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What was the cheese in Jamie Olivers vegan lasagne?
Vegan Lasagne by Jamie Oliver Friday Night Feasts on Channel four this week featured Romesh Ranganathan as the guest cook. The show started with Jamie saying he'd found the perfect vegan cheese to make a vegan lasagne but for whatever reason, he doesn't go on to name...
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Keep the family busy with low cost National Trust membership.
Looking for a voucher code or discount on National Trust Membership in 2018? We can’t offer you a code but do have a very simple way to make National Trust membership more affordable for you and your family.
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Aubergine, olive and butter bean cassoulet Recipe (Vegan)
By Katy Beskow, from 15 Minute Vegan Comfort Food by Katy Beskow (Quadrille, £15) Photography © Dan Jones Serves 4 Carbon emissions: 0.55kg per serving Aubergine soaks up the wonderful flavours of oregano and cinnamon in this moreish cassoulet. Serve straight to the...
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Herby pea soup
By Katy Beskow, from 15 Minute Vegan Comfort Food by Katy Beskow (Quadrille, £15) Photography © Dan Jones Serves 4 Carbon emissions: 0.56kg per serving This soup is delicious as part of a picnic. Ladle into an insulated flask while hot and swirl over the soya cream...
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Is There a Place for Salt? Notes from BBC Food Programme.
Is There a Place for Salt? The Food Programme from April 23rd 2018 Salt has long been prized, but in recent years it has become, for many, something to be avoided: to reduce or even eliminate. At the same time, there are new salt making businesses popping up all over...
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Don’t miss Jamie’s Quick & Easy Food.
Channel 4 8pm Friday Night For a good deal on this book click here to see it on Amazon.co.uk I hadn't seen any PR about the start of this new series and actually missed it on Friday night but caught up on Saturday morning using the great new Channel 4 App on our Apple...
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Mary Berrys Quick Cooking
The cover of Mary Berry's new Quick Cooking book which accompanies her new series on BBC 2, Monday evenings at 8:30pm. At the time of writing you can get a 52% discount on this book on Amazon UK by clicking here. This week Mary attends her very first music festival...
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BBC Radio 4 Book of the week starting March 11th 2019 is A Tale Of Love And Darkness by Amos Oz
You can hear this on BBC Radio 4 at 9:45, catch the repeat at 00:30 or listen to it anytime online. Click on the cover to view on Amazon. Discover Amos Oz’s most iconic work in this extraordinary memoir that is at once a great family saga and a magical...
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What was the cheese in Jamie Olivers vegan lasagne?
Vegan Lasagne by Jamie Oliver Friday Night Feasts on Channel four this week featured Romesh Ranganathan as the guest cook. The show started with Jamie saying he'd found the perfect vegan cheese to make a vegan lasagne but for whatever reason, he doesn't go on to name...
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How to take children on the London Underground (Tube)
Sooner or later you'll want to take your children to London to visit one or two of the many attractions. You'll no doubt be used to getting yourself around the Tube and surviving the ordeal but what's it like with a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old in tow? You're probably...
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What were the top 10 best selling books in the UK for Saturday 24th November 2018?
At number one in this weeks best selling books in the UK chart is The Ice Monster. See this weeks blog for the full top ten.
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Our recent gardening blogs and notes and enquiries from Gardeners’ World
Planting Runner Beans with the children over Easter.
Each year we like to grow runner beans with the children as it's one of those fast-growing plants that keeps them interested, during May and June they can grow 5 to 10 cms a day so the children can practically see them growing. Growing your own fruit and veg is also a...
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Gardeners’ World Notes for April 19th 2019 (Easter Weekend)
Gardeners’ World has a full hour of gardening this Easter weekend and Monty gets going with a new planting project, as well as giving plenty of tips on getting our lawns and plants into tip top condition for the season ahead. And Monty has a surprise guest visiting...
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Gardeners’ World Notes April 12th 2019
In this edition of Gardners World, Monty Don turns his attention to the annual climbers he has been growing from seed as well as planting out sweet peas. He also gives his recommendations on perennial plants which can be grown from seed now for late summer colour. ...
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