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25p shop that makes Lidl look like Harrods! It's the new wheeze of easyJet founder Stelois: everything's 25p. So will the goods fly off the shelves?

easyJet founder Stelois's easyFoodstore makes Lidl look like Harrods

The Daily Mail's Sarah Rainey (pictured) went up to North London to check out the new easyFood store where customers snapped up armfuls of Jaffa Cakes, instant coffee, and tinned tuna.

A mobile espresso maker, Heston's revamped Teasmade and a thermometer linked to your iPad: The 2016 gadgets that promise to revolutionise your kitchen

For those who like to experiment in the kitchen, there is a glut of shiny, new accessories on the market, from artisan blenders and intelligent thermometers to heated ice-cream scoops.

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Can you really make a chocolate mousse with just ONE ingredient? FEMAIL puts the viral recipe to the test (and it tastes better than any shop-bought dessert)

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Woman who squashes her face into different kinds of BREAD tackles a huge party sub in a bizarre Instagram video

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Christianne Wolff and FEMAIL team up to create clean-eating plan for you

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The Victorian Bake Off: Cupcake queen showcases long-forgotten cooking skills as she steps back 175 years for a new BBC show (all while wearing a 'ridiculous' outfit)

Former solicitor Harpreet Baura, 34, from West London, was surprised by the results achieved by making cakes and bread without any mod cons - although she was less impressed by her outfit.

Meringue-covered strawberries, banana ice-cream and oozy balls of chocolate: Christmas desserts that take FIVE MINUTES for those who don't like mince pies

London-based confectioners The Meringue Girls share five of their simplest festive dessert recipes, which all take under five minutes to rustle up, with FEMAIL.

Break out the tonic! Morrisons' £10.50 gin scoops second Which? Best Buys award of 2015 beating more expensive Waitrose and M&S; bottles

The own-brand gin was named 2015 Best Buy in the Which? annual end-of-year round up, beating bottles from Lidl, Waitrose, Asda, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Co-op, M&S; and Tesco.

Why you shouldn't order a salad at McDonald's: Chain's new 'healthy' menus feature quinoa and kale - but contain MORE calories than their burgers and nuggets

Fast food giant McDonald's is dipping its toes into new territory in an attempt to win over more health-conscious customers. But are the new items really any better for you?

Cream Collon biscuits, Puke Crackers and PEE Cola: The world's most disgustingly named foods revealed

Words often mean different things in different languages. From Soup for Sluts and Dick Sticks to Monkey Gland Gravy and Cock Pasta, FEMAIL reveals the strangest named foods in the world.

Is this the new 'Dress'? Optical illusion cake with icing that changes into six different colours - depending on the angle - has the internet divided

A YouTube video by baker Charlotte Sometime seems to show a cake that morphs from blue, green and purple to orange, yellow and pink. The video currently has just over 170,000 views.

Instagram snap of Tom Daley cooking a full English breakfast whips Twitter into a frenzy - as users are desperate to buy his PAN which cooks multiple items at once

Tom Daley's Instagram photo of the Master Frying Pan sends Twitter into a frenzy

The 21-year-old's Instagram of him whipping up a full English breakfast using the pan has currently received more than 46,000 likes and prompted a flood of comments on Instagram and Twitter. The majority of comments were positive with users envying his cooking utensil although there were a number of people who mused on the practicalities of the pan, wondering how it would fit in a dishwasher.

Fast food-loving designer unveils quirky range of accessories inspired by cakes, chips and burgers including a chocolate chip cookie clutch and burrito bow tie

Designer and blogger Rommy Debommy, 25, from Rotterdam, has created a range of whimsical handmade accessories which look uncannily like sweets, cakes and fast food.

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Next year has a heap of surprises in store when it comes to what we eat. FEMAIL picks the brains of of some of London's top chefs who predict what will appear on plates, and menus in 2016.

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Your skin's general health is greatly influenced by what you feed it. To maintain youthful looking skin, make sure you drink plenty of water and consume vitamin-rich foods.

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The food making you tired: Why everyday favourites including yoghurt, orange juice and SANDWICHES are depleting your energy

Instead of picking up convenient pre-packed lunches, you should drink plenty of water, ditch some of the sugar and keep healthy snacks on hand to beat the afternoon slump.

Could YOU give up meat for a week? A family of five swaps steak for soya burgers with very surprising results (including chopping their shopping bill in half)

Cambridgeshire family give up meat for a week and chop shopping bill in half

FEMAIL teamed up with AO.com to challenge the Breese family (pictured left, mum Liz, grand-daughter Beth and with daughter, Tamsin) from Cambridgeshire to reduce their meat intake for a week. They found to their surprise that eating meals such as, (pictured right) avocado on bagels, veggie burgers, vegetable briyani, cous cous, meat-free pies and home-made pizza, not only made them feel less sluggish and more healthy, but also slashed their shopping bill by half, bringing it down to just £55 to feed five people for seven days.

May the forks be with you! Sci-fi fan creates Star Wars inspired puddings including Han Solo made from chocolate and a gin and tonic lightsaber

To celebrate of the release of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens, chef Andy Kelly from Northampton has created a host of sci-fi inspired dishes including the Millennium Falcon v the Death Star cake.

