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Brownies with cranberries
View recipe: Brownies with cranberriesFull disclosure, I’ve never made brownies before. If I need them for a party, I usually ask my friend Val to make them as hers are quite delicious. Anyway, I wanted to take some to London for my daughter so I consulted half a dozen different recipes and the contents of my larder and this…
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Spicy Spanish eggs with chorizo
View recipe: Spicy Spanish eggs with chorizoA version of ‘shakshuka’, a Middle Eastern vegetarian dish of eggs in a spicy tomato sauce, is to be found on the breakfast or brunch menu of any number of upmarket cafes and restaurants these days. I first tried it at The Duchess Hotel in Amsterdam a few years ago when my daughter took me…
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Plum and frangipane cake
View recipe: Plum and frangipane cakeI’ve been making a lot of cakes lately, either to take to my daughter who is nursing our new grandson and needs the calories or for my other half to take to share with his workmates. I love baking so it’s great to have an excuse to try out some new recipes. I spied some…









