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We could help but share this collection of amazing FOOD art. You may never see a strawberry in the same way!     If you have any food art of your own, then tweet it to @WhiskTeam  or our Whisk Facebook page!

On the daily commute to work: For the busy bee, grocery shopping and all those other little errands can become a nightmare to schedule in. The Whisk App saves you from this hassle, so you can quickly select some recipes and check them out in minutes, whilst on the bus or train. Boost those productivity…
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Granted, once in awhile we have those days when switching on the oven and chopping, baking, frying or boiling is just. too. much. effort. So what are the alternatives? You have probably committed one of the following: Microwaved a ready meal that tastes more like the packaging and less like lasagna? Devoured a watery noodelly…
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Once upon a time, a digital thermometer thrust into the middle of big pie was the clever way caterers could see if their pie was hot enough to serve. Such techy help was originally reserved for the professionals, and up until recent history, our cooking-tech was hardly worthy of inspector gadget’s attention. Instead, egg timers,…
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What are the important things in life? What makes us happy? Some answers would be health, money (which won’t make you completely happy, but admit it, you’d rather cry in a Ferrari), doing the things we enjoy, spending time with loved ones. This may seem like a fluffy start to our blog this week, but…
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It’s an undeniable matter of fact, we all have to eat, just like we have to be clothed, watered, sheltered and heated. It is the business of needing a  constant supply of groceries that  for many, is the ultimate time consuming and costly inconvenience.   The weekly funeral procession of hunter gatherers meandering around a…
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So if you like food, then you are likely to love Christmas. Forget the uncomfortable family events where you are packed into an overheated house full of humans you wouldn’t speak with if it were not for the shared genetics, don’t worry about how convincing your – I’m trying to pretend I like this gift – face…
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The French attitude to eating well is considered to be the direct reason why as a nation, they are slimmer, live longer and have a much better work life balance to the Brits, Germans and Americans. “Lunchbreak” is a concept sniffed at by many euro-american corporate workers, who have adopted the “Desklunch”, where one inhales…
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Having lived in Birmingham for most of my life, I’ve made it my mission to investigate the city’s top notch grub. It’s a hard job… but someone has to do it! My most recent culinary expeditions took me to pastures new… The Gastro Card Being a glorified bunch of foodies here at Whisk, when we’re in…
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Way back in August I spent one sunny weekend baking for the Whisk team. I decided to bake one of the recipes that became a favourite of mine during the summer I spent at Honeybuns – the Heathcliffe Brownie. In my opinion (and voiced by many members of the Whisk team!) this is the most…
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