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Our food editor, Claire Tansey, shares her tricks for sweet and spicy, beer-simmered barbecued ribs in five easy steps

What meal do you make for the friend who knows everything about healthy eating? A tropical farewell for a dear friend.

It was an odd Saturday evening and sticky toffee pudding was on my mind. It's by far my favourite dessert of all time and whenever I see it on a menu, I must order it. The ooey-gooey quality of the moist date pudding soaked in a to-die-for warm toffee sauce...Yum!

There’s nobody better to help test out a new recipe than your closest friends. If yours are anything like mine, then they won’t be afraid to overeat, they won’t hold back with their feedback, and no matter what they will appreciate your effort!

I love food. It's almost a prerequisite for working at Chatelaine. But even if I wasn't a foodie before I got here, sitting mere steps away from the Chatelaine Kitchen would have done the trick. Thanks to that proximity, I've really been flexing my culinary muscles and when my friend told me that he was having a barbecue, I thought this was a good opportunity to show the world what a great cook I've become. The world being about ten people and a few toddlers.