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New Year's Buffet Menu

With a ‘Good Fortune’ theme, this New Year’s menu is a warming, feel-good feast. Planning and Serving For New Year, why not plan a feast of warming dis...

Cooking Your Own Smoked Food

Cooking your own smoked food at home is easier than you may think. You can smoke food indoors or outdoors, experiment with different wood flavours, and add y...

Cooking on a Budget in Your Cookery Group

Cooking on a budget – does it have to be tinned fruit and frozen peas? For this masterclass ask your group to do the research. Whether your members present...

Baking Bread with Children

Turn your children into bakers for the day. This Cookery Group plan introduces your young chefs to the science of baking bread. There is plenty to learn and...

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Making Pavlova and Roulade

Anna Pavlova was a famous Russian ballerina. During a ballet company world tour in 1926, when she visited both New Zealand and Australia, the meringue, cream...

How to Make a Great Cheesecake

Basic cheesecake is a rich tart made with a biscuit base and filled with a mixture of cream cheese, cream and sugar. There are loads of variations to this ri...

Budget Cookery Group Menu

There’s nothing wrong with a little innovation and experimentation to help feed the family; it can be very satisfying to create meals that don’t cost a l...

Cooking With Lentils

Lentils come from Western Asia and the Mediterranean area. The plants are small annual leguminous plants with edible seeds which are cooked and used in soups...

Budget Dinner Party Dishes

A dinner party on a budget? This could be a recipe for disaster. But, with a few clever tricks and a little insider knowledge, you’ll be able to pull it of...

Making a Homemade Christmas Hamper

This Christmas, spend time instead of money on your gifts. Homemade food gifts are always well-received, particularly if you make the effort to customise the...

Meals for Five Pounds or Less

We’re all trying to save money these days – by growing our own, baking our own and making our own. At home, a few key recipes are all you need to put che...

Make One Freeze One

Looking for new ideas for family meals? Invest an hour of your time this weekend to cook a batch of rich Beef Ragu. Freeze it in portions, then use our ideas...

All About Making Your Own Pet Biscuits

Baking your own dog biscuits is hugely rewarding. Not only does it give you nutritional control over your dog’s treats, but just wait until you see the loo...

Making Bread From Scratch

Baking your own bread is a great way to stretch the budget. Don’t be put off by the complexity of bread baking: once you’ve got the basics, you’ll be a...

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