That most long-lasting of vegetables makes a perfect autumn replacement for aubergine in the classic sweet’n’sour Sicilian dishWe found a pumpkin in the swimming pool car park one day last summer. My son spotted it and, thinking it was a toy half hidde…
Baked eggs and curry leaf salad: Nik Sharma’s recipes for eggs
Baked eggs in a spiced roast tomato sauce, and hard-boiled egg salad on toast with green peppercorns and crisp fried curry leavesEggs are a prime ingredient in my kitchen. I turn to them on a busy day, and especially when my meals fall victim to my poo…
Italian rice cake and allspice chicken: Yotam Ottolenghi’s rice recipes
Two exciting ways with rice: Italian rice cake, and allspice chicken and rice with dill and yoghurt. Plus a cucumber crunch salad with curried cashews to serve alongsideI find it hard to write about rice without using the word “versatile”. It’s overuse…
Matthew Carver’s melt-in-the-mouth cheese recipes for autumn
Stilton-stuffed prunes, lancashire aligot and pecorino squash spätzle – warming savoury dishes that will have you coming back for more These fruity, cheesy, bacony snacks are hard to beat – think turbo-charged pigs in blankets.UK readers: click to buy …
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for broad bean favata with courgettes and tomatoes | A kitchen in Rome
Pureed broad beans topped with garlicky courgettes and tomatoes – and the solution to an old mystery I have found them under both the counter and the fridge. Every week, I prise a flat, hard thing from the bottom of my foot, wondering what it is, and t…
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for black rice congee | The new vegan
A rice porridge comfort dish, popular across all of south-east Asia, served with mushrooms for bite and pickles for sharpnessMost roads to comfort, for me at least, end up in a bowl of rice – and I’m not the only one. Congee is a centuries-old comfort …
Which are the best vinegars to improve my cooking? | Kitchen aide
A slug from one of those bottles lurking in the back of the cupboard could be all you need to make your dinner burst with flavour• Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.comI have several varieties of vinegar in my cupboard, but apart from sal…
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for squash and borlotti beans with tomatoes and sage | The new vegan
Borlotti beans, caramelised squash and roast tomatoes make a satisfying, herby traybakeA few years back, my husband Hugh and I planted some borlotti beans and, although they grew, we’ve never managed to produce any since. We baked our small yield – thr…
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…
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…