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 • Sue Quinn
Because we all crave brightness right now
A BUMPER newsletter with two recipes: succulent roast chicken with oranges, fennel and squash, plus a sublime orange and rosewater syllabub that takes 5…
 • Sue Quinn
Warming ham and apple gratin, smoky Cajun-inspired rice and sumptuous PIES
Divine recipes for leftovers from your festive feast, proving that using up everything doesn’t mean eating the same meal twice.
 • Sue Quinn
Radicchio and apple salad with candied walnuts, dried cranberries and Stilton
... a dish in honour of my other home, where Christmas means bare feet, warm breezes and ham on toast in front of the cricket
 • Sue Quinn
Tamarind-glazed chicken with creamy cinnamon-scented white daal
Punchy, tangy, bright and sharp foods are just what we need before the gentle flavours of Christmas arrive
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My In Box: Pipers Farm update, a brilliant magazine offer and loads of tasty ideas
The good, the bad, the ugly and the interesting from the In Box of a food writer.
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Chestnut, Mushroom + Pecan Wellington with Port Reduction
A luscious vegetarian celebration dish that makes the perfect Christmas centrepiece. Even enthusiastic omnivores (like me!) will love it.
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Campari-cured salmon and a field-guide to (my) perfect Christmas day
Are you ready for the culinary crunch point of the year? There's no one-size fits all version of the ideal Christmas Day, of course, but I share how we…
 • Sue Quinn
My In Box: returning cook books, the bizarre evolution of Advent calendars and the green food trend
The good, the bad, the weird and interesting from the In Box of a food writer
 • Sue Quinn
Braised pork with dried pears and juniper
And the perplexing question of why some people detest fruit in their dinner PS: this recipe will convert the most ardent dried fruit naysayers
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My In Tray: will the real Pipers Farm please stand up?
Plus, tiny food and fat jabs, and what happens when you think you've dreamed up a new recipe ... but you haven't.
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[COPY] My Edible Week: Tender pork belly with smoky beans
Plus, counting the joys in a tricky week
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My Edible Week: Tender pork belly with smoky beans
Plus, counting the joys in a tricky week
 • Sue Quinn
My Edible Week: Philly Cheesesteak Pie
When a sandwich becomes an exceptional slab of meaty cheesy goodness swaddled in pastry
 • Sue Quinn
Pen and Spoon
Pen and Spoon
Effortless recipes and dispatches from the front line of food by award-winning food writer and cook book author Sue Quinn. Latest book: Second Helpings: delicious dishes to transform your leftovers.
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Books
Second Helpings: delicious dishes to transform your leftovers
The Seriously Good Kids Cookbook
The Little Chocolate Cookbook
Seriously Good Pancakes
Easy Vegan
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