This is the perfect recipe to make the most of that few-days-old loaf or cake that needs to be eaten soon! In less than an hour, you’ll have a brand new sweet treat to serve the kids and their friends, or to stash and enjoy yourself. Crackers are descendants of the earliest foods cooked by…

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There’s a good reason we all scream for ice cream! Ice cream’s origin dates back as far as the second century. Alexander the Great enjoyed snow and ice flavoured with honey and nectar, and Nero Claudius Caesar loved his snow treats flavoured with fruit and juices. Marco Polo returned to Italy from his travels with…

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They say you eat with your eyes first. Although eating involves all of our sensory systems (taste, sight, smell, sound and touch), there’s only one working when we’re browsing everyone’s delicious creations on Instagram, and there’s no denying the impression made by simply looking at a great dish. In the 1700’s, Louis XIV enjoyed multi-tiered…

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Sweets from the Earth