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Every end of term at my daughters' kindergarten, finds us baking cheese biscuits for their festival. These are delicious, easy to make, light flaky mouthfuls of crunch, just like cheese straws only more fun, as you can use any shaped cookie cutter you like. They are the perfect answer to the dilemma of providing a treat snack for school feasts and festivals.

Wine is often enjoyed as a drink among friends, but did you ever notice that wines enjoyed at the table are just as often the ingredients of major recipes?

A real classic for gatherings and parties. Just add beer and you're good to go!

For well over a century professional cooks have known that adding bicarbonate of soda to cooking vegetables enhances their color; greens turn bright green and old carrots look like new

Rosemary is one of my favourite herbs - its clean, spiky scent pervading my kitchen takes me to the South of France on a warm summer's day. It is the hardiest plant in my herb garden, surviving our driest summers and putting out new growth as soon as the winter rains begin. You can pick from it all year round and it has useful medicinal properties too.

Every now and then cooks run out of time and suddenly find themselves under pressure, with a meal looming and a hungry family impatient for their baked chicken dinner.

A versatile chicken dish for any occasion!

The very basic and simple fried chicken dish you can cook.

A fresh dish that is guaranteed to impress everyone!

A very delicate and sharply flavoured dish.