British tastes may favour jam or marmalade, but that’s just the tip of the toppings iceberg. Chefs and other food-lovers pick favourites from around the worldBritain loves toast for breakfast but, arguably, lacks a sense of adventure about how to top i…
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for cavolo nero, leek and potato soup with parmesan croutons | The new flexitarian
Cheesy croutons give a fabulously savoury flourish to this super-comforting, autumnal vegetable soupThis is a deeply comforting, nourishing green soup, perfect for when the weather starts getting chillier and your body needs a boost of iron. The dish r…
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pasta al forno – baked pasta with meatballs and mozzarella | A kitchen in Rome
A hearty family favourite whose comfort-giving properties cannot be diminished even by average mozzarellaDriving back after a few days by the sea, we passed a sign for a caseificio (dairy), a common sight in southern Lazio, as are buffaloes and swathes…
How to make panzanella – recipe | Felicity Cloake’s masterclass
The classic Italian bread-and-tomato salad gets a step-by-step guide to perfectionEvery bread-eating culture around the world has as many recipes for using up stale loaves as for bread itself: pain perdu, fattoush, roti curry … Panzanella is one of Ita…
Ravneet Gill’s recipe for damson and almond pie | The sweet spot
These seasonal mini plums are a sweet revelation in an easy baked custard pieI realised recently that a lot of my mates don’t know what damsons are. When I launched my online cookery school, Damson Jelly, a lot of people were like: what’s a damson? I l…
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for gluten-free tahini banana bread | The new vegan
A gluten-free vegan cake must be boring, right? WrongCreating a recipe for a vegan and gluten-free banana bread was my Mount Everest. Taking out wheat flour, dairy and eggs from traditional cake baking left me with just bananas and sugar, but, thanks t…
Early risers: from flatbread to grissini, instant yeast is easy and dependable
Lockdown baking might have launched thousands of natural ferments but for top cooks dried yeast is a quick win, not a cheatSourdough starter show and tell was a thing well before collective lockdowns. There’s a modern impulse to Instagram bubbling or o…