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Olive's Cake
This cake is my daughter, Olive-Rose's, favourite. It is a Victoria Sponge and was a favourite of Britain's second longest reigning monarch, Queen Victoria- 1837-1901 - who enjoyed this simple yet elegant cake with tea. The recipe appears in my book, The Baker's Companion, published by PenguinRandomHouse, and is available at book retailers.
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Olives / Aperos
Thinking of French food, of the many ingredients that come to mind, olives are not too far down the list, which is interesting, given that the quantity of olives grown in France does not rate a mention on the International Olive Council’s list of producing countries. Olives are synonymous ...
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Duck
Here in south west France, on the tables of Gascony, le canard reigns supreme. In part that’s due to the French folks love of foie gras, as once the foie is removed, the cook has the whole bird at their disposal. In times past the whole duck was confit - cooked in its own juices be ...
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