Kate Young reminisces about meeting her stepfather and what he brought into her life – including Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and, of course, its food By Kate Young for The Little Library Café, part of the Guardian Books NetworkClemenza had finally come back from his day’s work and was bustling around the kitchen cooking up a huge pot of tomato sauce. Michael nodded to him and went to the corner office where he found Hagen and Sonny waiting for him impatiently. “Is Clemenza out there?” Sonny asked. Michael grinned. “He’s cooking up spaghetti for the troops, just like the Read More

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Forget burning burgers on a rusty grill, UK-style. Put a fresh spin on Easter feasting by embracing the classic Kansas City barbecue – in the comfort of your own kitchenAn Easter barbecue might seem a foolish idea in a year when the holiday falls at the end of March. If the annual egg hunt is more likely to feature frostbite than scorching sunshine, you don’t want to be stuck in the garden desperately trying to coax damp charcoal to life – but, with these recipes, you won’t be. In fact, there’s no need to scrape the rust off the grill Read More

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Easter is a time for indulgence and excess, so join the Bake Off finalist as he shares his ginger and rhubarb frangipane tart, a rhubarb syrup recipe and an updated hot cross bunAh, Easter. Time to throw caution to the wind and sit around munching our own weight in chocolate. Round mine, we’ll be having the annual Easter egg hunt – coming up with cryptic clues, finding new hiding places around the garden to let my niece and nephew loose on Easter morning. I’ll try to guilt-trip my mum by muttering about how we never had all this when we Read More

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A new deal between drug companies formed at Davos aims to step up the fight against antibiotic resistance. But is it too little too late? In January, a coalition of 85 biotechnology, pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies, including Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer, came together at the World Economic Forum in Davos to form a landmark agreement to help combat antibiotic resistance. The companies have called on governments to help fund research and aid in developing a “sustainable and predictable” market for new drugs.It’s a promising step, but there’s still a long way to go. Even when new antibiotics are discovered, Read More

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Perfectly Imperfect produce will be introduced in 200 stores this week in crackdown on food wasteTesco is stepping up efforts to tackle food waste with the launch of a “wonky veg” range and a pledge to send all unwanted fresh produce to charity by end of next year.The Perfectly Imperfect will initially offer parsnips and potatoes before expanding to include a further 15 types of produce, including carrots and apples, over the next few months. The scheme is launching in about 200 stores this week. Continue reading… Read More

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