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Try making some crispy honeycomb and watch science at work! As part of my job as a teacher, I’m often cooking all sorts of things that I would never normally make at home. Usually it’s to demonstrate to my students some principle of food preparation or a particular skill that they need to know. Occasionally …

Orange golden syrup dumplings are my twist on a country classic. My husband introduced me to golden syrup dumplings before we were even married. They are one of his favourite childhood desserts and he wheels them out a couple of times a year, particularly once the weather gets cold. A few weeks back I made …

Now here’s a biscuit recipe you can make even when you think you don’t have the ingredients to make biscuits. Jam shortbread biscuits require only butter, flour, sugar and vanilla. Then it’s a matter of adding a drop of jam to the top like an extra-sweet kiss. This particular biscuits recipe is my go-to for …

I didn’t exactly set out to whip up multiple batches of homemade fruit leather, but there I was. Our electricity was off for days and we had a whole freezer of cold, but defrosted food. When we discovered the situation, I had been dreaming that I had just given birth to quins (FIVE babies). It …

The kids have been wanting to have a go at making homemade ginger beer all year. Generally, they only remember at 6.30 on Sunday night, or just before school, or some other inconvenient time. Or else they remembered at a good time, but I didn’t have the ingredients. Finally, during the last holidays, we had …

My husband is mad for Middle Eastern food. It’s his #1 choice and falafels are right up there with his all-time ‘last meal’ choices. So how could I resist Alice Zaslavsky’s fried green falafels? I know he can’t! Do you know Alice – aka Alice in Frames? That bundle of irresistible energy and nous from …