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…
Crab rice noodles, baked polenta and spiced lentil pancakes: Yotam Ottolenghi’s gluten-free mains – recipes
Discover real variety in these gluten-free dishes: moreish noodles with lime and crab chilli oil, tropical lentil pancakes with mango and coconut relishes, and a rich baked polenta with feta and spiced tomatoesThe increased interest in gluten-free reci…
Terri Mercieca’s recipes for vanilla ice-cream parfait sandwich and sundae
Triple decadence with vanilla parfait: delightful straight up, perfect in an ice-cream sandwich and irresistible scattered in a sundaeMy surname is an anagram of ice-cream, so it was kind of inevitable that I’d end up being an ice-cream maker – and I’m…
Grilled hispi, Turkish cauliflower and coconut kale: Yotam Ottolenghi’s brassica recipes
Put paid to ‘boring’ cabbage and get bold with your brassicas, starting with a nutty, spicy roast cauli, sweet cabbage in a limey Thai dressing and a Sri-Lankan style kale and chickpea coconut currySeptember’s a month that always feels a bit like a new…
Cocktail of the week: Cin Cin’s lively australiano – recipe | The good mixer
Like the classic americano invented by Gaspare Campari’s bar in Milan, but with limoncello and limeThis Antipodean twist on the classic americano makes a refreshing long drink for the last of the warm, late-summer afternoons. Continue reading…
Nigel Slater’s recipes for plum and rosemary cake, and baked aubergines
Late-summer plums lend themselves to many recipes, but you can’t beat a nice cakeAt the bottom of the garden, past the old well and the hazel frames of runner beans, was what we grandly called “the orchard”. Hidden among the pear and greengage trees, p…
The apples of an artist’s eye – in pictures
Artist William Mullan’s obsession with apples began in Waitrose in Esher, Surrey. An American kid who moved a lot with his dad’s job, Mullan’s eye was first caught by the Egremont Russet. “It was the ugliest apple I had ever seen. It looked like a gold…
James Cochran’s recipe for Cornish-Caribbean jerk goat patties with plantain ketchup
It may be postponed this year, but you can still celebrate Notting Hill Carnival weekend at your own street party with a spicy pasty-patty mash-upA spicy mash-up to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival weekend: the famous Cornish pasty with a Caribbean patt…
The Mediterranean diet: why it could lead to a more satisfying sex life
Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red meat can counter erectile dysfunction – and reduce fartingName: The Mediterranean diet.Age: Coming up for 60 years old. Continue reading…
Cocktail of the week: maverick – recipe | The good mixer
A tropical treat with a vodka kick and prosecco bubbles to lift the fruitThis is our vibrant and tropical homage to the celebrated spritz. It’s a great alfresco refresher for a warm, late summer’s day. Continue reading…