This cake is a true revelation; it uses dried filo sheets to create a moreish texture. I first tasted it on holiday in Cyprus, and …
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Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for black pepper and bay leaf chicken curry | Food
This is a lovely weeknight curry that, thanks to the dash of single cream to finish, also feels rich and indulgent. I must admit to …
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for bread, sage and lemon frittata | Food
The Sicilian chef Corrado Assenza studied agronomy at the University of Bologna before returning to his home town of Noto and taking over his aunt’s …
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for fennel, artichoke, potato and kalamata olive stew | Stew
I’ve written before about things that feel just right, such as a bath at the perfect temperature. To this list I’m now adding making a …
How to turn old bread into German dumplings – recipe | Bread
Semmelknödel are traditional German dumplings made from dried bread rolls, milk, eggs and parsley. They can be served as a standalone dish, in a bowl …
Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for pecan and coffee bundt cake | Cake
When I want an impressive-looking cake with minimal effort, I always reach for my bundt tin; it does all the work for you and you …
Georgina Hayden’s recipe for sausage meatballs with beans and caramelised peppers | Food
For such a short ingredients list, this recipe is packed with flavour and something I cook almost weekly for my family (with slight variations). Using …
Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for miso salmon noodles – recipe | Fish
This flavour-packed dinner takes just minutes to put together. The salmon then looks after itself for 15 minutes in the oven with a miso-sesame glaze, …
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for blistered beans with gnocchi Trapanese | Italian food and drink
When I’ve eaten something delicious, it evokes two things in me: total joy, but also a fear that it was, potentially, a one-time-only event. Usually, …
Ravneet Gill’s recipe for Izmir bomba, or Turkish-style chocolate-filled biscuits | Biscuits
I first tried these biscuits at Selin Kiazim’s bakery in Fitzrovia, which has unfortunately since closed. Her baked goods were truly one of a kind, …
How to make the perfect chana chaat – recipe | Food
Chaat, according to author and food writer Priya Krishna, is less a family of savoury Indian snacks and more “a way of life … a …
Georgina Hayden’s recipe for ful medames with charred olives | Vegetarian food and drink
Ful medames, often referred to as simply ful, is a popular breakfast dish in Egypt and parts of the Middle East. Packed with protein, it’s …
Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for spiced black bean and tomato soup | Soup
Another easy “dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow” recipe. This soup tastes even nicer the next day, and it’s perfect with some fancy tortilla chips on the …
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for caramelised garlic, courgette and butter beans | Beans, pulses and legumes
This is a bit of a ready steady cook number, born out of an excess of courgettes. I (loosely) had in mind a Nigel Slater …
How to turn excess cooked beans into blondies – recipe | Beans, pulses and legumes
Since joining Beans is How, an ambitious campaign to double global bean consumption by 2028, I’m pretty sure I’ve tripled my own consumption of the …
Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for roast chickpea trail mix | Snacks
I first tried trail mix in America, and quickly learned that no two are the same. Almost anything goes, with some containing just nuts and …
José Pizarro’s recipe for Spanish-style wild mushroom rice | Spanish food and drink
I love cooking rice, from paella to soupy stews and everything in between. What I enjoy most, though, is when a rice dish is seasonal …
Rukmini Iyer’s recipe for quick and easy pink linguine with pine nut pangrattato and goat’s cheese | Pasta
After trying this dish for the first time, my two-and-a-half-year-old now requests “pink pasta” on repeat, and she especially loves the theatre of her own …
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for braised chicken with grapes, wine and vinegar | Chicken
Braised chicken with grapes, wine and vinegar Pizzutella is a white or black grape variety. The name comes from the form: cylindrical and ending in …
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for spaghetti chow mein | Chinese food and drink
My family and I adore an old-school Chinese takeaway, and we always order a Chinese curry (see here) and a chow mein. Sadly, we don’t …