A Few Tips

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Published 2010

Please read the recipe through completely before you start. We found this helps to get a good understanding before you begin the cooking process and eliminates any surprises.
It is also a very good idea to have everything ready before you begin, for example, onions chopped, tins opened, flour weighed, oven preheated. An organised approach makes cooking and baking run a lot smoother.
Please read through our tips at the back for help and guidance.
Butter and salt are your friends, like anything in moderation. Salt is especially essential for bringing out the flavour of your food.
We love fresh herbs - use lots, It makes all the difference.
Don’t be afraid to try the recipes even If they look complicated. Cooking should be about relaxing and having fun so when you find yourself beating the mashed potato to the point of cardiac arrest - stop! Remember that Individual ovens vary. The cooking times stated are from our ovens so you need to get to know the quirks of your own.
Some of the recipe photographs are of large dell sized quantities and do not reflect the amount of food the recipe will actually produce.
There is Ripe specific conversion charts located on page 212
Cup measurements are not tightly packed.
Share the love and use free-farmed foods. We do.
Remember, “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.”

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