Making the perfect snowball

Posted by Rachel on Sunday, January 20, 2013

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While you’ve probably been outside throwing real snowballs, I’ve been busy inside baking them. Perfecting a recipe for my next cookbook: fluffy little coconut macaroons version 3.0.

Evening Standard Column – Prawn and Mango Salad

Posted by Rachel on Friday, January 18, 2013

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Escape the winter gloom this week, with my sunny Vietnamese-inspired prawn and mango salad in my Evening Standard column.

Evening Standard Column – Kale Soup with Rye Croutons

Posted by Rachel on Friday, January 11, 2013

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A vitamin packed recipe in my column this week.

Evening Standard Column – Xmas Eve Lobster Salad

Posted by Rachel on Thursday, December 20, 2012

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Something a little lighter but still festive for Christmas eve in my column this week.

Evening Standard Column – Roast Christmas Quail

Posted by Rachel on Friday, December 14, 2012

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Christmas dinner doesn’t mean you have to have a big oven. Here are some tasty birds for small ovens (and big ones too) in this week’s ES column.

Evening Standard Column – Gingerbread

Posted by Rachel on Friday, December 7, 2012

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Nothing like some Christmas spices and baking to get you into the holiday spirit.

Evening Standard Column – Vol-au-Vent

Posted by Rachel on Saturday, December 1, 2012

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To kick off the festive season, some fun and easy to prepare canapés in my column this week (excuse the blurry pic!).

Ingredient of the month – Chestnuts!

Posted by Rachel on Friday, November 30, 2012

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I’m a big fan of mixing sweet and savoury flavours, and am always on the look out for seasonal ingredients that I can use for both main dishes and desserts. At this festive time of year, cue the tasty little chestnut appearing on my shopping list without fail. Whilst it’d be easy to write the chestnut off as being a bit of a quaint ingredient, I think it’s far from old-fashioned.

Evening Standard Column – Zingy roast chicken

Posted by Rachel on Friday, November 16, 2012

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The ultimate comfort food in my Evening Standard column this week.

Evening Standard Column – Chocolate pudding

Posted by Rachel on Friday, November 9, 2012

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A deliciously decadent Friday (or any day!) treat in my Evening Standard column this week.