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Aluminium foil in the freezer: practical, but not entirely risk-free
It sounds practical – but it is not entirely without risk. A tray of lasagne, a leftover salmon fillet, half…
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Michel’s Food Savings: Combining Frugality and Enjoyment
This article explores how some people successfully combine frugality with enjoyment, using the inspiring…
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White asparagus: peel in the right direction to avoid bitterness
The quality is good, the spears look excellent and the price is steep – yet the asparagus ends up tough…
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Rice Water: The Korean Trick for Removing Pesticides from Vegetables
In Korea, many families rely on a different, surprisingly simple trick. The cloudy liquid left in the saucepan…
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Replace cream: clever cupboard staples for every recipe
Even when the fridge looks bare, a recipe is far from doomed – a quick look in the cupboard is…
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Official and confirmed: ham and other products such as chorizo and cold cuts will forever change their food quality in 2026.
It is easy to be persuaded by a confident headline about “official” changes to ham, chorizo and cold cuts.
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Walnuts: the quick shake test reveals which nuts are still good
A quick shake test can reveal which nuts are still genuinely good. Walnuts are considered a small nutritional…
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Maison Guinguet: Five Handmade Easter Chocolate Creations Worth Discovering
This time, there is another way to do Easter. Rather than picking up a colourful plastic figure at the till…
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Why You Should Never Pour Cooking Oil Down the Sink
For years, I poured frying oil straight into the kitchen sink drain, assuming a little hot water would deal…
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Homemade Chicken Cold Cuts for Healthier Lunchboxes
Many ready-made cold cuts look harmless at first glance – until you read the ingredients list. Sugar…
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DST change 2026: When will the clock be set to standard time?
The autumn clock change can catch people out: the oven clock disagrees with your phone, an early train looks…
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Crisp Potato Galettes from Leftover Mashed Potato
Is there a sad leftover portion of mashed potato waiting in the fridge? Do not throw it away – it…
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Why Drinking Is Becoming Less of a Default for Younger Adults
For decades, a pint after work, wine with dinner or drinks on a Saturday night could feel like the standard…
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Why Cling Film Ruins Your Cheese in the Fridge
The cheese sat there like a little treasure: a creamy piece of Brie from the market, quickly wrapped in cling…
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Paysan Breton launches seven new yoghurt products
Anyone who shops regularly in supermarkets will already know the logo from the butter and cheese aisle. French…
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How to Use Coffee Grounds as a Natural Ant Repellent
Coffee grounds are usually thrown away as soon as the drink has been made, yet they can serve a useful…
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Nanoplastic in Vegetables: What the Plymouth Study Reveals
Radishes, lettuce and cucumber may arrive on the plate fresh and crisp, yet still contain minute pieces of…
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Gordon Ramsay’s fried eggs with butter and oil
Fried eggs are often treated as a beginner’s recipe. Crack an egg, put it in the pan and wait…
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What does the Chinese proverb by Confucius about learning mean: "If I walk with two men, each of them will be my teacher. I will take the virtues of one and imitate them, and the faults of the other and correct them in myself"?
People can be impressive, irritating, thoughtful, careless or difficult, often within the same day. It is easy…
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Last-Minute Freezing: What a Virologist Says About Use-By Dates
A glance into the fridge, the red supermarket stickers, then the alarm: the mince expires tomorrow, and so…
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Baguette bottom: a quick clue to artisan bread
A quick look is often enough to provide the first clue. Anyone stopping at the bakery in a hurry in…