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Barbecue season finally arrives.

First proper barbecue of the year today. I made a super marinade for my salmon fillets, with Chinese five spice and soy, brown sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice. We enjoyed these along with a fresh green salad and some steamed new potatoes. I was also considering barbecuing a pink grapefruit, but, by the time I’d eaten my main course, I forgot!

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Gove’s school food inquiry gets roasting from Jamie Oliver

http://gu.com/p/38z27

I think JO’s got a fair argument here.

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Really enjoyed this dinner. Especially the garlic tofu dip.

Really enjoyed this dinner. Especially the garlic tofu dip.

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Just pulled up the last of my leeks from the garden, so it’s leek and thyme risotto for dinner tonight. I always use this Sainsbury Organic arborio rice for my risottos. It’s the best I’ve found.

Just pulled up the last of my leeks from the garden, so it’s leek and thyme risotto for dinner tonight. I always use this Sainsbury Organic arborio rice for my risottos. It’s the best I’ve found.

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Homemade sushi for last weekend’s Tengo no sekku party.

Homemade sushi for last weekend’s Tengo no sekku party.

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Sausages come in all shapes and sizes…

Sausages of the world - in pictures

http://gu.com/p/37gcn

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Sausages: my food heaven.

And this is why…

http://gu.com/p/37ha8

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A taste of Thailand

Exciting news Food Lovers… J Sainsbury’s have just started to sell fresh Kaffir lime leaves in 20 of their UK stores. This may not sound that exciting to the uneducated, but, due to some weird European law, fresh Kaffir lime leaves cannot be brought into the EU. So, those clever folks at Sainsbury’s have managed to get round the issue by sourcing a small UK grower of the plants, thus allowing them to sell the pungent, green leaves in their larger stores. Hooray, Authentic green Thai curry, here we come!

http://www.j-sainsbury.co.uk/extras/mobile/%5Cmobilenewsarticle?id=5958

Kaffir lime leaves

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Down with the “Pasty Tax”…!

Save our pasty heritage.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bakers-protest-against-pasty-tax-at-downing-street-7681083.html

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The perfect latte

The perfect latte