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Tuesdays 1st to 29th May (4 weeks), 2 – 4.30pm or 7 - 9.30pm Led by Su Rogers of Bus Stop Pottery. Try your hand at making beautiful creative objects out of clay. Learn slab and coiling techniques, how to throw a pot on a wheel and experiment with the art of glazing. Workshop Fee: £145 incl ...

Whip up a classic coffee cake with ease. You can freeze the sponges, without the buttercream icing, if you want to save time later on. Prep: 20 mins Cook: 30 mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 8 INGREDIENTS 170g caster sugar 170g butter or margarine, plus extra to grease 3 large eggs 170g ...

Serve up this creamy quick dish for a last minute dinner party and impress veggie friends. Prep: 10 mins Cook: 20mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 9 dried lasagne sheets 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 onion, finely chopped 700g courgette (about 6), coarsely grated 2 garlic ...

Bake an impressive dinner party dessert with minimum fuss – these chocolate puddings, also known as chocolate fondant or lava cake, have a lovely gooey centre. Prep: 15 mins Cook: 20mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 6 INGREDIENTS 100g butter, plus extra to grease 100g dark chocolate, chopped ...

If you're looking for a comforting family curry, this simple lamb dish with spinach takes just 15 minutes to prep and is sure to go down a treat. Prep: 15 mins Cook: 1hr 30mins Difficulty: Easy Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 3 garlic cloves, peeled thumb-sized piece of ginger (about 25g), peeled ...

The Brooking museum teaching gallery for historians, students and researchers I was born in Sutton, South London, in October, 1953. My mother, Edith, was a picture restorer and had run an amazing gallery, known as St. Martin’s Gallery, off The Strand, London. She ran this with her uncle. The ...