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Quince and blue-cheese salad with honey mead
The quince is, surely, the perfect example of Nature’s sly sense of humour, quirky teasing, love of secrets and surprise, and poetic generosity. This pear-like fruit that looks like an...
Tamlyn Currin
Tuesday 15 February 2022
• 3 min read
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Wetting the whistle if your January is dry
6 January 2022 We're republishing this free in our Throwback Thursday series to remind you that there are some interesting, elegant alternatives to alcohol out there. See also Jameel Lalani's...
Tamlyn Currin
Thursday 6 January 2022
• 19 min read
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