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Mary Berry Everyday episode 4

Mary Berry Everyday episode 4

In Mary Berry Everyday episode 4 : is indulgence at its best with Mary’s mouthwatering dishes that give the everyday a lift with lashings of naughtiness. Treats are in store as Mary pursues the history of the great British pie and tempts us with the secret to an easy sticky toffee pud.     Mary Berry celebrates the everyday food and ingredients she has always loved to cook.   Mary Berry Everyday episode 4 recipes:    Mary’s sticky toffee pudding Sticky, gooey and surprisingly light and easy, Mary’s sticky toffee pudding is a winner. Sticky toffee pudding is a British dessert […]

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Mary Berry Everyday episode 3

Mary Berry Everyday episode 3

In Mary Berry Everyday episode 3: Mary opens her garden to host a village fete and shares her brilliant flair for turning easy dishes into spectacular crowd-pleasers. She is visited by two passionate brothers for a lesson in the secrets of authentic Italian pizza making.     Mary Berry celebrates the everyday food and ingredients she has always loved to cook.   Mary Berry Everyday episode 3 recipes:   Beef and ale stew with horseradish dumplings Got a crowd to feed? This hearty dish is perfect and the oven does most of the work for you. Hearty and warming, this is

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Mary Berry Everyday episode 2

Mary Berry Everyday episode 2

In Mary Berry Everyday episode 2: Mary Berry celebrates the everyday food and ingredients she has always loved to cook.     Mary shares inspiring everyday dishes full of wholesome goodness, from her secret tip for a rich bolognese to a heartwarming soup. She dons a white suit and tries her hand at beekeeping, collecting fresh honey to make a winning pud. Mary Berry Everyday episode 2 – Hearty and Wholesome recipes:    Quinoa and bulgur wheat salad with lemon and pomegranate   This zesty salad is packed full of flavour and goodness, perfect for popping in your lunchbox.  Bolognese

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Mary Berry Everyday ep.1

Mary Berry Everyday ep.1

In Mary Berry Everyday ep.1: Mary travels to Scotland to enjoy the best of their everyday larder with recipes inspired by her own Scots heritage. She discovers wonderful shellfish in Ullapool, shares the joy of venison cooked on a barbecue with chef Tom Kitchin and whips up her special whisky cream on the banks of a loch.     Mary Berry Everyday ep.1 – Delicious Memories recipes:    1. Crisp bacon rosti with fried eggs Fried potato with crispy bacon and eggs makes a delicious, filling brunch.  2. Salmon with buttered leeks and yuzu dressing A quick everyday dish, but good enough

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Hairy Bikers Mediterranean Adventure

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.6

On the final leg of Hairy Bikers Mediterranean Adventure, the bikers are travelling through southern Spain in the footsteps of the Moors, heading for Costa del Sol and the midsummer festival of San Juan.     They begin their exploration of the Moorish influence on the culture and cuisine of Spain in Valencia. Renowned as one of Spain’s most fertile areas, crops have been cultivated here since Roman times, but it was the Moors who perfected the irrigation systems that allowed farming to flourish and, to this day, Valencia is a destination for those seeking out world-class produce. The bikers

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roasted pork

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.5

Up until now, on this epic 3000-mile journey across the Mediterranean, the Hairy Bikers have met people deeply embedded in their cuisine and culture. This time, it is about the British influence in the Med from the 17th century until today. In this episode, the bikers are visiting two of the Balearic Islands – Minorca and Majorca.     They begin their journey in Mahon, Minorca. This is where one of the world’s favourite condiments was invented. Yes, mayonnaise is actually Mahon-naise. Between 1708 and 1802, Minorca changed hands six times, with variously the Spanish, French and English in government.

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food adventure

Nigel Slater’s Middle East – Iran ep.3

Nigel Slater’s Middle Eastern food adventure concludes by visiting a country shrouded in mystery and often in the headlines – Iran. Here Nigel sets out to discover the secrets of Persian food, one of the oldest and most influential cuisines in the world.     He begins his journey in the bustling capital Tehran, where he is invited into the homes of people who cook dishes that have been handed through the generations. He is taken to lunch at his taxi driver’s house to sample dizi, an Iranian favourite for hundreds of years and possibly the nation’s most popular dish.

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Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3

In Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.3: the bikers’ Corsican adventure begins in Bonifacio in the south of the island. They head straight for one of the best delis in town to scope out the local cuisine, including the legendary sausage figatelli. Tony, the owner, tells them that there is a holy trinity of ingredients that makes up the basics of Corsican food – meat, cheese and chestnuts. He suggests that the best way for the bikers to understand what makes Corsicans tick is to meet the producers.     This gives them a clear mission for their trip across the

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Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.2

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.2

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.2: The bikers begin their Sardinian adventure in the small town of Cagliari, where everyone is in high spirits for the feast of St Efisio. The locals are dressed in traditional garb to parade through the town on decorated bullock carts.     The bikers join in the fun by cooking a local speciality – almond and orange cakes. Leaving the festivities behind, they head west to meet the tuna fishermen of Carloforte. Here, tuna is known as the ‘pig of the sea’ and nose-to-tail eating is the norm. After seeing the locals’ unique form of

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Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure ep.1

Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.1

The Hairy Bikers seek out the authentic flavours of the Mediterranean.     The Hairy Bikers go off the beaten track in search of authentic flavours of Italy, from simple, local ingredients to spicy ‘nduja pate and some of the best gelato to be found.   Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure ep.1 dishes:    1. Calabrian pork ribs   This flavoursome pork rib roast is cut from pork belly still on the bone. Perfect for marinating and then cooking low and slow before a quick grill or go on the barbecue.  2. Stuffed aubergines   A great example of ‘cucina povera’ (kitchen of

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Turkish cuisine

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.7

Rick’s road trip reaches a conclusion as he arrives in Istanbul, just in time for the bluefish season, which allows him the chance to enjoy a fishing expedition on the Bosphorus, one of the world’s most strategic waterways, which divides the city into two continents.     Rick also cooks two much-loved local dishes – lavish kofte kebabs with pistachios, and kapuska, a hearty traditional Turkish cuisine stew from the Black Sea region, whose name is derived from the Russian word for cabbage. Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of

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Venice to Istanbul

Rick Stein: From Venice to Istanbul ep.6

The chef’s gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire is nearing its end as he leaves southern Greece for the shores of western Turkey. On the Cesme Peninsula Rick enjoys creamy Armola cheese matured in goat skins, Urla’s famous red wine and the ultimate Turkish breakfast.     He also cooks the country’s iconic dish sultan’s delight – a mouth-watering lamb stew on a bed of aubergine puree. On his return to Blighty, he may find that fish and chips never seem the same again. Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic

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