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Blueberry & Apple Brazil Nut Crumble

Blueberries and apple is such a classic, and for good reason.

Fresh Sweet Corn Fritters

Brunch, lunch, munch … sweet corn fritters with the ‘works’ are hard to resist.

… to microwave corn. I had a virgin run the other night microwaving a corn cob. Yes, yes, I know, it’s not exactly a revolutionary thing to do at my age … but for me it was a brand-new experience. I’ve always avoided microwaving corn. I mean, why would you? With a family to feed […]

Peppers in the Pan

Whoa! Bright as traffic lights, get your gums around these.

Baked Apricots with Hazelnuts & Lavender

Easy, fruit-tutti stuff. Just do it.

Crispy Potatoes with Rosemary

Serve with fried eggs and salad, or take the pan outside, sit somewhere private and eat the lot yourself.

Splatter Screen

Mine may look a little munted (it is much used and much loved), but I highly recommend this simple piece of equipment. What is it? A splatter screen is a round, flat piece of metal mesh with a long handle. Placed over a frying pan it will stop splatters leaping out of the pan (about […]

Welcome back

Shared Kitchen has had a summer snooze, and hopefully you did, too, but now it’s time to embrace the year and all the possibilities it holds. I don’t bother with all sorts of promises to myself at the beginning of each new year – mainly because the list would be depressingly long (so much self-improvement […]