Rachel Roddy’s recipe for lemon risotto
The fruit cuts through the starchy rice, butter, stock and cheese
While they are as much a year-round fixed kitchen component as milk, flour, forks...
Nigel Slater’s red cabbage with cider and steamed potatoes recipe
A cheap, cheerful, colourful and quick dish that’s tasty too
Cut half a large red cabbage into 4 wedges. Tuck the cabbage into a...
Nigel Slater’s gammon steak with butter beans and kale recipe
Smoky slabs of pork with puréed beans and fried green veg for a heartwarming night in
The recipe
Lightly season 2 thick slices of smoked...
Nigel Slater’s butternut soup with tahini and chestnuts recipe
A warming, wholesome, nutty and seedy soup for cold winter nights
Peel and halve 1kg of butternut squash and cut into large chunks. Put...
Nigel Slater’s cod cheeks, pancetta and tomato recipe
A quick and tasty fish and ham supper
The recipe
Cut 300g of smoked pancetta into small dice, each piece measuring roughly 2cm. Warm 2...
Nigel Slater’s baked winter roots with feta and smoked garlic
A hearty salad of onion, swede and parsnip, roasted till slightly caramelised, with a smoky, salty dressing
The recipe
Set the oven at 200C/gas mark...
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for pollock and blood orange en papillote
Seasonal blood orange adds zip to a succulent dish of steamed white fish and braised lentils
Blood oranges, with their sharp acidity, sweetness and...
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for rhubarb jellies with white chocolate cream
A blushing pink, tequila-spiked jelly with a seductive cream topping that’s sure to make anyone swoon, whether lover or friend
I love to eat...
Food Thomasina Miers’ recipe for Asian smoked mackerel salad with chilli dressing
Smoked fish and earthy grilled broccoli are offset by a sharp, spicy-sweet dressing
Thank goodness it’s February: only a month or so until we...
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for chickpea, black pudding and spinach ragu
This peasant-style dish uses humble ingredients of the best quality
The origin of this dish is a tapas bar in Barcelona’s Boqueria food market,...
