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British shoppers in Europe are struggling to get their hands on everything from custard creams and M&S food products to Fortnum & Mason hampers as post-Brexit export rules continue to cause chaos. Stonemanor, a small chain of British food stores in Belgium, is unable to source classic items including digestive biscuits, Walker’s shortbread, oatcakes and … Read more
How to make the BEST Portuguese custard tarts in your own kitchen: Baker, 19, reveals his secret recipe using only eight ingredients Australian baker Morgan Hipworth has revealed how to make Portuguese tarts The 19-year-old shared a demonstrative video on TikTok which has gone viral Morgan only used eight ingredients and cooked the tarts for ten minutes … Read more
The sweet midwinter: Chocolate & amaretti custard By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:03 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 6 December 2020 This is that elusive treat, a recipe you can whip up at the last minute without making a trip to the shops for supplies. If you prefer, you could serve the custard … Read more
As summer draws to a stormy close, I’m weaning myself off my holiday addiction: looking at celebs in bikinis online. There I am, sitting in my kitchen, hunched over my laptop and bloated from the curry I ate last night, torturing myself by scrolling through Mail Online, Instagram and the recent addition of TikTok. From … Read more
Even Domestic Goddesses love fish finger sandwiches! Nigella Lawson reveals her top comfort food including plain bread and butter and the school dinner classic of steamed syrup sponge and custard Nigella Lawson has revealed her seven favourite comfort foods on Twitter Food writer, 60, said steamed syrup cake was her favourite nostalgic recipe Others on … Read more
In times of crisis, foods from our childhood can provide a lot of comfort. And apparently, our dish of choice is trifle – we’ve been buying mountains of the stuff during the pandemic. Sales of packet trifle kits have risen by 738 per cent this year, compared with 2019, researchers have found. Other Seventies dishes … Read more
As he worked tirelessly liaising with military planners, councils and medical personnel over the nightmarish logistics for the delivery of hundreds of thousands of food boxes to our most vulnerable, there emerged one controversy that Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick had not anticipated. It did not concern who was or was not entitled to a food … Read more
It’s a very British tradition that offers comfort in even the darkest of times – settling down with a cup of tea and a biscuit. It certainly helps in my house – when, after the daily Government briefing, my partner and I head to the kitchen for a cuppa and a chocolate digestive. So when it … Read more
Baked custard with blueberries By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 6 PREP TIME 15 minutes, plus infusing and cooling COOK TIME 50-55 minutes Cooking the blueberries in their juices really helps to bring out their flavour and creates a wonderful contrast with the smooth, … Read more