credit for the collection getting to its current fat status can be laid squarely at the feet of [...]
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I love the rich aubergine colour and fat rounded curves of eggplant — surely the most elegant and mysterious of vegetables.
The only problem with eggplant, as I see it, is finding a way to cook and serve it that won’t have the household running madly off to a fast-food joint.
Enter [...]
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In times of stress and angst, my mother always prescribed a deep calming breath and a Nice Cup of Tea.
In times of big stress and angst, however, too many of those Nice Cups of Tea can send your over-caffeinated nerves a-jangling and tank your coping skills all the more.
So, how [...]
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On top of losing 7 pounds in 10 days — yes!! yes, that happened! — one of the best things about doing my 4-week Healthy Eating Challenge is discovering new cool guilt-free recipes.
Low fat, low calorie, high in all sorts of dandy nutrients and vitamins, and pretty frugal, too… This recipe, discovered in [...]
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