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A quick supper dish from Giorgio Locatelli – juicy chargrilled chicken escalopes served with tender spinach.
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The most important thing you need to know about pesto is that it doesn’t always have to be Pesto Genovese (pine nuts, garlic, basil, olive oil).  The word itself has a Latin root and comes …

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The first people in Italy were the Etruscans, who were there about 900 BC and were planting millet by the time the Greeks and later the Romans were there!  They had even invented a rolling pin. …

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This is  the ultimate birthday cake with a difference. Coffee, almonds, egg whites and cream creates a cake directly out of Fantasia! Crisp, creamy, sweet, light and downright heavenly, it’s a touch on the expensive …

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More basic than Risotto al Latte they just don’t come. Children love the bland taste,  making it easy for mums to share the meal – mum’s only need to add their own piquant cheese to …

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Rich and moist and nutty this incredibly simple recipe results in a cake so surprisingly delicious that it will, without a shadow of doubt, become a firm favourite.  It’s a convenient standby for moms with …

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In the North it is time for winter to arrive,  the trees are shaking off their leaves to get ready for the long winter sleep, carnival is in the air and Christmas is around the …

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There is more to oil than olive oil but and it’s short-sighted to ignore the many other fine oils around the world. The French have contributed greatly to the development of nut oils, the Austrians …

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Chocolate mousse is a classic and guests usually like the dessert because of it’s texture, it’s flavour and because it makes them feel special. It was, once upon a time, considered a complicated dessert but …

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Minced meat is one of the things that is cooked badly more often than anything else and it’s so silly because once we know how to do it, it’s the easiest thing in the world. …