4 d. ago You are cooking sausages the wrong way says butcher who shares 'easier' method

The frying pan might be the only way you've ever cooked your bangers but a chef says there's a better way for maximum taste

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2 w. ago Make poached eggs in 60 seconds with French chef's simple cooking tip — no pan

A French chef has shared his simple hack for poaching an egg in just 60 seconds using a microwave - and it's so easy to do at home

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2 w. ago Stop cooking bacon in the frying pan when easier method makes it crispier and tastier

Bacon is a popular ingredient in many dishes, but cooking it in a pan can be messy. There's a better way to cook bacon in a matter of minutes with minimal mess

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2 w. ago Cook fried eggs without a pan or air fryer in just 40 seconds with no washing up

A home cook has shared her simple method for frying an egg, and you don't need to scrub a pan afterwards

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3 w. ago Fry eggs without a pan in seconds using cook’s 'delicious' method

A home cook has shared her simple method for frying an egg in the microwave in just 40 seconds, and it's so quick and easy that you'll never want to use a frying pan again

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3 w. ago ‘Looks so sizzling they could fry an egg!’ How the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation changed my life

The 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, starring Colin Firth, has its own fan group, has inspired university courses and was even featured in the Barbie movie. What’s behind its enduring appeal? I was born in the wrong century – or so my mother says, while I protest from my writing bureau, wax seal in hand, ready to dispatch an Austen-style letter to a friend. But as I put out the candle flame with my antique snuffer, I wonder if she might be right. For me, the past has always felt like home – I grew up on a literary diet of classic fiction, seasoned with a love of my Regency hero, Jane Austen.So when the BBC dramatisation of her most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice, first aired in 1995, it was manna from heaven for me, especially as an A-level English literature student. My pre-binge-era classmates and I delighted in the weekly suspense. We chattered of Mr Darcy’s intense looks, so sizzling they could fry an egg; laughed over the unfiltered comments of a dramatic Mrs Benne...

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3 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy eggs in a basket with smoky chard – recipe

Elevate this everyday favourite with a serving of lemon and paprika-spiked greensEggs in a basket are a treat. The easiest way to make the necessary holes in your sliced bread is with a round pastry cutter – or a heart-shaped one for fun. Break the eggs into their bread ‘baskets’, then fry up their “hats” to go alongside. To make this a grownup rather than a nursery dinner, serve with lemon-and-paprika-spiked chard, or spinach or kale, if that’s what you have; I am growing a surfeit of chard, so I always need new ways to use it up. Continue reading...

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