I was going away at the weekend, so there was no sense in getting a weekly shop in. So I had to improvise. So what have I got in the fridge? … half an onion … a few slices of salami … half a cauliflower … half a tub of mascarpone … It wasn’t looking promising but I was in […]
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If you love a good steak, Sainsbury’s have released a new steak that’ll scratch your itch. Their new bone-in sirloin is a treat perfect for two people. It’s unusual for a supermarket to offer a bone-in steak but this is a welcome deviation from the norm. With the bone left in the joint you get more variation in cooking and […]
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What do you look for when buying steak? Do you look for ruby red meat? Marbled fat? Lean portions? Do you only look for certain cuts? Or is cheapest the best? For me, I zero in on the cut I’m in the mood for. If it’s a regular steak-and-chips steak I almost always go to rib-eye. I love the blend […]
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My daughter’s been learning to ‘magpie’ her writing at school. It’s a cute way to summarise: if you read something that you like, a turn of phrase that’s cool, or a way of describing in an interesting way, borrow it – magpie it. Just like the bird, take something you like and stitch it into something else to make it […]
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