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Wednesday 27 March 2013

Triple sweet truffles

Renowned chocolatier, Paul A Young, has created a luxurious, caramel-tasting truffle that showcase the flavours of three unrefined sugars by Billington's, including molasses, light muscovado and dark muscovado. The truffles are available from Paul A Young's three London chocolateries, but if you are not based in the capital, or just fancy having a bash yourself, he has kindly made the recipe available. Read On
Tuesday 26 March 2013

Salmon en croute filled with parsley, lemon and lemon and pepper butter

A deceptively simple salmon recipe that uses the classic flavour combination of parsley, lemon and pepper to create an impressive dinner table centrepiece Read On
Tuesday 26 March 2013

Salmon fillets stuffed with cod

This is a tasty way to prepare a whole salmon, ideal for a weekend family get-together. Watch our video tutorial to find out how simple it can be to prepare a whole fish Read On
Tuesday 26 March 2013,By Val Bourne

Plant portrait: roscoeas

These rather exotic-looking plants, loosely allied to the Ginger family, look like irises to some and orchids to others. Their appearance seems to suggest a lack of hardiness to gardeners, however these tuberous, rooted plants are hardy if planted deeply. Read On
Tuesday 26 March 2013,By Val Bourne

How to grow peas

Peas are easy to grow and they taste much better than commercially-produced frozen peas, whether you eat them fresh or freeze them yourself. Read On
Monday 25 March 2013,By Marcus Bean

Chargrilled asparagus with tarragon hollandaise and poached egg

A true classic, asparagus hollandaise and poached egg, the addition of the tarragon in the hollandaise adds a lovely element and using my poached egg tips, a nice running yolk. Read On
Monday 25 March 2013,By Marcus Bean

Asparagus, pancetta and parmesan linguine with chive cream

I really like spaghetti carbonara, so this is the perfect dish to combine two things I love, creamy pancetta, good quality linguine, the crunch of the asparagus all finished with a good grating of parmesan. Great for a quick meal for family and friends. Read On
Friday 22 March 2013,By Andy Stevens

Wex lyrical - singer Erica Wexler talks to Saga

From New York to Swindon (yes, Swindon) and clubber to crooner is hardly the Brit School path to pop stardom that we're fed as the musical norm these days. But singer Erica Wexler has always veered off the fast track and taken the path least travelled. She talks to Andy Stevens about age, love and the lost art of the 'proper' song, by and for older people. Read On
Friday 22 March 2013,By David Gritten

David Gritten reviews Jack the Giant Slayer and Reality

Saga film critic David Gritten reviews Jack the Giant Slayer and Reality. Read On
Wednesday 20 March 2013,By Mark Sargeant

Feta, spinach and caramelised onion omelette

Mark Sargeant shares this quick and easy omelette recipe which makes an ideal midweek meal when served with a mixed salad Read On