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“I always loved food, a lot,” beams multi-award-winning, London-based Kiwi chef and restauranteur, Chantelle Nicholson. “I think I got into cooking pretty young for a few reasons. I had an aunt in Central Otago that was an amazing cook and baker, and then had another aunt who spent some time travelling and living in America, so had very different influences from her."
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The Monday Morning Cooking Club have generously shared a couple of their recipes from their latest book – Now for Something Sweet.
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Courgettes aren’t strictly speaking controversial, but they do tend to get a pretty lukewarm reaction from many, including, regrettably, two of our test kitchen colleagues.
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