Chickpeas are a store-cupboard staple for me – they’re such a helpful starting point for dinner when there’s not much else in the house. Both …
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About £1 a portion: Rukmini Iyer’s recipes for tangy potato cakes and loaded skins | Food
I could write a love letter to potatoes – baked, fried, roasted, mashed or dauphinoise’d, they’re almost certainly my favourite vegetable. (Please don’t tell me …
Ravinder Bhogal’s cheese recipes: cauli pie, dauphinoise and toastie | Food
It’s hard to resist the charms of cheese. I fall hard for it all; the lactic tang of a sharp cheddar, the alluring stretch of …
Rukmini Iyer’s £1 recipes – one-pan baked pasta | Pasta
One-tin baked gnocchi is something of a signature dish for me , and this version with a creamy tomato and basil sauce is a real …
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 …
Pasta and tacos: Miguel Barclay’s £1 cauliflower recipes | Vegetarian food and drink
When creating dishes for £1, I have to be super-aware of just how much I’m getting for my money, and whether an ingredient is main …
Miguel Barclay’s £1 recipes: couscous paella, charred veg and feta | North African food and drink
Couscous is a much overlooked store-cupboard ingredient that should definitely feature in your midweek meals. It’s a great way to bulk out a meal and …
Five staple ingredients, five delicious budget recipes | Food
How we did it Aside from allowing for basic store cupboard ingredients – such as salt, pepper, olive oil, flour, dried herbs – we asked …
Nigel Slater’s recipes for cream of onion soup, and clementine and lemon tarts | Food
I usually take my time cooking onions, leaving them to do their thing in oil or butter until they are soft and golden. Not a …
£1 meals: aubergine milanese with pasta and Chinese-inspired aubergine with sticky rice – recipes | Italian food and drink
A comparatively bulky veg that can hold its own, the aubergine can definitely be the star of the show. That’s the trick behind cooking for …
Miguel Barclay’s recipes for £1 chickpea and spinach meals | Food
Chickpeas are a legendary budget staple, both filling and versatile, as well as a great get-out-of-jail card when vegans pop over for tea. But you …
‘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 …
Dal, dumplings and a giant cookie: Broke Vegan’s comfort food recipes | Vegan food and drink
Root veg and stout stew with dumplings (pictured top) This hearty and comforting dish is perfect for an evening meal during the colder months. Prep …
Joe Woodhouse’s recipes for leftover Christmas vegetables | Christmas food and drink
These recipes reimagine your Christmas leftovers; they are also a fresh way of working with what’s on offer at this time of year. The idea …
Recipes for Ramadan: Amina Elshafei’s spicy Korean seafood hotpot (haemultang) | Australian food and drink
Haemultang is a deliciously wholesome Korean soup, made from a combination of shellfish and fish, simmered in a spicy broth. Quite often it is cooked …
Nigel Slater’s recipes for beetroot and feta filo pie, and white chocolate and lemon truffles | Food
I can hear the church bells from the kitchen, even more so if it’s a fine Christmas morning and the doors are open on to …
Nigel Slater’s recipes for red leaves, warm cheese and chestnuts, and for chocolate chestnut cake | Food
Chestnuts are here: dark, plump and shiny – and flat on one side from where they have snuggled together in their spiky green cases. Sweet …
Moro’s recipes for sweetcorn and labneh dip, and spiced potted shrimp | Christmas food and drink
Christmas parties don’t have to mean pigs in blankets and mince pies. We like to put twists on classics, such as potted shrimp, which we’ve …
Prawn blinis and stuffed artichokes: Ravinder Bhogal’s Christmas canape recipes | Christmas food and drink
Canapes and party nibbles shouldn’t be overly complicated, but they should involve more effort than emptying a bag of crisps into a bowl. By definition, …
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 …