Rhubarb braised pork, roasted parsnips and flower sprouts
Image By Simon Bajada Abstract I love a pot roast lamb shoulder with vinegar and onions but this does the same thing, the natural acidity of the rhubarb providing the perfect match for this delicious...
View ArticleWhite chocolate, blackberry and rosemary mud slice
Image By Simon Bajada Abstract This slice was inspired by the lovely Sollá, who runs a chain of vegetarian and raw food restaurants in Iceland and who helped me appreciate the potential of vegetarian...
View ArticleSeedy crispbread
Image By Simon Bajada Abstract This is a must for your pantry. It’s a delicious, moreish snack that can be eaten on its own, topped with cheese and pickles, crumbled over bowl foods like yoghurt with...
View ArticleFig and fennel pull-apart bread
Image By Simon Bajada Abstract Nordic countries have a closer association with the Mediterranean than many would imagine, with retirees and young families alike spending plenty of time down south...
View ArticleSimple flaky pastry
Image By Anneka Manning Abstract This pastry is quick, and one of the easiest pastries you’ll ever make. It results in a rustic puff pastry of sorts. Make sure you work quickly, and you want to retain...
View ArticleFinnish fish pie
Image By Anneka Manning Abstract On a trip to Finland a few years ago it only took me a couple of meals to realise how much dill and salmon feature in the country’s wonderful cuisine. This pie is a...
View ArticleBridie pies
Image By Anneka Manning Abstract Originating from Forfar in Scotland, the bridie pie is said to be named after a travelling food seller, Margaret Bridie, who sold them during the mid-19th century....
View ArticleDanish linser pies
Image By Anneka Manning Abstract These simple custard pies are truly divine. Vanilla-infused custard is encased in a shortbread-like pastry and then dusted liberally with a flurry of cinnamon-scented...
View ArticleGreek chicken and rice pie
Image By Anneka Manning Abstract This pie is one of my all-time favourites and brings together some of Greece’s most popular ingredients – silverbeet, haloumi, Kalamata olives, rice and filo pastry....
View ArticleNasi lemak
Image By Luke Nguyen Abstract This has to be the best loved Malay dish of all time; it’s considered the national dish of the country and although traditionally served for breakfast, you’ll find it...
View ArticleIndian rojak
Image By Luke Nguyen Abstract One of the most popular Malay street foods in Kuala Lumpur is rojak, which is essentially a substantial salad. There are some very distinct varieties – the Chinese one,...
View ArticleUkrainian cheese pirog
Image By Anneka Manning Abstract This pirog, or pyrith, is the Ukranian take on a sweet cheese pie. Based on a lemon-scented bread dough, it is filled with a delicate fresh cheese and crème fraîche...
View ArticleSicilian pasta with tomatoes, garlic and almonds
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract I absolutely adore eating this Sicilian pasta cold, should any be left over. It is so easy to make and, being both simple and spectacular, is first on my list for a...
View ArticleBacon and egg lasagne
Image By Jack Campbell Abstract ‘Breakfast’, ‘lunch’, ‘dinner’ – why do we have to have so many labels for things? This lasagne laughs in the face of outmoded ideas of categorisation and is equally...
View ArticleMeatzza
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract I find this more and more helpful in the repertoire as so many children – small children at any rate – seem to be kept on strict wheat-free diets by their parents...
View ArticleTuscan fries
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract Cesare Casella, a chef from Lucca, whose family used to run the fabulous Vipore restaurant and who is now cooking in New York, is the man who invented Tuscan fries....
View ArticleOne-step no-churn coffee ice-cream
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract I’m almost embarrassed at how easy this is but, as you will find out, simple though it is to make, its flavour is deep, complex and utterly compelling. - Nigella Lawson.
View ArticleChocolate olive oil cake
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract Although I first came up with this recipe because I had someone coming for supper who – genuinely – couldn’t eat wheat or dairy, it is so meltingly good, I now make it...
View ArticleItalian roast chicken with peppers and olives
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract A roast chicken always is celebratory. The vibrantly coloured and intensely flavoured vegetables that are cooked alongside here seem only to underline this, offering...
View ArticleNigella Lawson's sambuca kisses
Image By Nigella Lawson Abstract It’s hard to explain the precise nature of these: they are light, almost like doughnuts, but made of scented, sweet air rather than batter. Strictly speaking, you...
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