100 best dishes: @GourmeTraveller picks the top 10

 
Our list of 100 best dishes in London is a sure fire way to get you hungry. Sweet, savoury, spicy, fancy, cheap, exotic and classic – this is one hell of an edible bucket list. As if that wasn’t enough to get your mouthwatering, we’ve also asked some of London’s best food bloggers to pick their fave dishes in the capital. Today it’s the turn of the Gourmet Traveller, whose top ten included the Big Frank at Big Apple Hot Dogs and Truffled potato and porcini vereniki at Bob Bob Ricard. And just for you, we asked her to tell us about her absolute favourite…
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Strawberries can be enjoyed in many ways

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Ripe Quebec strawberries, with their sweetness and deep red colour, lend themselves well to smoothies, cocktails and iced desserts.
Peach and Strawberry Sangria
Serves 12
This recipe, from Summer Days & Balmy Nights (Ryland Peters & Small, 2012), makes enough for a party. Mix it up a bit, if you like – and use peach schnapps or raspberry-flavoured liqueur in place of strawberry-flavoured.
2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
2 fresh peaches, pitted and thinly sliced
2/3 cup crème de fraise, strawberry-flavoured liqueur
6 cups dry white wine
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
Ice cubes
Clear sparkling lemonade or club soda
Borage flowers to garnish, optional
Place strawberries, peaches and orange slices in a large pitcher or jug with the strawberry-flavoured liqueur. Pour in the wine and chill 30 minutes. When ready to serve, add the cucumber and some ice and top up with lemonade or soda. Pour into glasses and garnish each with borage flowers, if using.

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Watermelon Caprese Salad | Healthy Recipes

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Coffee Barbecue Sauce Recipe

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Brewed coffee and instant coffee granules add rich color and depth to this sweet-and-sour sauce. It’s wonderful spooned over grilled chicken or pork chops. —Julia Bushree, Georgetown, Texas

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Grilled Flatiron Steaks with Tomatoes and Tapenade Recipe at Epicurious.com

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yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings

An assertive wet rub gives these steaks a nice crust on the grill. And the spice from the meat pairs with the pungency of the tapenade to play deliciously against the tomatoes and watercress. (Bonus: The tapenade is great on fish, chicken, and, well, anything savory.)

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Ann Romney, Michelle Obama face off in cookie contest - Bites

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Ann Romney, left, and Michelle Obama will go head-to-head in a cookie recipe contest.

By Jillian Eugenios

Turns out there may be a way to accurately predict the outcome of the presidential race — and the proof is quite literally in the pudding.
For the last five elections, Family Circle magazine has asked spouses of the candidates to share their favorite cookie recipes. Readers then do their patriotic duty: Bake, taste, vote. Only once has the cookie test not accurately predicted which leading lady has gone on to call the White House home.
The cookie-off first took place in 1992, when Hillary Clinton's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies went head-to-head with Barbara Bush's classic chocolate chip recipe. Clinton won, and she was back at it again in 1996. She stuck to her guns with her oatmeal chocolate chip recipe, taking on Elizabeth Dole’s pecan rolls. Clinton again had a winner.
Then, sweet-toothed voters baked up Tipper Gore's gingersnaps and Laura Bush’s Texas Governor’s Mansion Cowboy cookies and Teresa Heinz Kerry's pumpkin spice cookies. Since the contest began, more than 19 million readers have baked and taste-tested the recipes.
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How to Determine Whether an Avocado Is Perfectly Ripe Inside | The Kitchn

 Isn't it disappointing to cut into an avocado you've been nurturing to perfect ripeness only to find a brown, slimy mess inside? Avocados are usually sliced open just before serving, so this is especially frustrating. But worry no more! Read on for a simple, foolproof way to tell whether you will discover a creamy, luscious green interior or a brown slimy mess the next time you cut open an avocado.
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