Summer food and drink

Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for blackberry and peanut butter tart | The sweet spot

I’ve got a similar recipe to this tart in my most recent cookbook. That version includes a rich peanut frangipane and is studded with fresh blackberries for something that...

How to make the perfect corn chowder – recipe | Felicity Cloake

If there’s a single ingredient that unites Americans from Cape Horn to Canada, it’s maize. One of the...

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for tomato crumble | A kitchen in Rome

Two years ago, a friend bought me a book at an auction. “Dear friend, will you accept this...

Crab and corn risotto and fig tarte tatin: the Unruly Pig’s late summer gastropub treats

Given the choice, I always choose crab over lobster, and I think most professional cooks would do the...

Cocktail of the week: Swift’s campino – recipe | The good mixer

With a generous pour of blanco tequila, this staff favourite draws inspiration from Campinos, those strawberry and yoghurt...

Thomasina Miers’ late-summer sausage and pea cassoulet with a butter leaf salad – recipes

I cooked at a festival near Bristol recently where another chef made pasta tossed with peas; whole peas that burst with each mouthful and...

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for baked chicken with tomatoes, and a green bean salad | A kitchen in Rome

The male wears silky, orange-red feathers, has deep-purple wings and a highly exaggerated wattle and comb, while the female has soft, rusty-brown plumage and...

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for creamy, spicy courgette and tomato pasta | The new vegan

The pasta salad is an unsung hero. It’s never seen on the menus of fancy restaurants, but variations on the theme appear steadfastly on...