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Prep: 20 mins Difficulty: More Effort Cook: 8 mins Makes: 20 Ingredients 50g salted butter, softened 125g light brown muscovado sugar 125g golden caster sugar 1 egg, beaten 200g self-raising flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 200g milk chocolate, broken into chunks 100g white chocolate, melted, ...

Summer is a season of  vibrant colours, fragrant flowers, and the sound of insects in the air. Many things make us think of sum­mer, the sand between our toes, grass beneath our bare feet, the instantly recognisable jingle of the ice cream van, long days, and stiflingly hot nights. This lazy ...

Prep: 20 mins Difficulty: Easy Cook: 1hr 10 mins Serves: 3 Ingredients 500g pack lamb mince, or ask your butcher for minced lamb shoulder 1 ½ tbsp olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds 4 garlic cloves, grated 500ml lamb stock 75g manzanilla olives, pitted and sliced zest 1 lemon ...

Janet Mitchell grew up in Teddington in Middlesex, London, drawing and painting from a very young age. As a child, she attended the local schools, Stanley Road Primary, and Victoria Senior where she excelled  in art and entered many competitions.  Art was always her passion  and Janet wanted to ...

Above: Percy, Albert and Harry Greenfield, with their parents and sister Edith (from Ron Ringshall, Cranleigh Parish Church)   July 1st 1916 is a memorable date in the First World War. This day saw the British Army lose the largest number of men on a single day in its entire history – an ...

Prep: 15 mins (plus 3 weeks infusing) Difficulty: Easy Makes: 1.5 Litres Ingredients 700ml bottle of gin (I like Hendrick’s or Brockmans) 400g punnet of strawberries, sliced 100g caster sugar   Method Mix the gin with the strawberries and caster sugar in a large bowl and pour ...