Perspectives
Brown Butter, Pear, Sage & Hazelnut Cakes
Alice Wrobel from the London Pantry shares her recipe for brown butter, pear, sage and hazlenut cakes. Ingredients 120g light brown sugar 120g unsalted butter 1 egg 225g self raising flour...
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Upcycling - a recent invention?
Many of us are rightly proud of our upcycling credentials these days. When it comes to furniture, we can take things which we perceive have little remaining value and...
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Ham with Pears and Fennel
Alice Wrobel of the London Pantry shares her recipe for ham with pears and fennel.
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What a waste
The average piece of furniture generates approximately 47kg of carbon dioxide equivalents – roughly the same as that produced by burning 5.3 gallons of petrol.
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In with the old
There’s a certain charm, an intrigue to furniture that’s been used and appreciated and loved before. Pieces that wear their patina with pride and tell a story or two. There’s...
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Made in Britain?
We are great at making things. The UK has an eminent history of manufacturing, which drove much of our early economic growth even before mechanisation, and expanded dramatically from the...
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