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Guide to Chilli Peppers

our modern multi-cultural generation has all the flavours of the world to choose from, but many only experience the wonderful variety of tastes and flavours from takeaways.

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Parkin

Parkin is a traditional ginger cake from Northern England flavoured with syrupy molasses, oatmeal and warm spices.

dippy egg with soldiers

Dippy Egg with Soldiers

What better breakfast than a perfectly cooked boiled dippy egg with a runny yolk and a firm white body. Just right for dipping those golden toasted soldiers into.

full english breakfast

Full English Breakfast

A typical full English breakfast will include sausage, fried egg, bacon, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes, toast or fried bread, mushrooms with tea or coffee to drink.

lentil stew

Spanish Lentil Stew

🇪🇸 En Español: Lentejas A simple dish, found in every Spanish home, lentil stew is delicious, nutritious and a real warmer for those chilly evenings. If you like Chorizo? Lentejas is more commonly made with added chorizo and topped with some pickled peppers so if like me you like your […]

spaghetti bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese Like Mama Used to Make

While bolognese sauce has a long tradition originating in Bologna, Italy many centuries ago, the combination of the sauce with spaghetti pasta to make spaghetti bolognese is more modern.

mothering buns

Mothering Buns

Mothering buns are iced yeast leavened buns decorated with hundreds and thousands. These buns are a speciality of the Bristol area in southwest England.

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Food for Valentines Day

Valentines Day in the English speaking countries of the world usually means the giving of chocolate treats to the one you love.

pollo pibil

Pollo Pibil

Pollo Pibil is a classic Mexican dish from the Yucatan peninsula. Chicken pieces are marinated in Achiote paste and sour orange juice then slow-cooked until tender.

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