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Image description: a bottle of wine which reads ‘Bianco di Bisenzio’ against a white wall with pink and blue paper chains hanging in the background. The Oxford Wine Company can be found on Turl Street, Little Clarendon Street, and Botley Road. This week, they have kindly sent us a mouth-watering 2019 Italian white wine for […]
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Image description: an empty Oxford college dining hall. To all those unlucky souls on inflexible, expensive or unappetising college meal plans, my heart goes out to you. I won’t dwell too much on my own circumstances, like the closure of all students kitchens during Michaelmas, but, as a daily navigator of hall food, I’ll share […]
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Image description: A messy kitchen countertop with a loaf cake, orange juice and a spoon of flour. This banana almond cake is moreish and best eaten on a long, relaxing break from work. I made this cake on a whim while procrastinating one day. Baking is always worth the effort, even if you’re pushed for […]
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Image description: supermarket shelves with groceries. There were three stages of my reaction to the news that the Cowley Road Tesco would be closing until the autumn: denial, panic, and somewhat successful attempts to adjust. First came the denial. One quiet morning a newsletter came through my letterbox announcing the closure of said Tesco for […]
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Image description: A polka dot picnic blanket covered with snacks, yellow flowers, a sunhat and candles. Gather your government-mandated number of friends, favourite food, and head to one of Oxford’s many green spaces to enjoy a picnic, whether the sun’s out or not. Trinity Term is the perfect time for picnics. Oxford is full of […]
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Image description: A dish filled with cherry tomatoes and a block of feta cheese. If you have TikTok or Instagram, then the chances are that your feeds were inundated all February with videos of people oven roasting cherry tomatoes and feta cheese as part of the ‘Baked Feta Pasta’ trend. Claimed to have been so […]
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Image description: A cookbook rests on a vase of flowers. “Food, for me, is a constant pleasure: I like to think greedily about it, reflect deeply on it, learn from it; it provides comfort, inspiration, meaning and beauty as well as sustenance and structure. More than just a mantra, “cook, eat, repeat” is the story […]
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Image description: Chocolate log cake with smarties on top and a cute white-chocolate face, surrounded by miniature versions It makes sense as a student to shop off-brand: saving your student loan to spend in pubs, bars and balls is of paramount importance, and with off-brand food, you can rarely Taste the Difference. However, in my […]
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Image description: A plate with toast, eggs, a sausage, tomatoes and bacon, surrounded by a mug of tea, napkins and salt and sugar shakers. Upon moving to my second-year student house in the Cowley area, I stumbled upon the institution that is Tick Tock Cafe. For readers who are unfortunate enough to dwell solely in […]
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Image description: Large oval pot with pasta shells covered in a roasted cauliflower and melted cheese Cauliflower and cheese is a classic combination, but I prefer the pasta and cheese to be the star. This cauliflower crust provides a super flavourful contrast to the silky sauce. The extra vegetables are optional! This recipe serves two […]
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Image Description: The photo on the left is of a stack of chocolate covered pancakes, and the one on the right is of pancakes covered in chopped banana. Nothing tastes better than warm homemade pancakes for breakfast. Here is a very easy recipe to make pancakes from scratch in less than 30 minutes! Ingredients: 1 […]
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Image description: A table filled with trays of plates of food, cups and a water jug Boris Johnson’s latest venture in school meals policy, one with all the compassion you’d expect from a man known for tackling children to the ground, is the hasty extension of the government’s national voucher scheme. The scheme provides £15 […]
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Image description: Green crops grow in the foreground, in the background the skyline of a city can be seen. There is something about the new year that holds ripe promise for change. The month of January is notorious for its onslaught of resolutions and revolutions, especially when it comes to eating. We’ve all heard of […]
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Image Description: A brown ceramic bowl filled with casu marzu cheese surrounded by meats and buckets of olives A certified BNOC of ‘Top 10 Most Disgusting Foods’ lists and placed as the corner of Libertarian-Right in a recent Oxfess, casu marzu (literally translated as rotten cheese) has never been a particularly popular delicacy outside of Sardinia. […]
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Image description: a photo of a tray of donuts Whilst you’re in Tesco ogling at the Advent Calendars, the Christmas puddings, the Christmas stockings, the Christmas trees and don’t forget the Christmas mistletoe you might happen to stumble upon a six pack of Doughnuts in the holiday section. *Shopper gasps in horror* What is a […]
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Image description: Sugar biscuits in a variety of festive shapes covered in coloured icing. Looking for an (O)xmas treat to chase away the cold nights? Look no further! Christmas sugar biscuits are the perfect sweet treat for a wholesome movie night – they’re quick and easy to make, and super fun to decorate! I made these […]
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Image description: a plate of meatballs and spaghetti on a wooden table The Sobell House Food and Kindness Cookbook brings together 30 recipes from a range of local chefs, restaurants, food writers and celebrities to raise money for the Sobell House hospice in Oxfordshire. This cookbook is not only in aid of a good cause, but is […]
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Image description: A mini cheesecake in a blue cupcake case. Last week’s episode of the Bake Off did not disappoint. Dessert week presented the bakers with the challenge of making beautiful jelly art design cakes and in the technical, Sussex Pond Pudding. Previously unaware of Sussex Pond Pudding, after seeing the mushy final products that […]
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Image description: graphic drawing of an Oxford street lined with various cafés In a student-jammed city like Oxford, you won’t have any trouble finding a great local café. Selecting the five best, however, is a bit more tricky. Luckily for us, after browsing through Oxford’s various ‘serendipities’ and ‘faux-dives’, we came to the conclusion that […]
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