Food & Drink
Five unusual cheeses you might not want to try? Cheese happens to be a diary food product that is truly savoured by countless people in many countries around the world. And, the different cheeses in those countries, make up an almost infinite variety, so that even those of us who consider ourselves true cheese lovers…
The Latest Thoughts on Cheese Up until the 1980s, there was a general belief that all dairy products, including cheese, were good for us. In the 1990s, we were told by the experts that eating too much saturated fat was detrimental to good health. Most cheeses have a relatively high saturated fat content. Thus, it…
Ingredients 30ml/1fl oz brandy 100g/3½oz dried cranberries 300g/10½oz dark chocolate, broken into chunks 200g/7oz butter 4 free-range eggs 300g/10½oz light muscovado sugar 200g/7oz plain flour 1 tsp mixed spice 100g/3½oz pecans, roughly chopped icing sugar, to serve Method Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a 30x20cm/12x8in tin with baking parchment. Gently heat the…
A Quick Guide to the Basic Types of Cheese Making Cheese In Monty Python’s 1979 classic film ‘The Life of Brian’, a parody on the Story of Jesus, there’s a scene where there is a crowd listening to Jesus speak. One of the film’s character’s; Gregory, asks what Jesus has just said? One of the…
Ingredients For the sponge 5 eggs, separated 125g light brown soft sugar 40g cocoa powder (make sure it’s pure cocoa) ½ tsp mixed spice ½ tsp ground ginger white caster sugar, for sprinkling For the brandy butter filling 100g soft butter 250g icing sugar, sifted 4 tbsp brandy 1 tsp vanilla extract For the frosting…
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