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Pumpkin and carrot pie Ingredients Serves 6 250g (9oz) Whole Lotta Loaf - breadcrumbs 200ml orange juice 2 oranges – zest only 2 carrots - grated 200g (7oz) tinned pumpkin puree 250g (9oz) brown sugar 4 eggs - beaten 50g (2oz) pumpkin seeds Crème fraiche What you'll need Food processor Pastry tin How to make 1.Cut the bread into chunks and place in a food processor. Blend into a fine breadcrumb mixture. 2.In a large bowl, mix the orange juice,...Read more

The Great British tea cosy With the resurgence of baking and all things to bake it’s great to see the most British of institutions making a welcome come back, afternoon tea. As we’ve been slowly morphing into a nation of coffee addicts the tea brigade has remained steadfast in their determination to keep the great British cuppa pouring. A new generation of tea drinkers are looking to serving their tea correctly, a tradition which our grandparents adhered to but perhaps...Read more

A new study from Juniper Research has estimated that the adoption of health monitoring devices will nearly treble by 2020, exceeding 70 million worldwide, up from an estimated 26 million this year. The new research, Worldwide Digital Health: Developed and Emerging Market Opportunities 2016-2020, forecasts that the use of monitoring devices is set to witness a swift rise as new entrants gain FDA (Food & Drug Administration) approval. However, it highlights the need for new entrants to prove that their...Read more

92% of women wouldn't reverse their grey hair even if they could. If you could reverse the ageing process, would you? In a survey conducted by haircare brand White Hot, 92% of respondents with white and grey hair said they would never consider giving up their naturally grey hair to go back to their original colour. The haircare brand, formulated especially for the needs of white and grey hair, undertook the survey after University College London announced it had discovered...Read more

Winter leek, celery and fennel broth Ingredients Serves 4 1 tbsp olive oil 1 leek, sliced, 1 small celery sticks, and leaves 1.3 ltr vegetable stock Small bulb fennel 1 clove garlic Sprig rosemary 300g borlotti beans 100g frozen peas 100g canned green lentils 40g pearl barley 75g spinach leaves Crusty bread Vegetarian parmesan Sea salt Black pepper How to make 1.Heat the oil in a saucepan and add leeks, fennel, and celery and cook over gentle heat for about...Read more

ROSEMARY SHRAGER’S CALIFORNIA PRUNE AND CINNAMON TEACAKES Ingredients: • 450g strong white flour • 80g butter (room temperature) • 15g fresh yeast • 100ml milk, tepid • 100ml water • 50g soft brown caster sugar • 5g salt • 1 dessertspoon cinnamon • 130g California Prunes • 50g orange peel • 1 egg for glazing Instructions: First put the flour into a bowl, rub in the butter to resemble breadcrumbs, now add the fresh yeast and crumble in. Add the...Read more

More Good News for Garlic Several studies have shown that aged garlic extracts can protect against hardening of the coronary arteries by preventing a build-up of calcium. Researchers have now found that garlic extracts also inhibit, and may even reverse, the ‘soft’ furring up due to an accumulation of fatty plaques – at least in people with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome affects an estimated 20% of Western populations, and is associated with abdominal obesity, raised triglycerides, low ‘good’ HDL-cholesterol, high...Read more

We can finally put the 'Eggwina' controversy to rest Do you recall back in 1988 when the then health minister Edwina Currie warned us that UK egg production was blighted by salmonella? Almost over night the sales of eggs fell by a half and the government was forced to spend thousands to reassure the British egg eating public. Mrs Currie subsequently lost her job over the remark. Many of us happily continued to enjoy our eggs (me included) however this...Read more

California Prune Rainbow Cake Serves 14-16 Preparation time: 30-40min Cooking time: 45min Ingredients: 210g Chopped California Prunes 100g California Prune Pur?e 420g plain flour 360g caster sugar 6 teaspoon baking powder 400g unsalted butter 390ml whole milk 3 medium eggs + 3 egg yolks 195g Greek yoghurt 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt Food gel - colour of choice 125g icing sugar + extra to dust Edible flowers to decorate Instructions: Pre-heat the oven to 170?C. Place the...Read more