30 h. ago Underrated Welsh market town is all about biking, beers, and big Sunday lunches

This historic town was once a stop-off for weary drovers and is now positioning itself as the 'outdoors capital of Wales'

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2 w. ago Pouring gravy onto someone else's dinner could earn you a right roasting, Brits say

Dispensing the Sunday lunch favourite is a ‘personal decision’ and communal pouring could be a relationship wrecker, survey finds

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3 w. ago Crab with potato cake and mango salad: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for a spring Sunday lunch

Fresh but filling crab cakes and a spicy, seasonal mango salad with crisped chickpeasI don’t know about you, but I’m revelling in the asparagus, early strawberries and new potatoes that are flooding the local farmer’s market. Traders are no longer wrapped up tightly to withstand the cold, and there is a spring in everyone’s step. At the fish stall, some dressed crab caught my eye, and while I love nothing more than crab on toast with thick aïoli or a nutty salsa macha, there was a nip in the air on the night in question, so I was drawn to this rich, warming dish instead. The onions are a vehicle for the spices, adding sweetness and depth to both potato cake and crab. On the side, a gloriously refreshing, spicy salad makes the most of mango season. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Legacy furniture giant MFI to return 18 years after it collapsed into administration

At its peak one in three Sunday lunches in the United Kingdom were cooked in an MFI kitchen and 60% of British children were conceived in an MFI bedroom

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3 w. ago Elly Curshen’s quick weeknight recipes for using up leftover greens, bread and vegetables

Sunday roast overspill vegetables are superb on toast with cottage or cream cheese and chilli jam; leftover naans happily host boiled eggs, chutney and chilli oil; plus an ad lib olive salsa on toast with red onion and hummusThese are all about taking the spoils of the weekend, whether that’s leftovers from Sunday lunch, the bits you couldn’t finish from a takeaway or the last scraps from a party spread, and stretching them out to make joyous weekday lunches. I’m concentrating on ideas, rather than recipes as such, because using up the odds and ends from the fridge needs to be part of the flow of your cooking to avoid waste. Everything is quick, easy, involves minimal prep and, crucially, is endlessly open to adaptation. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago How Manchester United should line up in Premier League fixture vs West Ham

Man United will be eyeing a first Premier League win since mid-March when they welcome West Ham United to Old Trafford on Sunday lunchtime.

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