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Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for chocolate scones and fig jam | The new vegan
A very British teatime treat, made with vegan butter and a quick fig jamThe scone is a generations-old British institution, and it was only a matter of time before I wrote a vegan recipe for it. Traditionally with vegan baking, I have found a way aroun…
The Station: Inside the Rivian R1T and its IPO filing
Hello readers: Welcome to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Welp, it was an EV heavy week, starting with the Polestar SPAC and ending with the Rivian IPO filing (curses to the late Friday regulatory filing). Oh, and […]
Cake was my first love – it sees me through life’s highs and lows
There should be no guilt with cake, only romance – in the making, the display, the history… and, of course, the eatingThe Great British Bake Off is back! Sales of baking utensils skyrocket when the amateur baking show is on. It appears we’re all cake m…
Go nuts! 10 mouth-watering chestnut recipes, from chocolatey eclairs to hearty risotto
Astonishingly versatile, chestnuts shine in savoury dishes as well as they do in sweet. Here’s how to make the most of this autumn’s cropChestnut season always deserves to be celebrated. Its arrival marks the end of summer’s crude savagery and the star…
Equity Monday: Instagram pauses youth product as Amplitude, Warby Parker prep public offerings
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. You […]
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…
Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for caramel almond buckwheat tart | The sweet spot
A buttery, gluten-free variation on a traditional Swedish cake, packed with almond flavourThe sweet almond topping on this tart was inspired by toscakaka, a delightful Swedish almond cake that I fell in love with a few years ago. A buttery mix of brown…
How to make the perfect lamingtons – recipe | Felicity Cloake’s How to make the perfect…
Australians are very protective of their national cake, and with good reason, but who makes the best?Lamingtons are one of those things, like Tim Tams and toad racing, that are big in Australia but, despite the best efforts of the residents of Ramsay S…
How to make cherry clafoutis – recipe | Felicity Cloake’s masterclass
Cherry season is brief, so make the most of it in this classic French pudding (other summer fruits also work wonders)Cherries, like asparagus or the 99 Flake, are one of those foods I can’t get enough of during their brief but glorious season. My favou…