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Onion Fever
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Writing about onions is a tricky business but when I got mail from the  Newent Onion Fayre yesterday telling me about their Gloucestershire festival, I just couldn’t resist it and had to show them that …

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Gordon Ramsey Cooks Stuffed Chicken Legs
Tuesday, 5 May, 2009 – 23:45 | View Comments

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Gordon Ramsey Cooks Stuffed Chicken Legs

Yam Som Oh – Prawn and Grapefruit Salad
Tuesday, 5 May, 2009 – 21:45 | View Comments
Yam Som Oh – Prawn and Grapefruit Salad

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Originating in the north of Thailand, this unusual salad combines both citrus and fish to create a most unusual summer salad with punch and panache. Bear in mind how hot and humid it can become …

Basically Granita di Caffé
Monday, 4 May, 2009 – 20:18 | View Comments
Basically Granita di Caffé

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Granita is an Italian dessert and is not the same thing as the gelato we discussed earliers – it’s an absolute must in the heat and reminiscent of the first primitive forms of ice-cream enjoyed …

Mocca Lamb Chops
Monday, 4 May, 2009 – 20:16 | View Comments
Mocca Lamb Chops

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The word mocca originates in the tiny country of Yemen, more specifically from in the old port town of Al-Makha, whence the prized Arabica coffee has been shipped for centuries. This particular recipe doesn’t really …

Japanese Coffee Jelly
Monday, 4 May, 2009 – 15:21 | View Comments
Japanese Coffee Jelly

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Coffee was only introduced to the  Japanese people in the 19th century and though they were, initially, very slow to take up coffee drinking  because green tea has been the national drink for over …

Eternal Pièce de résistance – Crème Brûlée.
Saturday, 2 May, 2009 – 15:27 | View Comments
Eternal Pièce de résistance – Crème Brûlée.

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What does this phrase,  pièce de résistance actually mean? According to Roche, “the bison is an evolutionary pièce de résistance, the result of thousands of years of genetic development under the toughest weather and geographical conditions” …

Fluffy Scrambled Eggs and Toast – Gordon Ramsey
Saturday, 2 May, 2009 – 13:16 | View Comments

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Gordon Ramsey Makes Fluffy Scrambled Eggs