26 h. ago My unexpected Pride icon: The Green Roasting Tin, a cookbook no lesbian vegetarian can be without

Sure, Rukmini Iyer’s recipes are not specifically aimed at queer people, but the first time I cooked one, it was with my girlfriend – and she is now my wifeWalk into a queer woman’s kitchen and the chances are that the lime-green spine of Rukmini Iyer’s The Green Roasting Tin will be poking out from a surface or a shelf – if it is not already on the counter and splattered with food. You are likely to find it in the homes of allies, too – this is the holy grail of what-to-feed-my-queer–vegetarian-offspring cookbooks.Not only does The Green Roasting Tin play into stereotypes about gay and bisexual women – all vegetarian recipes, half vegan and supremely practical (the USP of The Roasting Tin series is that all the recipes are oven-cooked in one dish) – but it is also full of indulgence. The tarts, gratins, salads and bakes are dotted with pomegranate seeds or fresh herbs and drizzled with truffle oil or honey. One recipe even has an entire camembert plonked in a tray of potatoes. And ...

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52 h. ago Clean away shower head limescale in half an hour with 1 natural common ingredient

Limescale can be a real pain to scrub away, but there is a quick and easy method to get rid of it using a simple household ingredient, according to an expert

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4 d. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for harissa and gnocchi

A spicy, warming take on the classic British supper, and ideal for nippier summer nightsI love fish pie, and gnocchi, and harissa, so what could be better than a combination of all three? Particularly if it saves you 15 minutes’ boiling and then mashing some potatoes. Bookmark this for chillier summer evenings – I’m determined to eat as many meals as possible outside right now, and this will keep you warm when the temperature dips to an unseasonal sub-15C. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Isle of Paradise’s ‘easy to use’ fake tan drops are less than £10 in flash beauty deal

For a quick and easy way to give your skin a natural-looking glow, Isle of Paradise’s fake tan drops are the perfect addition to your daily routine – and they’re now more than 50% off

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9 d. ago Jacket potatoes will turn crispy with £6.50 ingredient and cooked in the microwave

Jacket potatoes are a quick and easy meal option, but cooking them in the oven can take hours - however, a food expert has revealed how to cook them to perfection in the microwave.

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1 week ago AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery

Fraudsters use fake artists to juice royalties from streaming services – but real musicians are getting blamed. Might they be better off without Spotify et al?There is a battle gripping the music business today around the manipulation of streaming services – and innocent indie artists are the collateral damage.Fraudsters are flooding Spotify, Apple Music and the rest with AI-generated tracks, to try and hoover up the royalties generated by people listening to them. These tracks are cheap, quick and easy to make, with Deezer estimating in April that over 20,000 fully AI-created tracks – that’s 18% of new tracks – were being ingested into its platform daily, almost double the number in January. The fraudsters often then use bots, AI or humans to endlessly listen to these fake songs and generate revenue, while others are exploiting upload services to get fake songs put on real artists’ pages and siphon off royalties that way. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for smoked trout and crisp potato cakes with capers, caraway and dill | Quick and easy

Tangy capers, caraway and dill add spice to these delectable rösti-alikes topped with smoked fish and creme fraicheThese rösti-adjacent potato cakes with capers, which crisp up beautifully at the edges, are an absolute win. I would eat them by themselves standing up at the cooker, but when they’re draped with a little smoked trout, creme fraiche and dill, and served alongside a light salad, they make for an elegant dinner for two. Some shaved fennel (with its frilly leaves) in a lemony dressing wouldn’t go amiss here, either. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Perfect microwave jacket potatoes every time with this secret ingredient

If you're looking for a quick and easy dinner option, jacket potatoes are a great choice. Here's how to cook jacket potatoes in the microwave perfectly every time

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2 w. ago Zara McDermott is ‘obsessed’ with this £30 handheld Ninja blender that shoppers say is a ‘game changer’

Zara McDermott has found a quick and easy way to take her cooking to the next level as she shares the Ninja blender she’s ‘obsessed with’ and shoppers say is a ‘game changer’

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2 w. ago How to turn aquafaba into a delectable vegan chocolate mousse – recipe | Waste not

Whip up bean water you might otherwise throw away, fold in some melted chocolate and you have yourself a quick, easy and healthy(ish) two-ingredient mousseI love the simplicity of today’s dish. Just two ingredients – chocolate and aquafaba – come together to create a waste-saving treat. Bean water has a mild savoury taste, but the dominant flavour here is chocolate, which, without the addition of extra fat (usually in the form of cream), becomes incredibly intense, amplifying its sheer chocolatiness.Aquafaba has magical properties that mean it behaves like egg whites when whisked, creating an airy foam that can be used for everything from mayonnaise to mousse. According to Ada McVean in an article asking What is Aquafaba? for McGill University in Montreal, the water-soluble proteins and sugars in the beans leak into the water during cooking, giving it a similar composition to egg whites; it also contain saponins, which help it foam so well. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for asparagus tart with tapenade and eggs | Quick and easy

Just unfurl shop-bought pastry, top it with a few goodies, bake for 20 minutes and, hey presto, you’ve got a deliciously quick and nutritious light mealI love puff pastry tarts. The ease of just unrolling a sheet, scattering it with something delicious and giving it a quick stint in the oven, and dinner has almost cooked itself. This variation, with an olive tapenade-spiked cream cheese base, asparagus and eggs works as well for dinner as it does for a weekend brunch. If you’re a chilli fiend, a scattering of hot chilli flakes (or, indeed, sliced fresh chilli) won’t go amiss, either. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for asparagus tart with tapenade and eggs

Just unfurl shop-bought pastry, top it with a few goodies, bake for 20 minutes and, hey presto, you’ve got a deliciously quick and nutritious light mealI love puff pastry tarts. The ease of just unrolling a sheet, scattering it with something delicious and giving it a quick stint in the oven, and dinner has almost cooked itself. This variation, with an olive tapenade-spiked cream cheese base, asparagus and eggs works as well for dinner as it does for a weekend brunch. If you’re a chilli fiend, a scattering of hot chilli flakes (or, indeed, sliced fresh chilli) won’t go amiss, either. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Shark vacuum that makes 'quick and easy' work of pet hair now £150 off

The popular Shark vacuum has earned a 4.6 out of 5 star rating from over 1,000 reviews

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3 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for gildas in carriages | Quick and easy

These summery snacks are based on the popular pintxo, only with the chilli blended into an artichoke tapenade that’s spread on toast and topped with the olive and anchovyGildas are such a lovely pre-dinner snack: really good olives and anchovies on a stick, with any number of variations, such as artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, bits of cheese The one I had most recently, at Brett in Glasgow, was beyond wonderful, and featured chicken fat-topped croutons and homemade green chilli sauce with plump Perelló olives and anchovies. Inspired by this, I made a lemon-spiked green chilli and artichoke tapenade for hot focaccia, topped with the same excellent olives and the best anchovies. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Cook 'perfect' fried egg in just two minutes without using a frying pan

If you want to cook the perfect fried egg every time then you should give this microwave hack a go. It's quick, easy and there is no frying pan to wash up afterwards

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last month Vets advise UK pet owners on how to safely walk dogs during the heatwave to prevent paw burns

As well as increasing the risk of heatstroke, warmer weather can also lead to dogs burning their paws on hot pavements - but there is a quick and easy way to avoid it

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