Recipe of the month

Banana, cinnamon and oat shake

Ingredients

400ml Semi-skimmed milk

2 Bananas, roughly chopped

3 Tbsp oats

2 tsp ground cinnamon, plus extra for sprinkling

Method

Add all the ingredients to a blender and blitz on high until combined and frothy

Pour into 2 glasses and chill in the fridge

Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon on top

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Blueberry brioche summer pudding

Ingredients

750g Blueberries

100g Caster sugar

2 oranges, zest of 1, juice of both

Vegetable oil, for greasing

4 Brioche buns

Small handful mint leaves, torn

8 tbsp Crème fraîche

Method

Heat the blueberries in a medium saucepan with the sugar, orange zest and juice, until just releasing their juices (2-3 mins), then sieve the liquid into a bowl and leave to cool Meanwhile, grease a pudding basin (about 800ml) and line with multiple layers of cling film, making sure there’s plenty of overhang

Trim the tops and bottoms from each brioche bun, then slice in half widthways

Dip a slice into the drained blueberry juice, then press into the lined mould

Repeat, overlapping slightly and trimming where needed to cover the sides of the bowl completely (make sure you reserve two slices for the top)

Fill the lined bowl with the stewed blueberries, then cover with the remaining brioche, pouring over any leftover juice as well

Fold over the excess cling film and chill, weighted down with plates or jars, for at least

4 hours, or overnight

Turn the pudding onto a plate, decorate with the mint and serve with the crème fraîche on the side

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR SUCCESSFUL WALL PAPER HANGING

There are some tasks that you may need to do before hanging your wallpaper. Check our list to ensure your walls are fully ready for wallpaper. With this guide you will get the best finish possible and avoid any nasty surprises further into the project.

Have you removed any existing wallpaper?

Doing this will give you a smooth finish and avoid air bubbles and creases appearing when you hang the new wallpaper

Are your walls freshly plastered?

If so, have you sealed them with wall sealer? Applying wall sealer, also known as wall size, seals the porous surface of the wall and improves the adhesion of the wallpaper paste. It also aids the slide of the wallpaper, useful when you’re matching patterns or hanging it in awkward areas like window recesses.

Have you lined the walls with lining paper?

Hanging lining paper prevents the new wallpaper from shrinking when it’s hung, which leads to gaps between the lengths of paper. You may also want to hang lining paper if your walls have any stains or small imperfections in the surface, as it will help to disguise this. 30

Have you bought enough wallpaper?

It helps to estimate the amount of wallpaper you’ll need for your project. When you measure the height and length of the walls you want to wallpaper, also measure the windows and doors. Allow extra for wastage. We recommend 10% extra, and any unopened rolls can be returned to the store you bought them from. Also, allow for extra when using paper with a large repeat pattern – the pattern repeat is usually stated on the roll label or product information.

Are all the rolls of wallpaper the same batch number?

Make sure all the rolls have the same batch number printed on the label, as the colours and in some instances, the finish, can vary between batches.

Have you planned how you’re going to hang the wallpaper?

We recommend hanging wallpaper vertically unless the pattern requires it to be hung horizontally. If hanging over lining paper, hanging it in the opposite direction to the lining paper means that the seams won’t fall in the same place and create ridges.

Does the walls have any fixing on them?

If so, unscrew the fixings before papering, leaving the wall plugs in place. Mark the position of each one by pushing a matchstick (with the head broken off) into the plug. Leave it slightly proud so you can find the hole and reuse it later. Also its recommended that the first piece of paper you hang starts from the corner that the window or door is in so any joins are hidden from view.