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THE HEALTH DEBRIEF
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THE ONE-SHOP, NO-WASTE COLLECTION
Save time by being a savvy shopper and you’ll also be rewarded with great-tasting, no-fuss dishes designed to help you beat food waste
QUICK MEAL FOR ONE
Give beans on toast a smart upgrade with added greens and a spicy Spanish kick
THE BUDGET RECIPE
Healthy family food doesn’t need to break the bank, as this tasty one-pot veggie dish proves
BATCH-COOK RECIPE
This classic French stew is so worth making and freezing. Serve half, then put the rest in a pie
PLANT-BASED RECIPE
This light, fresh pasta dish is wonderful hot or cold and is ready in just 20 minutes
FRIDAY NIGHT MEAL
An aromatic and spicy noodle soup is the tastiest way to end the week, with or without chopsticks
TAKE A PACK OF… GRANA PADANO
This hard grating cheese from Italy is a versatile kitchen ally
Should we be eating less fruit?
Once upon a time, an apple a day kept the doctor away… But not any more, finds Sue Quinn. According to the latest fad-diet directives, we need to beware of the fruit bowl
THE 5:2 RECIPE
All wrapped up: this light and lovely supper will boost your feelgood factor
MINI PLUM PAVLOVAS
We love a challenge (and this one was tough to get right): mini meringues with a low-sugar twist
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FROM OUR INBOX…
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FOR STARTERS
NEWS, NIBBLES OF KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD THINGS TO DO RIGHT NOW
Samin Nosrat
The US chef, writer and teacher behind award-winning cookbook and Netflix series Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, on roast chicken and taking chances
Wish list
How do you decide what to buy? Everything you see and read about here has been chosen from the hundreds of products we see, test and try out. Only the most useful, most beautiful and best value for money make the final cut
” A holiday romance”
Jun Tanaka, chef-owner of London’s The Ninth restaurant, has a long-standing love affair with Italian food, and this practical gadget has particularly special memories
THE KITCHEN RULES How to design a workspace that works
On the design front, writer and keen cook Debora Robertson has had more kitchen nightmares than Gordon Ramsay – but she’s made it a mission to learn from others’ mistakes so you won’t have to. Follow her nine hard-won steps to finding true cupboard love
Life after BAKE OFF
Being chosen to appear on The Great British Bake Off is beyond the wildest dreams of many a keen amateur baker. But what happens when contestants wave goodbye to the TV crews and get back to real life? Kerry Fowler meets up with four of the show’s past stars to find out
”Farming oysters was a gamble”
They were once so plentiful they were a staple food on both sides of the Atlantic. Now deemed a luxury item, oysters are being farmed with such care and attention by Andrew Rooney that first-time tasters experience a sense of awe. Lucas Hollweg travelled to Northern Ireland to find out how Rooney Fish works its mollusc magic
TEST REPORT
”The pace was relaxed and easy-going”
The Med’s great CHILL-OUT ZONE
Accepting that his partying days are over, Les Dunn books a holiday to a once-dreaded ‘family destination’ – and finds himself seduced by the rural charms and unpretentious cooking of laid-back Menorca
21212: Edinburgh quirkiness
WHY IT’S GREAT If you want to pretend you’re a resident
YOUR RECIPE INSPIRATION
British eating apples
Apples have good-for-you-credentials and are so versatile
A cook’s year BEETROOT
This colourful root is one of the finest turn-of-the-season vegetables. Over the page, Gill Meller gives beetroot a last hit of summertime smoke and flame with his knockout, coal-cooked recipe
The easiest way to go meat-free
If you want to serve a crowdpleaser of a dish, pasta is a wise choice –and no one will stop to think about whether or not they’re missing meat. Gennaro Contaldo’s new recipes show just how delicious this star ingredient can be
ALWAYS A WINNER TACOS
They’re the ultimate DIY dinner: mix and match the fillings and salsas, then prepare for messy fingers. Try a Mexican chicken tinga, a veggie taco with refried beans or a punchy scampi tartare – and put the beers on ice
THE FILM JAWS (1975)
Want to get your teeth into a good honest American-style meatloaf while watching a Spielberg classic? You’re gonna need a bigger plate
How a Soho favourite serves fish
I love this combination: the meatiness of the monkfish
”A meze makes for stress-free cooking”
A table heaving with flavourful bits of this, that and the other… That’s what Georgina Hayden grew up with, and she still believes it’s the best way to eat, because much of it can be made ahead. Bring on the Med-style feast!
From Bombay with love
Prepare for a day in the life of the biggest, fastest, densest, richest and most cosmopolitan city in India with the founders of hit restaurants Dishoom. These brilliant, easy-to-follow recipes are a virtual tour of the city’s best eating and drinking spots
When curry meets pie
Pie never tasted so good. The curry filling is full
If you make one pudding…
It has to be this unbelievably easy throw-together pud that champions late-summer raspberries, smothered in buttery vanilla custard and spiked with tangy lemon curd
OTHER GOOD THINGS
Join Delia and delicious. for the EVENT OF THE YEAR
She’s been described as a national treasure – and rightly so. Delia has taught a nation to be more confident in the kitchen and has sold 21 million books. Now, to mark her 50 years of food writing, she’s joining with delicious. to invite you to an exclusive dinner
LOOSE ENDS
Don’t let this month’s special ingredients linger in your kitchen. Instead make the most of them with these smart and easy ideas
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Looking at the national curriculum, teaching about food in schools is supposed to be much improved these days, but mother and food writer Polly Robinson can’t find much evidence
BE A BETTER COOK
THIS MONTH IN THE delicious. KITCHEN…
When the delicious. team test recipes they often debate the best ways to do things, as well as answering questions that arise in the test kitchen. What’s the best way to achieve crispy fish skin? What exactly is escabeche? What are different olive oils good for? It’s the kind of information you won’t find anywhere else, and it will take your knowledge to the next level.
Know your OLIVE OILS
Extra-virgin, light, single-estate, unfiltered, cold-pressed
TAHINI
A staple in Middle Eastern recipes such as houmous, baba ghanoush and halva, tahini is a thick paste made from ground or puréed sesame seeds. It adds a rich, nutty, slightly bitter hit to sweet and savoury dishes
No-knead bread
Hands up if you think making bread is difficult? If you’re an aficionado, you’ll know it’s not; if you’re a bread-making newbie, we’d like to introduce you to the no-knead version which, thanks to a long, slow rise, is packed with flavour, yet takes only 15 minutes to prepare
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