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Rousing recipes from global cuisines + indigestible facts about Big Food Biz
Welcome to Tabled! Learn through facts, and anecdotes historical and hysterical, about what you put in your mouth.
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Julia Watson
Grasp the rasp, the better berry
Recipes for Raspberry Fool and Raspberry and Hazelnut Meringue Cake
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When Antonio Banderas is on set and you're not
Hanging around for hours waiting to be called by Trudie Styler, as one does, gives plenty of time to think. A recipe for Apricot and Almond Cake
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The death of blueberries? Quite possibly
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Untangling a tangled winter salad
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Picnicking with John Steinbeck
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All you need is clove
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Mustard - cutting the best of the condiments?
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French? Yes! Russian? Never
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Calories: why so many fewer in the '70s?
How is the humongous rise in food prices explained? A recipe for quiches like you never knew them.
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Get stuffed. It's what Big Food wants
Are you aware of what chemicals are permitted in foodstuffs? There is a huge gulf between the US and other nations. A recipe for two tapenades - Walnut…
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Insects don't appeal? How about snails?
Don't be repelled - they're not just a garden pest, they're a gourmet dish. A recipe for Escargots à la Bourguignonne or Snails in garlic and butter
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Flowers: best in a vase or on your food?
Flowers as decor are back on food. Get your camera out. A floral recipe for a summer chicken salad
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'Frozen' - not the movie: your food. How?
All the recipes you need to make machine-free ice creams, sorbets and granitas
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That's balsamic vinegar? You've been conned
The genuine article is too expensive for your supermarket to stock it on its shelves. A recipe for Tomato Tarte Tatin
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Lettuce now praise famous leaves
Thinking of them as a vegetable, not just a salad, gives them another dimension. A recipe for Braised Lettuce
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Food stories (sometimes indigestible) that might change the way you eat, the history of ingredients, and travel tales about unexpected meals, with recipes.
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