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Story Of A Pheran Gifted To PM Modi By Kashmiri Farmer
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Srinagar today, a Kashmiri man recalled the time when he gifted a "pheran" - a form of cloak worn by locals in the Valley - to him.
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Weekend Steam Sale Discounts Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
While Steam is known for its fantastic sales, it also has weekend deals. This time offering discounts on the Metal Gear franchise.
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How to Make the Perfect Summer Cup
The sun's out, which must mean it's Pimm's o'clock or time for a DIY version of the bittersweet digestif. But, should you pair your gin with vermouth or with sherry? And should you pare back your garnish or go for a full-on fruit salad?
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How to Cook the Perfect Chinese Dumplings
Today is Chinese New Year! What better time to do dumplings? So, with prawns or do you let the pork stand alone? Whats the perfect mix of spices? And do you steam, pan-fry or boil for the perfect little parcel?
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How to Make Perfect Ginger Nut Biscuits
How do you ensure that satisfying snap when you bite into them? What do you add for that fiery sweetness? And where should you hide the biscuit tin?The ginger nut, despite belonging to a well-connected European family of spiced biscuits that also includes...
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Time Has Arrived for Reacquainting Yourself with Brussels Sprouts
These Christmas staples have an undeserved reputation. Given the correct treatment, they will reward you with their sweetness.Make no mistake; brussels are dangerous brassicas. The difference between a good sprout - sweet and nutty with just a hint...
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What makes the perfect burger?
TGI Friday's is ditching the lettuce from their burgers. About time too, says Felicity Cloake. Here's her list of the components that are necessary for the ultimate burgerThe news that wacky American chain TGI Friday's (the acme of sophisticated dining...
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Felicity Cloake's Picnic Recipes
Whether you've only half an hour to spare, or can take your time, there's always a way to knock up a tasty picnic.If you have only half an hourThirty minutes is quite sufficient to throw together a round of sandwiches, hard-boil some eggs, maybe fashion...
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How to Make the Perfect Victoria Sponge Cake
It took the invention of baking powder to make such rich, buttery cakes possible. Since then the British have had plenty of time to perfect it.It may not be fancy or fashionable, but I would be hard pressed to think of a cake I liked better than the simple...
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The 5:2 Diet - Feasts for Fast Days
With its flexible approach and simple rules, the 5:2 diet has become the calorie-control plan for people who like to eat.For the first time since university I am on a diet. Somehow, I've become a calorie-counter, someone who weighs out porridge oats and...
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How to Make the Perfect Chocolate Truffles
Easter brings a banquet of below-par chocs. Celebrate the good stuff instead by making some delicious truffles - but will you top them with sea salt, cocoa or yet more chocolate?It's Easter, a time when we rejoice in the new life popping up all around...
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Reader's Recipe Swap: Dips
It seems our readers will do all sorts of things with a camembert, frozen peas or peanut butter in pursuit of the perfect dip.There was a time in the early 1990s, when a dip quartet - usually composed of wildly clashing flavours, such as tandoori, thousand...
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How to Cook the Perfect Chocolate Cake
Not a torte, not a mousse, not a pudding, but a cake which actually tastes of chocolate: fluffy and light enough to eat at tea time, rich enough to serve with a dollop of creme fraiche for dessert. What's your favorite type of of chocolate cake?A few...
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How to Cook the Perfect Fried Egg
If you can turn out exquisite fried eggs every single time you've got one over on most cooks. What's your secret?I embark upon this column in the full and certain knowledge that many of you already know how to fry an egg. Indeed, if you are completely...
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How to Make the Perfect Coleslaw
Felicity Cloake is determined to make coleslaw cool again. Or, at least, nice.How do you make yours?Sometime in the last decade, coleslaw, so familiar a fixture of every Boxing Day buffet and summer picnic, has been rebranded. And every time I see a "slaw"...
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Story Of A Pheran Gifted To PM Modi By Kashmiri Farmer
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Srinagar today, a Kashmiri man recalled the time when he gifted a "pheran" - a form of cloak worn by locals in the Valley - to him.
-
Weekend Steam Sale Discounts Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
While Steam is known for its fantastic sales, it also has weekend deals. This time offering discounts on the Metal Gear franchise.
-
How to Make the Perfect Summer Cup
The sun's out, which must mean it's Pimm's o'clock or time for a DIY version of the bittersweet digestif. But, should you pair your gin with vermouth or with sherry? And should you pare back your garnish or go for a full-on fruit salad?
-
How to Cook the Perfect Chinese Dumplings
Today is Chinese New Year! What better time to do dumplings? So, with prawns or do you let the pork stand alone? Whats the perfect mix of spices? And do you steam, pan-fry or boil for the perfect little parcel?
-
How to Make Perfect Ginger Nut Biscuits
How do you ensure that satisfying snap when you bite into them? What do you add for that fiery sweetness? And where should you hide the biscuit tin?The ginger nut, despite belonging to a well-connected European family of spiced biscuits that also includes...
-
Time Has Arrived for Reacquainting Yourself with Brussels Sprouts
These Christmas staples have an undeserved reputation. Given the correct treatment, they will reward you with their sweetness.Make no mistake; brussels are dangerous brassicas. The difference between a good sprout - sweet and nutty with just a hint...
-
What makes the perfect burger?
TGI Friday's is ditching the lettuce from their burgers. About time too, says Felicity Cloake. Here's her list of the components that are necessary for the ultimate burgerThe news that wacky American chain TGI Friday's (the acme of sophisticated dining...
-
Felicity Cloake's Picnic Recipes
Whether you've only half an hour to spare, or can take your time, there's always a way to knock up a tasty picnic.If you have only half an hourThirty minutes is quite sufficient to throw together a round of sandwiches, hard-boil some eggs, maybe fashion...
-
How to Make the Perfect Victoria Sponge Cake
It took the invention of baking powder to make such rich, buttery cakes possible. Since then the British have had plenty of time to perfect it.It may not be fancy or fashionable, but I would be hard pressed to think of a cake I liked better than the simple...
-
The 5:2 Diet - Feasts for Fast Days
With its flexible approach and simple rules, the 5:2 diet has become the calorie-control plan for people who like to eat.For the first time since university I am on a diet. Somehow, I've become a calorie-counter, someone who weighs out porridge oats and...
-
How to Make the Perfect Chocolate Truffles
Easter brings a banquet of below-par chocs. Celebrate the good stuff instead by making some delicious truffles - but will you top them with sea salt, cocoa or yet more chocolate?It's Easter, a time when we rejoice in the new life popping up all around...
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Reader's Recipe Swap: Dips
It seems our readers will do all sorts of things with a camembert, frozen peas or peanut butter in pursuit of the perfect dip.There was a time in the early 1990s, when a dip quartet - usually composed of wildly clashing flavours, such as tandoori, thousand...
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How to Cook the Perfect Chocolate Cake
Not a torte, not a mousse, not a pudding, but a cake which actually tastes of chocolate: fluffy and light enough to eat at tea time, rich enough to serve with a dollop of creme fraiche for dessert. What's your favorite type of of chocolate cake?A few...
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How to Cook the Perfect Fried Egg
If you can turn out exquisite fried eggs every single time you've got one over on most cooks. What's your secret?I embark upon this column in the full and certain knowledge that many of you already know how to fry an egg. Indeed, if you are completely...
-
How to Make the Perfect Coleslaw
Felicity Cloake is determined to make coleslaw cool again. Or, at least, nice.How do you make yours?Sometime in the last decade, coleslaw, so familiar a fixture of every Boxing Day buffet and summer picnic, has been rebranded. And every time I see a "slaw"...
