2 hours ago Aunt Bessie's reveals best way to cook roast potatoes to leave them crunchy and fluffy

The Aunt Bessie's brand has shared its top tips for cooking roast potatoes more easily in a bid to help beat the ‘pressure of getting everything perfect’ when cooking a roast

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2 hours ago Make dinner in just 30 minutes with delicious creamy Tuscan chicken recipe

If you're looking for a quick, easy and healthy dinner that doesn't scrimp on flavour, this Tuscan chicken is the perfect meal for you - and it's been going viral on social media

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4 hours ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for lemongrass tofu with noodles | The new vegan

Fried tofu in a zippy, salty-sour sauce and tangled in a bed of noodlesI went to Bath recently to do an event at Topping & Company for my new book, Dinner, and fell so in love with the city that I seriously thought about moving there. I forced myself to think about what I’d miss about London, and Kingsland Road, with all of its Vietnamese cafes, immediately popped into my head. I’d miss walking past all those windows steamed up from the hot pots and pho, and the smell of lemongrass in the air. All that thinking made me very hungry, and today’s recipe is the result. Perhaps if I can recreate those smells and steamed windows in my own kitchen one day, I could move. We’ll see Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Man shocks Glasgow shoppers after being spotted walking duck on a lead

The man was spotted walking his duck at a Glasgow shopping centre.

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4 hours ago Radford family dad slams Dubai restaurant over Sunday roast as ‘Toby Carvery way better’

The dad-of-22 was not impressed with his Sunday dinner during an anniversary trip which he said was fatty and 'the worst ever' - remarking that a much cheaper Toby Carvery was heaps tastier

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5 hours ago India reap the rewards of patience after Australia hit the brakes | Geoff Lemon

Visitors ease away to a commanding lead as Australia fade to the point of missing small moments on day two of the first Test in PerthImagine you’re doing the Keanu Reeves bit in Speed. You’re on a bus that can’t drop below 50 miles an hour or it will explode. It’s high-octane stuff, even if the bus is running on diesel. You have to avoid collisions, do sick jumps, kindle a romance with Sandra Bullock. But then imagine there’s a change in script. Dennis Hopper rings up with a different idea. Now, the bus has a maximum speed. And that speed is 10 miles an hour. Chill.It was this sort of change that came over the first Test between Australia and India on its second day. On the first day, Australia had taken all 10 India wickets for 150, then lost seven of their own by stumps for 67. But af...

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6 hours ago Unseen Barbara Hepworth letters reveal ‘recipes’ for sculptures – and her high standards

A cache of notes that will be auctioned this week include the artist’s instructions to her bronze foundry and show how deeply involved she was with the casting process Barbara Hepworth’s stone and bronze sculptures are recognised around the world for their distinct, curved forms. The oval alabasters and gleaming bronzes, punctured with holes and lozenge-like gaps, were all made in contrasting tones and surfaces, creating a new aesthetic.Now, Hepworth’s unseen letters to the London foundry owner who made many of her bronze pieces offer a revelatory new guide to her work. The bundle of letters and draft sketches, which cover a decade of work and will be sold for the first time this week, also reveal the exacting standards of this pioneering woman, hailed as one of Britain’s most important...

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6 hours ago Ask Ottolenghi: what’s the secret to a perfect poached egg? | Ask Ottolenghi

Four steps to poached perfectionPlease give foolproof advice on how to cook a soft poached egg.Anne Marie, County Donegal I’m here for you, Anne Marie, so let’s do this thing!Step 1 Don’t be afraid. Remember: it’s just an egg cooked in water. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Amanda Holden flashes toned midriff in dazzling crop top as she wows on red carpet

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden strutted her stuff at the Royal Variety Performance, looking exceptional in a glittering mint green-coloured ensemble

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7 hours ago 242 best Christmas gifts for 2024: perfect present ideas chosen by the experts

From Monty Don’s top garden tool to Sali Hughes’s perfect lipstick and Yotam Ottolenghi’s favourite ever present, we asked everyone what they wanted – so you don’t have toStuck for what to buy everyone for Christmas? You won’t be for long From gifts for fitness fans and gardeners to presents for pets (and their adorable owners), teens and beauty lovers, we’ve got all bases covered.Best of all, they’re hand-picked from the experts themselves: we’ve taken out the guesswork and asked the kids, chefs, cyclists and more to tell us what they actually want this year. Merry Christmas! Continue reading...

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