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• 20 of the best Easter days out for families

  06-04-2019 12:00
  As well as cracking activities for kids involving chocolate, lambs and rabbits, we also hatch plans for foraging adventures, a food festival and a mass spring cleanCadbury has teamed up with the National Trust and the National Trust for Scotland to run Easter egg hunts in more than 300 locations across the UK; clues hidden around the properties or landscapes lead hunters to chocolate treats. Many sites also have newborn lambs, spring chicks and daffodil displays. Others have Easter crafts, such
  
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• Meera Sodha's recipe for vegan caramelised onion ramen | The new vegan

  06-04-2019 11:00
  Sticky onions combined with miso, stock and sake make a heavenly French-Japanese marriageFrom the outside, Japanese food can seem rigid, but it is a story of continual innovation. Ramen, for example, is an adaptation of wheat noodles introduced to Japan by Chinese immigrants as recently as the early 20th century. And although there is only one name to describe this soupy noodle dish, there are as many variations of it as there are cooks in Japan. My ramen evolved from an unlikely place, taking i
  
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• Dior's Kim Jones: ‘These jobs are not an easy ride’

  06-04-2019 11:00
  He was mentored by Alexander McQueen, kickstarted the streetwear trend and is now menswear’s most in-demand designer. What’s his secret?Yesterday, Kim Jones spent the day at home in bed watching Family Guy. “I just wanted something that stops me thinking about everything,” he says with a smile. It’s his way of conserving energy. As menswear artistic director for Dior, he produces four, 50-odd-piece collections a year, and is due to travel to three continents in the
  
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• From lamb and aubergine koftas to mushroom bakes: Yotam Ottolenghi’s meatball recipes

  06-04-2019 10:30
  Fresh, full of flavour and impossibly fluffy, these meatballs switch the ratio away from meat to vegetablesWhat makes a meatball a meatball? I struggle with the term because English, unlike some other languages, doesn’t have a satisfactory word for a veggie ‘meatball’. One definition, I suppose, is any kind of minced meat sphere that’s been bulked out with starch or vegetables to lighten things up and to add or absorb flavour. The solution would be to permit the word to c
  
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• Why are there two women’s world marathon records? The Weekend quiz

  06-04-2019 08:00
  From German FKK enthusiasts to the moment of truth, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz1 In whose house are all the clocks stopped at 8.40am?
  2 Why are there two women’s world marathon records?
  3 Which retreat covered 6,000 miles in 368 days?
  4 What would a German FKK enthusiast wear?
  5 Which range is the subject of Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain?
  6 Which pair were ambushed in Louisiana on 23 May 1934?
  7 The phrase “the moment of truth” originated in what activi
  
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• What present should we get the nurses who delivered our baby?

  06-04-2019 08:00
  The staff on the maternity unit were fantastic, and we’d like to get them a giftEvery week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.The nurses and staff on the maternity unit where our second child was born recently were just fantastic. We want to buy them a gift – but what’s appropriate? Do nurses get fed up with chocolates and flowers? I’
  
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• 'I set myself up as a virtual assistant after I had a brain tumour'

  06-04-2019 08:00
  Catherine Gladwyn, 42, on how illness has changed her life – and how her income has doubledName: Catherine Gladwyn
  Age: 42
  Occupation: Virtual assistant
  Income: £36-£42,000About eight years I started experiencing severe memory loss. I was managing a team of administrators but I couldn’t remember things. I’d have meetings but I’d forget what was said. My periods suddenly stopped and I also felt fatigued. It was a nightmare. Continue reading...
  
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• Four spring recipes | Four favourite recipes

  06-04-2019 08:00
  Asparagus tart, broad bean puree and watercress soup, balanced by a creamy brandadePrep 15 min
  Soak 2 hr
  Cook 1 hr 10 min
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• Bradley Wiggins’ tour of Flanders

  06-04-2019 08:00
  ‘You couldn’t find a small area with more cycling history or more hospitality.’ Ahead of tomorrow’s big race, Wiggo takes us for a spin around his favourite hills, cafes and villagesAn hour into our ride through the Flemish Ardennes, Sir Bradley Wiggins is in his element. In this small corner of Belgium, every hill and cobbled road has a tale to tell from a century of cycling history, and he knows them all. It’s a strange experience to have a Tour de France winner &
  
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• The hot new hue for your wardrobe -- or aquarium

  06-04-2019 07:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  There was a time not so long ago when the surest sign that spring had arrived was the sight of the Winnipeg Jets and the Toronto Maple Leafs polishing their ......
  
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• Life lessons by way of Calvin and Hobbes

  06-04-2019 07:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  My then-seven-year-old son hurried into snow pants as he eyed the somersaulting flakes outside the window. “Are you going to build a snowman?” I asked him skeptically. Though only a ...
  
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• How to make sauerkraut out of old cabbage | Waste not

  06-04-2019 07:00
  Give that cabbage lingering at the bottom of the fridge an even longer lifespan as this popular and healthy pickleThe humble cabbage is a durable and hardy vegetable that survives the harshest conditions, from severe frost to a lifetime in the fridge. A better way to make it last is to turn it into sauerkraut.Sauerkraut is cabbage preserved through the application of salt and time, a process that allows probiotic bacteria (mainly lactobacillus) to multiply and dominate through fermentation. This
  
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• Finely painted Ptolemaic tomb unveiled in Egypt

  06-04-2019 03:06
  Archaeologists on Friday unveiled a well preserved and finely painted tomb thought to be from the early Ptolemaic period near the Egyptian town of Sohag.
  
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• Prize crossword No 27,788

  06-04-2019 01:00
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