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FOR THE PASTRY 300g self-raising flour, plus extra for rolling 200g chilled unsalted butter, cut into chunks 150g caster sugar finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1 medium egg, beaten FOR THE FILLING 1 tbsp lemon juice 40g caster sugar 150g raisins 1 medium egg, separated 1 tea spoon of ground nutmeg 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 1kg Granny Smith apples, peeled, 150g grated and the rest cut into small chunks 50g fresh white breadcrumbs   Line the base of a 24cm cake tin with baking paper. First make the pastry by putting the flour, butter, sugar, lemon zest and a...

Lamb shoulder with Redcurrant Glaze and Garlic potatoes   Ingredients 2kg whole bone-in lamb shoulder 1kg Charlotte potatoes, skins left on, halved lengthways 1 bulb garlic, broken into cloves 6 sprigs rosemary   GLAZE 2 tbsp redcurrant jelly 3 tbsp red wine 1 tsp English mustard Method   Pre-Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Place the lamb in a large roasting tin and season with Black Pepper, Salt and add 3 springs of Rosemary. Cook in the oven for 40 minutes uncovered then turn the oven down to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3, cover with foil, and keep cooking for approximately 3 hours. Whilst the lamb cooks, it’s time to...

  Ingredients  8 bone-in chicken thighs ( or chicken breast )  1 lime, juiced   For the marinade 2 large pieces ginger  10 garlic cloves, peeled 400ml Greek yogurt pinch chilli powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground coriander 1 small green chilli red food colouring (optional) For the sauce 3 tbsp butter or ghee 1 large onion, finely chopped 1½ tsp cumin seeds 1½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp powdered fenugreek ½ tsp powdered paprika 4 cardamom pods, lightly bashed 1 large piece cinnamon 1 tbsp tomato purée 50g ground almonds pinch soft brown sugar 1 tbsp malt vinegar 680ml passata 100ml crème fraîche or double cream fresh coriander leaves, flaked almonds, garam masala and smoked salt (optional), to serve Method First remove the skin...

Salmon, Kippers or Prawns! Nods to Newcastle’s seafaring past include a ring of seahorses on the Civic Centre tower and a bronze statue of River God Tyne on the side of the building. So it follows that the good people of the city love themselves some fresh fish and Grainger Market’s very own fishmongers Chirtons and Lindsay Bros are two shining stars in the North East.  SAVE 10% when you you spend £30 or more on Fish with CODE: BIGBLUE22, Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and expires 31.8.22 How Newcastle’s love affair with the sea began Newcastle’s...

Shop fresh, eat fresh! In the early days of Breakfast TV before Piers Morgan was allowed anywhere near a studio, there was TV-AM. It was the early 80s and 1950s film star Diana Dors, dubbed the British Marilyn Monroe, was on it plugging her weight loss and healthy eating tips including a weekly weigh-in on those big red scales you used to see in supermarkets and at the seaside.   Legend has it she’d give the presenters a little kick off-camera as a signal for them to keep schtum if the scales went up not down because like all the...