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Baked Alaska is one of those legendary desserts that a lot of people want to try, but seem to be intimidated by. I was one of those people until I noticed this recipe in a local newspaper insert called Relish Magazine. This version of Baked Alaska seemed like a winner… with store bought pound cake, […]

We’re heading toward that time of year again when you’ll hear the residents of Louisiana use the expression “Gumbo Weather.“  It’s the season when the winds blow in from the north, the temperatures plummet and a big, comforting bowl of Gumbo is just the thing to warm you up.In many respects, I am a traditionalist […]

Thrift is the by-word at the moment; that credit crunch/rising food and energy prices thang that everyone is talking about but doesn’t really seem to have much effect on those that I know. Still this month’s Delicious supplement - A month of Family Meals for Under a £5 - is certainly handy for when it does […]

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I have a confession to make: I’ve always been terrified of canning. Something about botulism, combined with a conviction that the whole mess would blow on me, has always kept me from attempting it. I wanted to do it; I wanted to be one of those Ma Ingalls types who made preserves out of green tomatoes to […]