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The Big Metal Spoon

Our resident food expert Mel Hutchfield's fantastic blog, filled with great places to eat and delicious recipes to make.

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Recipe: Creme Egg Brownies

Celebrate the Easter holidays by making these decadent brownies. Definitely one for the serious chocoholics!

Recipe: Raspberry & Rose Cake

This recipe is the perfect sweet treat for Mother’s Day and easy enough for the kids to help make.

Review: The Royal Oak at Bishopstone

Looking for places to dine outside of Swindon? This month, TGtS food expert Mel Hutchfield reviews The Royal Oak at ...

Recipe: Cauliflower Cheese Soup

What could better after coming home at the end of a rainy day than a warm comforting soup? This has ...

Recipe: Orange Spice Cake

Mel Hutchfield puts a festive spin on a classic spiced orange cake recipe.

Recipe: Sausage & Fig Rolls

Make Mel Hutchfield's delicious homemade sausage and fig rolls for a Christmas party and watch them disappear in a flash ...

Recipe: Mulled Cider

Get that festive feeling by following Mel Hutchfield's cheap and easy recipe for hot mulled cider.

Recipe: Stilton & Walnut Muffins

With Christmas fast approaching we thought that we'd call upon Mel Hutchfield to whip up some fantastic yuletide recipes. In ...

Recipe: Bonfire Ham, Egg & Beans

What better dish to eat around the bonfire this weekend than a steaming bowl of smoky BBQ beans with ham ...

Review: The Pear Tree

Mel Hutchfield ventured to The Pear Tree in Purton for a celebratory Birthday lunch. Find out about her experiences there ...

Recipe: Sweetcorn Chowder

As the nights get darker and temperatures start to drop, Mel Hutchfield has whipped up a New England favourite that ...

Review: Rangoli

This month, we sent our resident food expert Mel Hutchfield along to Rangoli to sample the exotic flavors of authentic ...