44 h. ago Pumpkin soup will be the perfect winter warmer with these 3 store cupboard essentials

Pumpkins are part and parcel of Halloween, and if you need a way to reduce waste, you can turn your leftover pumpkin into a wonderful winter soup.

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46 h. ago Satay sauce tastes even better if you add 1 extra ingredient I love — ready in 10 minutes

I never thought to make my own satay sauce until recently, but after discovering an easy recipe from BBC Good Food, I've been making it every week

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62 h. ago Michelin chef reveals how to make a perfect omelette in minutes

Many people struggle to perfect the omelette. Luckily, Michelin-starred chef Paul Foster has shared his top tips.

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67 h. ago I made a soup from medieval times with an easy recipe – but I'm so glad I live in today's world

With soup season arriving, I decided to look back into the long-ago past for a recipe to recreate, and found a medieval-era chickpea soup that certainly sounded interesting

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4 d. ago Mediterranean diet 'most effective way' to treat IBS, scientists discover

A Mediterranean-style diet plan has long been hailed as the secret behind Italians and Spaniards living long and healthy lives, as well as low rates of obesity.

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4 d. ago Mary Berry's 'easy' bread and butter pudding made by her mum for 60 years

Mary Berry shared three recipes from her new book on BBC last night, and one of them was her bread and butter pudding, which has remained unchanged for decades.

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8 d. ago Revealed: What your hair (or lack of!) says about you, according to scientists

From how much sleep you are getting to whether you are eating the right diet, scientists say that hair holds the secrets to understanding our health.

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9 d. ago Incredibly tasty soup that takes minutes to prep is perfect for autumn

As the weather gets colder, we all want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time snuggled up on the sofa. This soup is the perfect comfort food and is so easy to make

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1 week ago Keep cheese fresh and flavourful for longer with 1 common household item

Cheese is a sensitive food item and can easily spoil in the fridge, but there is a simple way to store it so it stays fresh and flavourful for longer

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1 week ago Easyjet tourist slams meals that 'looked like dog food' during Crete holiday

Erin Wells described her stay at her hotel in Crete, Greece as "living hell" because she and partner Jordan Evans had issues with their food and state of their bedroom

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1 week ago Americans losing $728 per year due to simple food mistakes. Five easy changes to help you save money

Four go-to dishes can help you use up food in your fridge to stop it from being tossed

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1 week ago Georgina Hayden’s recipe for parmesan and sage jacket potato gnocchi | Quick and easy

It’s easy to forget how simple and frugal homemade gnocchi can be, especially when you make them from an already cooked batch of baked spuds – deliciousIf I’m going to the effort of making jacket potatoes (and by effort I mean putting them in the oven for an hour), I will almost always pop in a few extra spuds to make gnocchi for a later meal. The difference between shop-bought and homemade gnocchi is vast, especially the vac-packed, long-life kind, which are dense and can be heavy. Freshly made gnocchi, with fluffy baked potatoes, however, are light as air, pillowy and silky. If that sounds intimidating, let me reassure you that this recipe is really forgiving, and much easier than making fresh sheet pasta. I love them served simply, as here, with a slightly nutty sage butter and lots of parmesan. The simple sauce lets those gnocchi sing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Diwali recipes: Four top chefs share their favourite meals to celebrate with

From perfect prawns to top-notch tandoori lamb chops, four London chefs serve up their celebratory plates

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1 week ago The pathetic final years of Al Capone: Notorious mobster who went mad with syphilis was reduced to pleading for pills to treat constipation, unseen letter reveals

Two years after being released from prison amid his declining health, the syphilis-addled gangster asked his physician, Dr Kenneth Phillips, for '2 boxes of them red pills for bowels movement'.

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2 w. ago Four south east London restaurants are finalists in Food Awards England 2025

Four south east London restaurants are finalists in Food Awards England 2025  This Is Local London

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2 w. ago Opening West Ham’s community hub was one of my proudest days in football – we even had a 90s pop star on the guestlist

THE GUEST LIST at the official opening of our brand new community hub The Foundry this week read like a who’s who of claret and blue. West Ham heroes past and present, coaches, directors, charitable partners, local MPs, mayors, Prem representatives, budding entrepreneurs, hopeful young starlets in our Girls’ Academy, a 50-strong choir of senior...

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2 w. ago 'Easy' chicken curry is better with 2 added ingredients and perfect for the weekend

Jools Oliver, wife of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, is renowned for her family-friendly recipes and cooking videos, especially those centred around quick and simple meals

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2 w. ago Simple shortbread recipe has just 3 ingredients and is made in four steps

This easy shortbread recipe is a great crowd-pleaser, as it uses just three ingredients and takes up to an hour to prepare - you'll just need to wait for it to cool

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2 w. ago 'Delicious' salmon and broccoli pasta recipe is 'easy' to cook in 15 minutes

This simple salmon and broccoli pasta recipe is perfect for those who are short on time and want to make a delicious dinner. Here's how to make it in four easy steps and no stress

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2 w. ago Official list of foods that ease constipation, revealed by diet scientists

Sufferers of chronic constipation have been handed the first ever official list of foods and supplements that can help to get things moving-and it includes some surprising everyday staples.

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