Noodles, tortillas and curry doughnuts are among the many ideas you could try• Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.comIf my office fridge, microwave and kettle are out of bounds thanks to Covid, what can I look to for a tasty packed lunch? …
Superfood surprise! Ten delicious, unexpected ways with kale – from sausage stew to apple cake
The leafy green vegetable isn’t just healthy, it is wildly versatile, whether you’re dusting it on popcorn, using it to make crisps, or layering it in an ingenious lasagneKale is an exhausting food – not because of how it tastes, but for its role in th…
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…
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…
Guyanese fried chicken, and saltfish with coconut dumplings: Keshia Sakarah’s Caribbean recipes for summer
A rich, cultural mix on your plate: Chinese-Guyanese fried chicken, fried rice with island spice and a deliciously rich coconut saltfish with breadfruit and coconut dumplingsThe Caribbean is a cultural microcosm, and home to a beautifully nuanced world…
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…
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for aubergine parmigiana with spinach and ricotta | The simple fix
Layers of grilled aubergine, wilted spinach, ricotta and mozzarella, all drenched in a rich, savoury tomato sauceI adore parmigiana di melanzane, with its layers of sweetly acidic tomato sauce, grilled-until-collapsing aubergine and generous amounts of…
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for ricotta gnocchi with sage and lemon | A kitchen in Rome
There are thousands of names for pasta, but before all came those joyful, humble lumps of dough known as gnocchi. How do you like yours?“In the beginning was the gnocco.” When I first read that line by Corrado Barberis, president of Italy’s National In…
How to tidy up an unruly garden | Alys Fowler
A little judicious pruning and deadleafing goes a long way towards treating weather-battered plants Rain, wind, sun, rain, wind, sun: this summer’s varied weather has led to a lot of lank growth, which means things are flopping all over the place, or r…