”Have you heard the one about the Ottolenghi kitchen hack?”, goes the beginning of the joke. I know, I know. For me, though, a kitchen …
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s pancake-day blowout | Food
There are two ways to do Pancake Day. The first is the 1-2-3 way: come in from school or work, mix 100g flour, two eggs …
Salsa, pesto and posset: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for cooking with winter fruit | Fruit
Don’t tell my kids but, when the sun’s not out, I’m not that brilliant at eating fruit. A whole piece of fruit, that is, taken …
‘Flavour, colour and crunch’: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for vegan soup | Food
Truth be told, I’m not brilliant at either New Year’s resolutions or giving things up. If pushed to choose, however, I’d far sooner not eat …
Chicory boats and posh pigs in blankets: Yotam Ottolenghi’s party food recipes | Food
It’s party season, which, paradoxically, is when everyone shares their “rules”! Contradiction or otherwise, here are mine: 1. When it comes to party food, embrace …
West African-spiced chicken, curry leaf carrots: Ottolenghi’s Christmas feast – recipes | Food
When it comes to strict Christmas food traditions, I have very few. There are, however, some principles I return to every year. One is making …
Brandy butter, spicy cocktails and a chocolate log: Yotam Ottolenghi’s homemade Christmas gifts – recipes | Christmas food and drink
Christmas could be Christmas without brandy butter, chocolate logs and bottles of infused booze, but doesn’t it just feel a bit more like Christmas with …
Glazed pumpkin, sprout crumble and leek gratin: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for Thanksgiving sides | Food
Whether it’s at Thanksgiving or otherwise, the best parts of many feasts are often the things served up on the side. They can often be …
Vegetable fritters, chicken soup, roast vegetable, sausage and egg bake: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for roast dinner leftovers | Food
There’s only one thing better than a roast chicken lunch, and that’s what you can make with the leftovers. The pressure is off, the flavours …
Pass the buck(wheat): Yotam Ottolenghi’s pizzoccheri recipes | Food
I could eat pasta every day of the year, and there are so many varieties out there that I could probably eat a different type …
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for movie night snacks | Food
Is there anything better than movie night? Feet up, film chosen, food on tray. Ordering something in is often the way to go on such …
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for autumn pies | Food
Pies feel all kinds of right at this time of the year. Not only are they all wrapped up, so dressed perfectly for autumn, they’re …
Make your own Chinese dumplings: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for Shanghai buns | Food
I tend to eat more Chinese food when I am out and about than when I’m cooking at home. The biang biang noodles that I …
Steamed bream, herby pasta: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for 30-minute meals | Food
For some, a 30-minute meal is a super-quick fix. For others, it’s a longer than they usually spend making dinner. For me, however, whether it’s …
Koftas, spicy breakfast oats and lamb timballo: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for freekeh | Food
Freekeh, with its coarse texture and earthy, nutty flavour, is the grain I’m drawn to at this time of the year. As the evenings close …
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for preserving summer fruit and vegetables | Food
Pickling, salting, fermenting and curing are just a few of the many ways humankind has learned to extend a food’s shelf life. I’m not one …
Prawn toast, cheesy crackers and fritters: Yotam Ottolenghi’s chickpea flour recipes | Food
There are lots of (very virtuous) reasons to love chickpea flour, AKA gram flour, Bengal gram, and besan flour – to mention just a few, …
Aubergine dip, chicken skewers and beans with dill: Yotam Ottolenghi’s Persian recipes | Food
No shopping list delights me more than the one I write when I’m planning to cook Persian food. Aubergines and walnuts, pomegranate seeds and rose …
Apricot and goat’s cheese, lamb with peach chutney: Yotam Ottolenghi’s stone fruit recipes | Summer food and drink
There’s something particularly special about cooking with stone fruit. Eaten raw, they can sometimes disappoint; catching an apricot or a peach at its absolute best …
Roast chicken, a yoghurt dip and crispy fritters: Yotam Ottolenghi’s tomato recipes | Food
The problem with tomatoes, at this time of the year, is that they can make me lazy. They’re just too good as they are: sliced, …