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 my mother did in the...
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 if you can’t find that,...
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for aubergine fesenjan
Woo your loved one with these roast aubergines in a rich, sweet-sour walnut-and-pomegranate sauceThe first thing I noticed about my now-husband Hugh when we met wasn’t his beautiful face or wit, but the...
The end of small plates: why the dinner-ruining dishes may finally be over
The trend for small-plate menus in restaurants has tested friendships and defied logic. They have to go – here’s whyThe news that Russell Norman’s Polpo restaurant group is in financial trouble (unpaid £550,000 VAT bill,...
Harriet Birrell’s delicious dal bowl recipe
Easy to digest and guaranteed to satisfy the grumbliest of stomachs, dal with steamed rice is a nutritious dinner optionDal is a traditional dish from the Indian subcontinent, usually a lentil-based soup that...
The Battle Between Smoking And Grilling Meat
When the summer period approaches, people get to enjoy cookouts and barbecues. To prepare meat accordingly, you must learn more about grilling and smoking. These techniques are different regarding the preparation time, the equipment,...
Does every box of eggs contain a potential chick?
A schoolboy has hatched a duckling from a Waitrose egg using an incubator he bought on eBay. It’s enough to put anyone off their boiled egg and soldiers …Fourteen-year-old William Atkins has put the cat...
Food Thomasina Miers’ recipe for Asian smoked mackerel salad with chilli dressing
Smoked fish and earthy grilled broccoli are offset by a sharp, spicy-sweet dressingThank goodness it’s February: only a month or so until we can start looking forward to spring. This punchy, fresh and...
Nigel Slater’s red cabbage with cider and steamed potatoes recipe
A cheap, cheerful, colourful and quick dish that’s tasty tooCut half a large red cabbage into 4 wedges. Tuck the cabbage into a large pan and pour over 500ml of dry cider. Season...
Anna Jones’ parsnip recipes
A creamy, parsnip-and-leek savoury crumble, and miso-roasted parsnips so flavourful, you might never again make them any other wayIgave my son a bite of parsnip the other day. ‘Mum, that’s too sweet,’ he...