The 'healthy' snacks that are secretly making us fat and what to eat instead... including FRIED EGG sandwiches

Items we consider healthy such as cereal bars, branflakes and low fat biscuits are full of sugar which, while they may provide a temporary energy boost, will end up making you crash.

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Amaretti Chocolate Cake

Ingredients
250g plain chocolate
50g amaretti biscuits
100g ground almonds
150g caster sugar
100g softened butter
4 medium eggs
4 tbsps bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial
100g fresh cherries
Icing sugar
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180c/gas mark 4. Line a 20cm springform tin. Melt 150g of chocolate. Blitz amaretti biscuits, ground almonds and sugar in food processor, add the butter, eggs and 2 tbsps of cordial, process again. Add melted chocolate and briefly process. Pour mixture into the tin, cook for 35-45mins. To finish the cake, cut melt remaining chocolate and mix with 2tbsps of cordial and cut star shapes out when it's set. Decorate cake with icing sugar, stars and chocolate dipped cherries. www.breakthrough.org.uk/bakeoff/

TROPICAL PAVLOVA

Ingredients
5 egg whites
275g light brown muscovado sugar
300ml double cream
8 tbsps Bottlegreen lime cordial
Selection of tropical fruits, such as mango, papaya, passion fruit and kiwi
Method
Pre-heat oven to 140c, gas mark 1. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl until stiff, gradually add sugar. Pile the meringue into the centre of the lined baking tray, spread to approx. 25cm, swirling the meringue into peaks, make a dip in the centre. Cook for 1 hour 20 minutes. Place 6 tbsps of the Bottlegreen lime cordial into a small saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer until syrupy, cool. Whisk the cream and the remaining cordial until standing in soft peaks. Prepare the fruits, spoon the cream into the centre of the pavlova, arrange the fruits on top, drizzle over the cooled syrup and serve cut into slices.
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Ingredients
5 egg whites
275g caster sugar
25g flaked almonds
284ml double cream
200g fresh cherries
4 tbsps bottlegreen pomegranate & elderflower cordial
1 tsp arrowroot or cornflour
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 200c, gas mark 6. Line a baking tin with baking parchment. Whisk egg whites until stiff, gradually add the sugar.Spread the meringue into tin and sprinkle with almonds, cook in the oven for 5 minutes, reduce the heat to 170c, gas mark 3 and continue to cook for a 20 minutes. Meanwhile, stone the cherries, place in saucepan with cordial and cook until softened, stir a little of the juices into the arrowroot/cornflour, add to cherries and cook until thickened, cool. Place a tea towel covered with greaseproof paper on the work surface, tip out roulade with the almonds on the bottom. Whisk the cream into soft peaks, spread over the roulade followed by the cherry filling and roll.
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175g (6oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
175g (6oz) caster sugar
3 large eggs
175g (6oz) self-raising flour
50g (2oz) desiccated coconut
6 tbsp Bottlegreen Lemongrass & Ginger cordial
50g (2oz) icing sugar
50g (2oz) stem ginger in syrup, drained and thinly sliced
Fine strips of lemon zest
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C, Gas Mark 4. Butter a 1.2 litre capacity non-stick ring cake tin. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs. Fold in flour using a metal spoon. Add coconut, then gently stir in 2tbsp of Bottlegreen Lemongrass & Ginger cordial. Spoon into the cake tin. Bake for 45 minutes. Dilute the remaining cordial with 4 tbsp just-boiled water. Spoon this over top of the cake. Leave cake to cool. To decorate, mix the icing sugar with a little cold water to make a thin icing. Drizzle this over the cake. Top with sliced ginger and lemon rind.
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325g softened butter
225g golden caster sugar
4 large free range eggs
225g self raising flour
2 tsps baking powder
250g strawberries, chopped
3 tbsp Bottlegreen pomegranate and elderflower cordial
200g icing sugar
250g Mascarpone cheese
50g prepared seeds
Pink colouring
14g freeze dried strawberries
150g white chocolate
Heat chopped strawberries with tbsp of cordial for a few minutes. Pre heat oven to 180c, gas mark 4, grease 3 x 18 cm cake tins. Beat the 225g butter and sugar, gradually add eggs. Stir in flour and baking powder followed by cooled strawberries and a little pink food colouring. Divide between tins, bake for 25-30 minutes. Beat butter and icing sugar with cordial, add mascarpone and a little food colouring, divide the mixture in half and add finely chopped strawberries and pomegranate to one half. Divide the icing with fruit between layers. Spread the remaining icing and decorate.

150g digestive biscuits
50g butter
450g full fat soft cream cheese
2 tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial
2 free range egg yolks
150ml sour cream
8 tbsp Bottlegreen Elderflower Cordial
2 gelatine sheets
400g summer berries
Icing sugar
Pre heat oven 200c, gas 6. Line the base of a 20cm/8in tin. Crush the biscuits, melt the butter and mix. Press into base of tin, bake for 8 minutes, cool. Reduce oven to 150c/gas 2. Place cream cheese into bowl, mix a little of the cordial with the cornflour to a smooth paste and add to cheese with the remaining cordial, egg yolks and sour cream. Whisk until smooth, pour into tin and cook for 45-50mins. Cool in tin. Make the topping by soaking the gelatine in cold water then place the cordial in a small pan. Add 8 tbsp water and gently heat. Stir in the gelatine until melted, cool. Top cheesecake with berries. Spoon glaze over, place in the fridge to set.