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THE GREAT PESTO GENOVASE

ANOTHER GREAT ITALIAN GEM Those of us from the baby boom generation, raised in the post war years of austerity in the fifties and sixties were barely aware of other than English food. Dishes of other cuisines, say Chinese or Greek or Mexican, were never seen at home. My mother could knock up a great curry but otherwise…
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SOW AND GROW – ANOTHER SELF-SUFFICIENCY MOMENT

  I can just feel another self-sufficiency moment coming on. Last week I baked some fabulous ciabatta bread; the first such bake for a very long time. Fabulous. This week I am sowing some herb and vegetable seeds. Whether your gardening arrangements be – kitchen garden, patio or windowsill now is the time. Herbs are a…
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