Eastern European food and drink
Rachel Roddy’s favourite recipe for apple and caraway loaf cake | A kitchen in Rome
This week, thanks go to Romanian cook Irina Georgescu for this apple and caraway cake, which comes together quickly, smells like heaven and tastes like it, too
Rachel Roddy
20, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM
How to buck up your buckwheat ideas | Kitchen Aide
If your buckwheat turns out mushy, it’s most likely because you’re using the green, untoasted stuff, says our panel of cooks
Anna Berrill
07, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
Crunchy ferments, stuffed spuds, garlicky beets: Olia Hercules’ recipes for Ukrainian winter vegetable sides
Three dynamic side dishes from eastern Europe: a crunchy winter slaw of apples, pickles and celery, earthy beetroot in a punchy, garlic-and-nut sauce, and roast potatoes stuffed with mushrooms and feta
Olia Hercules
07, Jan, 2023 @3:00 PM
Soothing drinks to see out the year | Fiona Beckett on drink
After a busy festive season, comforting drinks are high on my wishlist to close out the year – but which are best for the occasion?
Fiona Beckett
30, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Best sweet wines for Christmas | Fiona Beckett on drink
Go all out before dry January and rediscover port, fortified muscat and Hungarian tokaji
Fiona Beckett
16, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Wine to take to a Christmas party | Fiona Beckett on drink
Something fizzy might be the first thing you think of, but you can do a lot better without breaking the bank
Fiona Beckett
09, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Olia Hercules’ recipes for Christmas vegetables
Sprouts that even the haters might love, braised in a miso butter and honey glaze, plus a vegetarian main course of cabbage stuffed with mushrooms, onions and chestnuts
Olia Hercules
03, Dec, 2022 @10:00 AM
Six DIY drinks just made for gifting – recipes
Limoncello with Thai flavourings, raspberry drinking vinegar, an all-purpose nutmeg syrup, a spicy Scandinavian shot, Venezuela’s answer to eggnog, and Polish honey vodka
Mark Diacono
26, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
Sri Lankan mackerel curry and sardine som tam: Mitch Tonks’ tinned fish recipes
A showstopping Thai som tam with crisp sardines, a tuna and vegetable salad to be eaten straight from the can and a versatile Sri Lankan fish curry
Mitch Tonks
12, Nov, 2022 @2:00 PM
Comforting reds to hunker down with through winter | Fiona Beckett on drink
We all need a reason to be cheerful right now, and my coping strategy, along with warm knitwear and cheese on toast, involves a nice glass of the right red
Fiona Beckett
28, Oct, 2022 @1:00 PM
It's time to rediscover chardonnay. You may like it ... | Fiona Beckett on drinks
Chardonnay was a victim of its own popularity in the 90s, and still hasn’t quite recovered, but this versatile grape deserves a comeback
Fiona Beckett
07, Oct, 2022 @3:00 PM
Pinots that won’t break the bank | Fiona Beckett on drinks
With the mellow season around the corner, thoughts turn from rosés to reds such as pinot noir
Fiona Beckett
02, Sep, 2022 @1:00 PM
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