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Tip for cooking pasta al dente – An example with mushrooms

Gone are the days when cooking pasta was as normal as tying one’s shoelaces. I sometimes feel that the obsession with cooking and food which we have all been privy to during the last ten years or so is just … Continue reading

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The Elegance of a ‘White’ Risotto

What do the words ‘summer holiday’ evoke in the average, relatively grown-up person? For me, they kindle up existential magic.  Throughout all my summer holidays at boarding school in England, life donned a special cloak of ‘alive-liness’.  Even boring periods … Continue reading

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