5 Classic Comfort Food To Serve In Your Restaurant
Fine diners look for creatively prepared, aesthetically pleasing gourmet dishes, but there is no denying the appeal of everyday comfort foods. According to the...
Cocktail of the week: the whirling dervish
A pear-laced twist on the tequila sourYou can use readymade pear puree or homemade: for the latter, peel and core a pear, then...
How to make perfect spätzle noodles
A Swabian noodle that’s quicker and easier to make than pasta – this is quintessential winter food, and a recipe you’ll make for life...
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...
Nigel Slater’s sweet and savoury recipes for early rhubarb
Pretty pink rhubarb gives a fresh, acidic zip to roast meats and winter dessertsThe greengrocer has a frayed wicker basket of rhubarb, the...
Yotam Ottolenghi’s warming winter vegetable recipes
How to make the most of seasonal winter veg: cauliflower with coconut cream and chilli, braised greens in yoghurt, or branch out with a...
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...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for lemon risotto
The fruit cuts through the starchy rice, butter, stock and cheeseWhile they are as much a year-round fixed kitchen component as milk, flour, forks...
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...
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...