Truth be told, I’m not brilliant at either New Year’s resolutions or giving things up. If pushed to choose, however, I’d far sooner not eat meat for January than refuse the odd glass of wine, which at this time of the year is frankly medicinal. And not eating meat
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for new year comfort food | Food
We’ve made it through another year – well done us! There are all kinds of ways to see out 2022, but whether you’re dressing up to party or donning slippers to get cosy, the weeks ahead demand only one thing of the kitchen: comfort food. What that is means
Yotam Ottolenghi’s last-minute recipes for the Christmas break | Food
A festive “last minute” is not quite the same as a Monday night “last minute”. Agreed?! A festive last minute means that you’ve just been told that a few extra people are turning up for tomorrow’s feast. And one of them happens to be vegan, another is gluten-free and the
Millefeuille and figgy Eton mess: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for alternative Christmas desserts | Food
There are few things more festive than a festive dessert. They offer the most jolly excuse (not that we need one at this time of the year) to pile all sorts of sweet, seasonal flavours into a tart or on to a plate. Caramelised nuts, plates dusted with icing
Chicory boats and posh pigs in blankets: Yotam Ottolenghi’s party food recipes | Food
It’s party season, which, paradoxically, is when everyone shares their “rules”! Contradiction or otherwise, here are mine: 1. When it comes to party food, embrace the classics. 2. Serve food that can be eaten by hand or put in a vessel that can itself be eaten – washing-up, done!
Steamed bream, herby pasta: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for 30-minute meals | Food
For some, a 30-minute meal is a super-quick fix. For others, it’s a longer than they usually spend making dinner. For me, however, whether it’s midweek or when we have friends over at the weekend, it’s pretty much where I’m at. On the one hand, 30 minutes is no
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for preserving summer fruit and vegetables | Food
Pickling, salting, fermenting and curing are just a few of the many ways humankind has learned to extend a food’s shelf life. I’m not one for goodbyes at the best of times, so happily this means I never really have to part with my favourite fruit and vegetables; instead,
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for the perfect picnic | Food
There are two ways to do picnics, I think. You can do the supermarket sweep, of course, but that runs the risk of everyone bringing the same thing and you ending up with four quiches and a kilo of carrot sticks. The other option is to go ridiculously large:
From fishy parcels to pineapple sorbet: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for cooking with herbs | Food
It’s not a plot-spoiler to say that I love herbs. Great big bunches of them make me happy and hungry, and I can’t imagine cooking without them. I love them fresh, as a pretty, tasty, final touch, I love them cooked and wilted in both sweet and savoury preparations,
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for Christmas snacks and nibbles | Food
There’s only one month to go now, until lots of us get around lots of tables to share lots of food. My plan this Christmas is to make up for how little travel has been possible with a feast of flavours from around the globe: Italian parmesan, Japanese sake,