Food

How to cook the perfect aloo bhorta

Bhorta is, Kolkata-native chef Asma Khan explains, the Bengali pronunciation of the Hindi word bharta, meaning mashed – it’s an important distinction, too, because, although spiced mashed vegetables, seafood...

Nigel Slater’s recipe for coffee cream liqueur trifle

A hybrid of trifle and tiramisu, this is one for lovers of creamy puddings. Give the sponge fingers...

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for Sri Lankan-style aubergine and black eye bean curry | Quick and easy

Today’s recipe takes great liberties with the base for the classic Sri Lankan aubergine pickle, wambatu moju, in...

Rukmiini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for Sri Lankan-style aubergine and black eye bean curry | Quick and easy

Today’s recipe takes great liberties with the base for the classic Sri Lankan aubergine pickle, wambatu moju, in...

Taxing times for wine lovers

Equilibriste Chenin Blanc, Loire, France 2023 (£8.99, Waitrose) I’m not sure if Rachel Reeves is a wine lover....

Char siu cauliflower, lemongrass tofu and asparagus stir-fry: Tony Tan’s vegetarian-friendly recipes

Whole roasted char siu cauliflowerThis recipe was born some time during lockdown. At that time I realised if I’m to eat seasonally, there will...

Nigel Slater’s recipe for pumpkin miso wedges

There will, I almost guarantee, be a pumpkin left from Halloween. I will balance the sweetness of the flesh with a miso sauce into...

Greggs scoffs at reports of snub by its Christmas ad star Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson has issued an impassioned paean to the Greggs sausage roll, amid reports of a banger-based dust-up that threatened to cast a shadow...

Nigel Slater’s recipes for sausages and kimchi potato cakes, and spiced apple juice and chilli cheese biscuits

I like to watch fireworks outdoors in the cold autumn air, where I can see and smell the spectacle of neighbours’ rockets and fountains...

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Thai-style stir-fried squash with tofu, black pepper and basil | The new vegan

This popular Thai stir-fry has taken a while to come out of the shadows and into this column due to an insecurity about its...

Bonfire Night treats: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for hand pies

For anyone who’ll be standing outside on Tuesday, looking up at fireworks in the night sky, might I suggest a hand-warmer in the form...