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Mezze recipes, part one
I’ve been watching Jamie Oliver’s New European Series – so far I’ve seen him in Morocco, Spain and, most recently, Greece. This episode was all about simple ingredients simply put together. He went...
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Mezze recipes, part two
I’m really loving Anissa Helou’s fantastic mezze recipes, as well as the stories on her wonderful blog. She currently has a lovely tale to tell about chocolates made from camel milk. Here’s two more...
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The supercure: Chinese chicken soup
So incredibly simple, wonderfully cheap, enormously comforting, and bursting with curative powers, this soup is the perfect antidote to both the snowy weather and any lurking colds or flus. No...
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Recipe: Potato and broccoli soup with ginger and cardamom
The slight bitterness of broccoli, the earthiness of potatoes, the spiciness of ginger, and the sweetness of cardamom add up to a really gorgeous soup. It’s perfect for these wet days. I adjusted the...
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Summertime lamb soup
Words to describe lamb: warm, comforting, nourishing. Delicious in stew. Everything you’d want on a cold winter’s day. Happy summer. Spring lamb is at its best right now, in the middle of this...
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Black Rice Recipes
Have you ever tried black rice? It’s available in most Asian shops but it’s something I rarely see on menus. I first had it in a delicious salad, in an amazing vegetarian restaurant in New York (it...
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Reader’s Recipe: Nicola’s Healthy Bruschetta and Baked Couscous
Just replace the white bread with a wholegrain option, and bruschetta can be a healthy snack Bruschetta is one of the most appealing things on the Italian menu, but the white bread makes it a little...
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Reader’s Recipe: Katia’s Curried Parsnip Soup
Our reader Katia shared this healthy recipe with us recently. For those who have an aversion to parsnips (you are legion!), you could substitute carrots, sweet potatoes or turnip. Ingredients dash of...
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Courgette and Almond Soup
Oh no! The parson’s coming to lunch. You have to make something tasty yet modestly impressive and still have enough time to throw on your tea-dress. And find out what a parson is. This soup is just the...
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Recipe: Celery, potato, and nutmeg soup
This simple and straightforward recipe will warm your bones on these cold days. Oh, and it’s mad cheap. I made a pot which fed two people for three big lunches, adding the nutmeg and milk at the last...
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Recipe: Carrot Salad
Image from sxc.hu Carrots are the work of the devil’s boring brother-in-law who he hates getting stuck with at family parties. As I child I didn’t like them in round slices (ok, I still don’t) and...
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