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HARD TIMES How to make Acorn coffee

Trying to extract a tasty beverage from humble Richmond acorns was to prove the greatest challenge yet. Read

HARD TIMES Living off the fat of London land

As part of our Hard Times series where we work out how to live for free in London, web editor Lucy Proctor braved the wilds of Crane Park Island to learn fire making and foraging from London's answer to Ray Mears. Read

HARD TIMES Richard's Recipe for Blackberry Crumble

Prepare the crumble by rubbing together the buttery topping with your fingertips. Read

HARD TIMES Hounslow Chronicle's tips for tightening the belt

We're all in for a bleak winter says the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as we face the worst downturn in for 60 years. So www.londoninformer.co.uk sent Richard Mayhew-Smith out scouring the hedgerows and gathering free food. Read

Pukka recipe for curry success

A young chef dubbed the 'Indian Jamie Oliver' has returned to her old Heston school to encourage pupils to follow in her footsteps. Read

Memories of India, Thornbury Road, Osterley

The Memories of India in Thornbury Road has become a bit of an Osterley institution. Read

African Queen, Wellington Road South, Hounslow

Ask where to go for London's best curry and most punters look east to the bright lights of Brick Lane. Read

Dipna's Spicy Secrets

Dipna Anand is fast gaining a reputation in the food world for revolutionising the way we think about Indian cooking – and now she has joined the team at www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk to spread the good word. Read