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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: 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: Two cooking pots on top of a rusty metal shelf with a kitchen towel hanging in the background There is a common trend online whenever the topic of food poverty re-enters the public consciousness in this country, and it is utterly lamentable. Condescending commentators online, many of whom have never experienced abject poverty, […]
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Image description: a photo of homemade toffee piled high in a bowl. This one-pan recipe for sweet and very chewy toffee (inadvisable for those with fillings) only needs 4 ingredients and a hob. Quick and easy to make, it’s perfect to pop in your pocket for a dark night watching fireworks, or as a sweet […]
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In an attempt to stay current in these *unprecedented* times (sorry, I couldn’t help myself), this article will speak to those culinary creatives among you seeking a little inspiration when faced with a dismal under-equipped college kitchen – or bedroom. Before I get into things, I should stress that eating meals exclusively made using your […]
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The Oxford Student can reveal photographs of the £28.57 per day meals received by quarantining international students, with one student referring to them as “nasty”, and several students reporting undelivered food. One student described the food as “pretty gross” and that “almost every night so far someone has ended up without a dinner”. When asked […]
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Image Description: Sasha’s Strawberry and Thyme scones filled with cream and jam, placed on a table surrounded by strawberries. Strawberries are the harbingers of a glorious summer, and there is simply no better way to eat them than piled high onto a mottled golden scone. Thyme and berry might seem like strange bedfellows, but here […]
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Image Description: A packet of chips stands next to a ketchup bottle on an orange background I used to love eating out, and since my year abroad I’ve done far too much of it, but what I’ve actually missed in lockdown is cheap fast-food instead. My local McDonald’s has a drive-thru but it probably isn’t […]
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Soy sauce, sesame oil, minced garlic, whole garlic, onions… If this new social distancing lifestyle has taught me anything, it’s that one should never run out of these ingredients. Few Korean dishes can be made without them—garlic, especially, is so important to us Koreans that our national founding myth is about a bear that became […]
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Image description: Kellogg College dining hall with bottles and cutlery Picture this: it’s a Wednesday in fifth week and you’re back in hall again. You may be sitting in a centuries-old hall designed by some very well-known now dearly deceased architect, with the roof high above you held up by beautiful dark beams that criss-cross […]
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You may have heard the saying “go West, … go West! There is health in the country…!” and that may well be true provided you are not talking about the typical western diet. This diet, followed inadvertently by millions, features some of the highest levels of processed and refined foods with high sugar, salt and […]
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Even though its January, I’m sure nobody has any intention of reading diet recipes: the prospect of waiting another year for Christmas is sad enough without throwing quinoa into the situation. So, to wean off Christmas feasting, make one of the simplest cheesecake recipes that (despite its deliciously sounding title) doesn’t require any fiddly work […]
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It’s rare that I look for recipes outside of Pinterest these days. There’s something exciting about playing link roulette with each perfectly arranged lay flat photo of food. Am I going to get a nine-page saga with child-rearing tips alongside the recipe or end up on a different, unrelated web page altogether? In this case, […]
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As a busy, slightly broke student, I’m guilty of forgetting to eat enough fruit and veg. During my first summer at Oxford when I didn’t go home for the vac, I managed to accidentally malnourish myself by trying to subsist on porridge oats and gluten free pancakes. My GP kindly prescribed ‘Salmon and dark green […]
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Living in Oxford sometimes feel like living in a bubble: the big quads, formal halls and black-tie events seem to bring us ever further away from reality. I wished so many times that I could go back to the normal-looking, charming streets back home with shops that don’t just sell souvenirs or over-priced food. But […]
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If like me, you have found yourself out and about with nothing to eat due to the unfortunate affliction of a gluten-free lifestyle, occasionally forced to subsist on a chocolate bar and a bag of crisps because you haven’t mapped out your safe foods in town, look no further than this handy guide to gluten-free […]
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As someone who enjoys cooking and who has been brought up with a mindset that home-cooking is the healthiest and cheapest approach to food, I naturally plunged into self-catering from week one of first year. After having survived one year without making a huge economic loss (or weight gain), I realised my methods must be […]
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It’s surreal to think the term is about to start. After four months away, and it being well into October, it seems ridiculous to say it’s the end of summer. The holiday is so long the new school year almost feels like New Year’s (I am pulling at strings here). Point is it’s a […]
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Vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, reducitarian, veggan, ‘cheegan’ (a vegan who eats cheese so I’m told). There seem to be new words cropping up to describe people’s diets every week. No longer do people hold themselves to one diet or another, but rather try to eat more ‘consciously’, considering the impacts on the environment and animal welfare […]
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