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These recipes do not make up a three course meal and can be eaten separately. These recipes have been produced with the theme “grains” for the month of Harvest. All three contain grains that are either wheat or oats. Equipment you’ll need: 1 x 20cm pancake frying pan 1 x 20 cm rectangular ...

July can be one of the hottest months of the year and a wonderful time just to sit and enjoy your garden with friends and family. Keep plants looking good by regularly dead-heading, and you’ll enjoy a longer lasting display of blooms. Make sure you keep new plants well watered, using grey water ...

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 ...