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Perfect Fried Bread

You can’t have a full English breakfast without fried bread.

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Bacon and Onion Roly-Poly Pudding

Bacon and onion roly-poly pudding is a classic British family favourite from the 1960s.

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Nanny’s Bread Pudding

A firm favourite in my family, served warm or cold, my wife’s aka Nanny’s bread pudding is the best.

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marry me chicken in a saute pan

Marry Me Chicken – A Proposal

Marry Me Chicken is a popular dish made with juicy chicken breasts smothered in a rich sauce made with garlic and sun-dried tomatoes.

Leeks halved cross ways on a cutting board

How To Sauté Leeks

This recipe for sautéed leeks is quick and easy and makes a lovely, tender buttery side dish to accompany your meal.

Food of Gran Canaria

My wife and I absolutely love Gran Canaria with its year-round warm climate, friendly people and its abundance of great food, especially the locally caught fish.

a ladle full of pasta over a saucepan

Easy Homemade Tomato Passata

I have had a good crop of tomatoes on my allotment, far more than I can use in salads so I am going to make tomato passata and store it for future use.

pickled gherkins in a wooden bowl on a hessian table mat

How To Pickle Gherkins

Sweet and crunchy home-pickled gherkins. You can’t eat fish and chips without one!

cooking sliced runner beans in a pan of water

How To Cook Runner Beans

I prefer my beans cooked fairly quickly in boiling water for 5-8 minutes but alternatively, you can steam them for 15-20 minutes or stir-fry them for 3-5 minutes

four sweetcorn cobettes on a white serving plate

Easy Corn on the Cob

If you are looking for a really easy corn on the cob recipe then you cannot get any easier than this one.

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