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....

Amy Poon’s recipes for Chinese home favourites: spring onion and ginger noodles, and braised pumpkin with pork

It’s good to keep things simple, and I am on a mission to demonstrate just how simple Chinese cooking can be, particularly the kind...

Nigel Slater’s recipes for kale, apple and peanuts, and pear shortcake tart

I have been buying assortments of apples, dipping into the paper bag without looking, crunching skin, flesh and core as I walk back from...

White wines to enjoy as the seasons change

Wildstone Reserva Roussanne, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2024 (£8, Waitrose) There are white wines that zap and thrill with a trill of electric acidity: I’m...

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for pumpkin and chocolate crumble loaf cake | The new vegan

It’s very rare, but occasionally a recipe hits the bullseye the first time around, and to that hall of fame I’m now adding this...

How to turn browned bananas into a brilliant ice-cream – recipe | Waste not

Brown bananas are a gooey, sweet gift from the gods that just keeps giving. If you don’t have brown bananas to hand, it’s just...

McDonald’s E. coli outbreak hits 3 more states, 26 new cases reported

(NewsNation) — Health officials on Friday announced 26 new E. coli cases among people who ate at McDonald’s amid an outbreak linked to the...