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COOKERY

Lent this year is from 22nd February until 6th April.

It makes for 40 days of short commons in the run-up to Easter. And it’s a chance to repurpose what’s lurking in the back of the store cupboard and recycle the unmarked leftovers from the freezer.

It’s good to use them up. Dried herbs and powdered spices lose

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