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Beetroot cooler: a breeze for hot summer days

This dish has been keeping Balts cool during the summer since the Middle Ages. It’s tangy, refreshing and will quickly become your heat-wave staple.  Time: 60 minCost: £Serves: 4-6Difficulty: Mid Equipment you will need: A knife A grater A chopping board A big pot A large mixing bowl. A mixing spoon Ingredients: A bunch of […]

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Avocado Summer Salad: Cool leaves for humid heat

Let’s just say jacket potatoes hit different on a heavy, humid day. The summer has arrived and so has the time for some light, refreshing dishes. Welcome in the post-Sunday roast season with a zesty watercress salad that has all the essentials: feta, avocado and chopped walnuts for a delightful crackle with each bite.  Time: […]

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Butternut Squash Carbonara: The dairy-free dream

The saddest thing that no one tells you about your twenties is that it is the prime time to develop Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms, mostly due to the stress that comes with being an adult. So, if you too have found that, that sweet, sweet lactose no longer treats you the same way – or […]

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Multi bean stew: Wholesome and extra-fibrous

Stews have been staple, filling meals for centuries on end now. While some sources claim the first one was produced shortly after fire was discovered in prehistoric times, others say Japan created the dish before anyone else in the Jōmon period. Our warming bowl of vitamin-packed goodness takes influences from Ireland and the Mediterranean with […]

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Salmon: all you need is one topping

It feels wrong, doesn’t it? Heresy even. Just brown sugar. That can’t be right. Will Gordon Ramsay explode through the drywall and harass you for crimes against protein? If he does, ask him to take a bite. The venom will melt from his face as he tastes the richest, softest salmon dish made in under […]