Picking Potatoes

When you are choosing potatoes for a recipe, remember that waxy potatoes and baby new potatoes are excellent for salads; large Kerr's Pinks or Golden Wonders are good for baking and Maris Pipers are the potato of choice by chefs for the best mashed potatoes.

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Oil

Oils are important in our diet but they are also a way of adding flavour.

Spaghetti with Asparagus, Chilli and Truffle Oil  Simple but spectacular, a dish that you can rustle up with little effort. All you need is the best ingredients.

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Olive oil cake  We were given this cake recipe by a chef in a little town outside Milan. He served it as a dessert, sending the whole cake from table to table for the customers to take a slice.

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Spaghetti with oil and garlic  A simple but truly authentic Italian dish that is quick to cook when you come home in the evening.

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Olive oil  Who could imagine that a bitter olive could produce fruity fragrant oil? Read our guide to choosing, buying, storing and using it.

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How to boil and bake a ham  How to boil a ham, then if you wish, you can bake it with honey, mustard and cloves to finish it off.

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How to boil an egg  You don't have to boil an egg to get a boiled egg! Here's a way to cook them to perfection without having to stand over the cooker with a timer.

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Slowfood Olive Oil winners  34 olive Italian olive oils were awarded the coveted Slow Food 'Tre Olive' or three olives symbol in April.

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Flavoured oils, jams and chutneys  Do you spend money on flavoured oils, jams and chutneys? Do you know how long you should keep them, and when to throw them away? Paul Clarke from En-Place answers our questions so you can be sure you are eating food that is safe to eat!

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Video: Olive Oil Tasting with Marco Roccasalvo  Here's your chance to see olive oil expert Marco Roccasalvo showing how you taste olive oil. It's a noisy endeavour!

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