Do you have to salt aubergines?
Now that the bitterness has been bred out of the aubergine, the need to draw out the juices before cooking is a moot pointI still salt aubergines as...
Nigel Slater’s butternut soup with tahini and chestnuts recipe
A warming, wholesome, nutty and seedy soup for cold winter nightsPeel and halve 1kg of butternut squash and cut into large chunks. Put the squash into a large...
Get stuck into the marmalade debate
The Duchess of Argyll | Fortnum & Mason shoppers | Bird spotting | Sugar content of jamI assume that if the BBC drama about the Duchess of Argyll...
Meera Sodha’s recipe for vegan saag aloo
A tried-and-tested recipe for potato and spinach curry with added spiced aubergineIrecently had the privilege of judging the Andre Simon Awards for the best food book of 2018, and 119...
Nigel Slater’s gammon steak with butter beans and kale recipe
Smoky slabs of pork with puréed beans and fried green veg for a heartwarming night inThe recipeLightly season 2 thick slices of smoked gammon with black pepper. They...
Milk Coke: another classic from the nation that invented Cheeky Vimto
The faddy eater column is ending not with a bang, not even a whimper, but an unlikely concoction of dairy and Coca-ColaThe idea of ending things on a...
Cocktail of the week: Aji margarita
Using chilli-infused tequila gives the classic drink a bit more of a kickTo make the infused tequila, use any brand you have to hand. It’s preferable to use...
I Switched Out Cereal for Oatmeal for Breakfast — Here’s What I Learned
Ditching CerealI love cereal for breakfast — to me it tastes like milk and cookies. Unfortunately, when I realized that it also has roughly the nutritional value of milk and...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for red cabbage, sausage and white bean soup
A multilayered and warming dish based on the mountain soup-stews of eastern PiedmontAfter Christmas and new year, and three large batches of braised red cabbage, a disproportionate amount...
Cocktail of the week: Zuma’s lillet blanc
A luxurious white wine aperitif with fig liqueur, whisky and bubbles that is sure to cheer up any dark February eveningServes 150ml Lillet Blanc15ml fig liqueur – Figaro, ideally, but...
