36 m. ago You can make your own Pumpkin Spiced Latte at home with far less sugar

The pumpkin spice latte, or PSL, is a seasonal coffee drink, but did you know there's a way you can make a similar one from the comfort of your own home with less sugar?

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2 h. ago I froze my eggs and sized up sperm donors while watching my friends get pregnant... but this is why I decided not to have a baby

I used to do it in the supermarket queue. It probably looked quite creepy. There I was, standing with my basket, squinting at a nearby baby or toddler.

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3 h. ago I make scrambled eggs much creamier using 1 common ingredient — not milk

Scrambled eggs can come out rubbery if you are not using the right ingredients, but there is an easy way to make them a lot creamier with a cheap ingredient found in most fridges.

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4 h. ago Fried eggs taste better without 'extra salt' if you add 1 ingredient chef swears by

Chef Rebecca from The Practical Kitchen has shared her simple trick for making fried eggs taste better

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5 h. ago Chef swears by 1 unexpected ingredient to make fried eggs tastier

According to one chef, it's not the butter and oil that make a fried egg flavourful

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15 h. ago The Mr Bao team bring wonton soup to London Fields with Wonton Charlie's

The Mr Bao team bring wonton soup to London Fields with Wonton Charlie's  Hot Dinners

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20 h. ago Jimmy Fallon tells of drinking ‘Buckie’ at ‘best dinner ever’ with royal guard

The Tonight Show host was given a regimental cap and his own personal kilt from Scottish soldiers.

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24 h. 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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27 h. ago ‘Stole my heart’: why My Best Friend’s Wedding is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers sharing their all-time favourite comfort films is a trip back to 1997 with Julia Roberts’s charmingly chaotic anti-heroIf When Harry Met Sally questioned whether men and women can be friends without sex getting in the way, My Best Friend’s Wedding is unequivocal. If your fiance has a female BFF – especially if she has the megawatt smile and mile-long legs of Julia Roberts at her ravishing best – prepare for drama. Even if you’re Cameron Diaz. Which is the precise scenario we’re confronted with at the start of my favourite chaotic caper, which made just under $300m at the global box office when it debuted in 1997, and also stole my heart as a melodramatic 11-year-old.We were truly spoiled for romcoms in the 90s – believe me, I watched them all – but My Best Friend’s Wedding is something special. To watch this PJ Hogan classic (he also directed Muriel’s Wedding) is to sink into a warm bath of nostalgia, complete with brick-sized mobile phones, indoor ...

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42 h. ago NFL roundup: Eagles rebound behind Hurts as Chiefs, Patriots and Rams roll

Eagles snap two-game skid with win at MinnesotaRams improve to 5-2, best start since 2021 title runJalen Hurts gave his lagging offense a jolt by throwing for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Jalyx Hunt returned an interception for a score, and the Philadelphia Eagles rebounded from back-to-back losses by hanging on to beat the Minnesota Vikings 28-22 on Sunday.Hurts went 19 for 23 in the highlight-reel revival of the passing attack that helped the Eagles (5-2) win the Super Bowl last season, hitting AJ Brown for two touchdowns and DeVonta Smith for a career-high 183 receiving yards that included a 79-yard score. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Spirituality isn’t rigid dogma. It’s a living, breathing practice that helps make sense of an incomprehensible world | Shadi Khan Saif

I grew up in Kabul and Karachi. In both, I learned the value of the quiet rituals observed while no one is watchingWhen I was leaving London for Melbourne, my eldest sister-in-law told her kids not to forget the “tradition” – to throw a bowl of water behind me as I stepped out the door. Just a small splash on the ground, a gesture older than borders. “La har azaab po aman se,” she whispered in Pashto under her breath – may all hardship stay away from you. The little ones giggled and waved their goodbyes as they spilled the water, somewhere between shy and amused.My mother used to do this too, back in Afghanistan. Every time I left for a journey, especially international ones, she’d quietly follow me to the gate with a bowl of water, whispering prayers I couldn’t always hear. But this moment, between two western cities, with children growing up in a world so far from where that habit began, felt different. It was softer. Bittersweet. Like watching an old song being hummed in a new la...

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48 h. ago How to make the perfect strata – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect

The classic American brunch dish – ‘the love child of frittata and bread pudding’ – is given the masterclass treatmentAlso known variously as “breakfast casserole” and “egg dish”, strata is an American brunch favourite that, according to the great US chef Sohla El-Waylly, is best described as “the love child of frittata and bread pudding”, while the dish’s name comes from the fact that it’s assembled in layers. Like all the best leftovers recipes, those layers are eminently flexible, but what all strata have in common are stale bread and eggs. The rest is largely up to you.I’ll be honest, rich as it is, strata is not something I’d tackle before lunchtime, so I was relieved to read the late James Villas explain that, “in the South, a strata is traditionally served on an informal dinner buffet or at a casual supper”. Whenever you plan to enjoy it, however, note that, as per America’s favourite cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, if need be the ever amenable strata “can be assembled and refr...

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51 h. ago Hyperkin Competitor pro wired controller review – bringing the comfort of DualSense to PC and Xbox

Hyperkin provides players with a more PlayStation-orientated solution for those on Xbox who want to mimic the ergonomics of the PS5's DualSense.

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55 h. ago Mary Berry's double cheese pasta bake takes only 15 minutes to make from scratch

Mary Berry's double cheese pasta bake is the ultimate comfort food topped with two different cheeses with a variety of mushrooms to give it an earthy taste

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56 h. ago Nutritionist's 'heal me' soup recipe that helps if you're feeling 'run down'

The nutritionist, 30, said her recipe will 'leave you feeling warm and comforted'

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56 h. ago 'Heal me' chicken soup recipe that's full of protein and vitamins

Nutritionist Emily English said her recipe is brimming with nutrients despite being just 400kcal per portion

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57 h. ago Carrot cake comes out the oven fluffier if you add 1 ingredient to the mixing bowl

Carrot cake is a delicious dessert but it can be frustrating if it comes out of the oven soggy or dry - but there is a simple trick to make it perfect

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59 h. ago Soups will be creamier and the 'best' you've ever made by adding 1 very common ingredient

Amy Sheppard shared her recipe for the 'best' soup she's ever made - and it's all thanks to one secret ingredient that makes it extra thick and creamy

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65 h. ago Horror as seven kids found in dire conditions in home 'saturated with faeces and urine'

Officers said in their report: "There was a bowl of old sick and urine, dogs were running around eating soiled nappies and a dog crate was full of faeces."

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2 d. ago Croissant for £42, caviar with scrambled eggs for £750 and a £48 omelette: How Michelin

Breakfast like a king goes the old adage but now diners are taking it literally with a princely price tag attached as a £42 croissant becomes the star of a new dining trend.

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