Moroccan Roast Lamb
This is a very yummy, easy, flavoursome change from an everyday lamb roast! INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp ground coriander seeds…
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At The School Gates: I Can See Clearly Now…
Our urban mum Gia discovers just what it’s like to give up the smart phone… I can see clearly now, the email is gone. I can see all the possibilities…
Blue Elephant Red Curry With Beef And Pumpkin
It not only helped out Cinderella, but the humble pumpkin could make all of us live happily ever after. Now Chef Noroor Somany Steppe, the award-winning founder of the Blue Elephant group and…
J Sheekey’s Fish Pie
Still the bestseller on the J Sheekey menu, their fish pie is rightly as famous as some of their customers. A true theatre dish. Some people add lobster, prawns or…
The Restaurant That Serves Up A Good Time
I still have a memory of a particularly lazy Sunday morning, which involved an amazing brunch at Balans cafe, Soho. While suffering the effects of too many cosmopolitans the night…
Mille Layer Cake With Chocolate Meringue Frosting
This fabulous French fancy is made of layers of crepes with a delicate chocolatey filling. Mille literally means a thousand in French and while you don’t have to go to…
Could You Be An Author This Christmas?
They say there is a book in all of us and after the phenomenal success of Fifty Shades (apparently author EL James is earning more than $1 million a week!!!), it is…
Balinese Satay Chicken
If you have been to Bali you will see street venders selling Sateh ayam on every corner and every bar, restaurant and cafe also will have it on the menu.…
Tweaking Our Babies – Is Genetic Selection Right?
Genetic selection to determine how our children look, think and act isn’t recklessly playing god, argues professor Julian Savulescu. It’s a gift to future generations… If you were having a baby,…
Whoopie Pies with Salted Caramel Buttercream
INGREDIENTS Whoopie Pies 3/4 cups plain flour 3/4 cup cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar…
