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National Braille Week 4th-11th January
CELEBRITY chef Tony Singh has teamed up with children from the Royal Blind School in Edinburgh to create a special Braille recipe book in celebration of National Braille Week 2012. The cookbook is being produced in Braille and also in large print to help raise awareness of alternative formats. Dishes such as Haggis Pakora, Blood Bay Scallops with Lemon Galette and Rioja Cake with Figs are among the many mouth-watering recipes included. Tony, who owns... Read more
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