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The Friday Five – If you liked this…
Another year over, 52 weeks of cookbooks featured. And it’s always interesting to see which ones pique people’s interest. So for this week I am going to look at the ones that seemed to be most popular...
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The Friday Five – the cookbook of the store
I appreciate that it’s pretty much like an hour long advert, but I’m rather enjoying Mr Selfridge. I love a good browse around Selfridges (although I can skip the Trafford Centre one), particularly the...
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The Friday Five – The Romance of Food
Romance is not really on the agenda here, but it’s coming up to that time of year when Valentine’s Day arrives before we know it. Now with the right company I am sure any food can be romantic, but if...
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The Friday Five – Cooking, unofficially
We made it through January, which means I think we deserve a bit of a smile. So I’ve picked some of the unofficial cookbooks that have been written by culinary fans of shows and films. Great gifts for...
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The Friday Five – Getting ready for the Chinese New Year
This Sunday is Chinese New Year, heralding the start of the year of the snake. Apparently the snake is considered a symbol of luck, with many believing this will be a year of prosperity and peace....
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The Friday Five – all about the food. And drink.
I’ve written about so many wonderful books over the years, but was reflecting that they’re not necessarily the only things I reach for to read about, particularly as more and more fabulous magazines...
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The Friday Five – It’s All About the Pies
Next week is apparently British Pie Week, and it’s definitely something we are brilliant at here in the UK. Certainly it’s a very popular dish in this household, with chicken pie being up there in...
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The Friday Five – Bringing home the bacon
I’ve never heard of it before, but apparently Bacon Connoisseurs Week is coming up from the 18th of this month. Sounds a great week to me, as rather partial to bacon, and other cured meats. I’ve...
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The Friday Five – Moody Cooking
I’ve been looking at functional foods at work over the last few days, not because I really plan to do anything with them, but it’s an interesting trend. One that’s been around for years but never seems...
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The Friday Five – entertaining entertaining
I am preparing for a houseful this weekend, I think 27 at last count. Youngest is 18 months, and the oldest…well, the birthday boy is belatedly celebrating his 70th. And it’s the first time the two...
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The Friday Five – cooking solo in the kitchen
This is now a single adult household, and I have to admit that my shopping and cooking is going to take a little while to adjust! One of the first cookbooks I ever owned was Delia Smith’s One is Fun, a...
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The Friday Five – Pay Day Possibilities
There’s another month we’ve all survived, and for many of us with a wage packet it will be pay day time. If it’s burning a cookbook shaped hole in your pocket, then these are five new to the shelves...
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The Friday Five – Cooking Doesn’t Get Tougher Than This!
I’m writing this waiting for the Masterchef final, so the last time the shouty one will shout about cooking not getting any tougher for a while. So, in that spirit, today’s books are all about extreme...
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The Friday Five – compiling an early Christmas list
One of the bonkers aspects of my working life is that it’s always Christmas in July, which is when all the press show for Christmas products are. So there do seem to be a lot of days at the moment when...
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The Friday Five – Picnics, BBQs and Cook Outs
Ok, it’s been a rubbish summer so far, and it’s rapidly running out. Which means we have to try and cram in all our outdoor eating in just a few weeks. Want to rev up your repertoire? Here’s a few...
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The Friday Five – Getting ready for Bake Off 2013
I don’t care, I’m just very happy that we are a few days away from this year’s Great British Bake Off. Yes, even with the cliché of Paul Hollywood’s offscreen behaviour, I can’t wait for this to start...
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The Friday Five – Suppers for the change of season
I think it continues to feel like autumn is well and truly here, even with forecasts of a possible Indian summer this weekend. Which does mean that cooking styles will probably change ready for the...
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The Friday Five – Back to cookery school
It’s that time of year, when the kids are back to school, or off to uni, or returning to uni. For many that might mean cooking for themselves for the first time, and really it’s never too early to get...
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The Friday Five – bring on the treats for Halloween
I’m not mad on Halloween, other than it’s a great excuse for all kinds of over the top cooking and baking. We’ve been doing something different every year for about four years, ever since I bought a...
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The Friday Five – Cooking and Baking a Decade On
I’ve enjoyed this month’s Delicious and Olive magazines as they celebrate 10 years since their first publication. Hard to believe really, particularly as I bought the first issues of each. Which made...
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