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Tandoori celeriac, kale saag paneer and turnip sabzi: Ravinder Bhogal’s vegetarian recipes for Diwali

A Diwali feast full of light, love and lipsmacking deliciousnessDiwali, the celebration of light, arrives just as we need hope. It marks the triumph of good over evil and reminds us that light will prevail. It’s a time for sensory overload – fireworks, colour, partiesand food, which is traditionally vegetarian. And …

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Disco cauliflower and bhajis: Maray’s cauliflower recipes

Cauliflower is a flavour sponge, but miraculously stays satisfyingly al dente. Smother it in chermoula, tahini and harissa, or transform it into spicy bhajis served with a lively chutneyCauliflower is a culinary gem. Often overlooked, it possesses a remarkable ability to absorb complex seasonings and textures while …

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Vegetarian coconut curry recipes: Maunika Gowardhan’s spicy aubergine baingan and spiced vegetable stew

Aubergines cooked with coconut, chilli, tamarind and curry leaves, and a gingery vegetable stew with coconut and green chilliesBoth these hearty curries use coconut as part of their base gravy. The region of Kutch in Gujarat is brimming with vegetable curries, and the bhagare baingan features many classic Kutchi ing…

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Fritters and chocolate cake: Thomasina Miers’ recipes for cooking with pumpkin

Quick, simple finger food that children will love for Halloween: pumpkin and carrot fritters with a chilli-coriander relish, and pumpkin baked into a dark chocolate sliceIt would be lazy to write, with a rueful shake of the head, that Halloween gets bigger every year. Halloween is huge. I have seen it grow, vicariou…

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W Bakehouse: The art of taking things slow

There is something wonderfully ironic about building a business around a product that refuses to be hurried. In an industry where speed, efficiency, and volume often determine success, Paolo and Dane Wong, the husband-and-wife founders of W Bakehouse, have chosen a different approach. Their bread takes three to four…

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Something crunchy, something sharp, something sweet: Sam and Sam Clark’s autumn meze recipes

Tabbouleh, apple, beetroot, minty yoghurt, oyster mushrooms … a riot of colour and autumnal flavours with every forkfulAutumn is a time of year when our meze plate becomes more comforting and generous, with earthy beetroot, sweet squash and woody mushrooms. The cooking is simple, but the flavours and textures are la…

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Mushroom magic: Alissa Timoshkina’s eastern European soup and stew recipes

A tangy mushroom stew with potato pancakes for dipping, and a rustic but versatile cabbage and mushroom soupA thick, creamy and tangy wild mushroom stew, inspired by Belarusian mačanka and traditionally served with thick buckwheat pancakes for dipping. My version, however, features another Slovak dish in the form of…

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Sami Tamimi’s recipes for lamb meatballs with spinach and chickpea stew, and red rice

Serve this warm and juicy meatball sabanekh with Iraqi tomato rice for a comforting meal that’s made to be sharedThis is the kind of meal I love for its generosity and simplicity. A comforting spinach and chickpea stew (sabanekh), scattered with tender lamb meatballs and finished with a bright squeeze of lemon. And,…

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Cheese tart, corn salad, squash with ’nduja, radicchio salad: Joe Otway’s recipes for early autumn

Celebrate seasonal British-grown produce with four easy dishes guided by a natural ingredient in its primeEarly autumn is one of the most generous and comforting times of year to cook with British produce: sweetcorn is at its peak, squash begins to sweeten as the weather cools and bitter leaves such as radicchio pro…

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Whale meat curry for dinner? Study of bygone seafood recipes shows how UK tastes have narrowed

Herring, flatfish and oysters are increasingly off the dining table, with just five fish species now dominatingIn days gone by, the UK’s domestic cooks were an adventurous lot when it came to seafood, prepared to dish up anything from an oyster cocktail to whale meat curry.But an academic investigation of more than …

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Calum Franklin’s recipes for balti paratha pie with spicy green chutney

A pleasingly proper curry-filled pie with a zingy chutney to go with itThis is one of my all-time favourite pies, pie born out of the Midlands. While studying at University College Birmingham, the now head of department at the college of food there, Lewis Walker, and I were in digs together and regularly ended up in…

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Roast chicken, congee and cookies: Ravinder Bhogal’s autumn squash recipes

Nutty in flavour and creamy in texture, autumn’s bounty of squash and pumpkin has many uses, both sweet and savouryThe shops are heaving with pumpkins and squash, and though there are so many different varieties to choose from, most of them are interchangeable. My favourites are kabocha, crown prince and delicata, f…

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Nik Sharma’s recipes for spiced French onion soup and Indian-style Turkish eggs

A spice-rich twist on a classic soup, and poached eggs with garlic yoghurt and green chutneyWhile purists might scoff and find the combination of spices in my French onion soup a little blasphemous, do give it a shot. Nigella seeds are the best flavour-enhancer for onions, while using ghee instead of butter adds a w…

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The simple secrets behind great ramen

You need five things: broth, flavour-giving tare, noodles, fat and toppings. And it’s the toppings that make it really special. Here are five versions, from a Toyko classic to a new Cardiff cult hitWatch our guide to the UK’s best ramen renegades in Feed with Jimi FamurewaAt its simplest, ramen is the balance of fiv…

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Tuna mornay gets a crinkly twist, plus more new veg-packed recipes from Alice Zaslavsky

Cooking dinner every night for different ages and appetites is one thing. Trying to load it with fresh, healthy veg can be a whole other challenge. For cookbook author and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky, the answer lies in colour – literally. Rather than trying to focus on individual nutrients, she takes a simpler appr…

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Mark your calendar: The Herald and Age Good Food Guides launch in October

Food and drink fans, the 46th Age and the 42nd Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guides will be released next month, delivering comprehensive reviews written anonymously to offer an annual snapshot of the most outstanding and exciting venues you need to know about in Victoria, NSW and the ACT.Both Good Food Guides – p…

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‘Nobody expects a veg dish to be this good’: Nat Thaipun’s crowd-pleasing Thai curry sauce

This is an absolute crowd-pleaser – less a strict “recipe” and more a technique you’ll be reaching for all through spring and well into summer. In Thailand, it’s super common to eat raw or lightly blanched veg dipped into rich, curry-style pastes – we call them “dips”.

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How to make Jamie Oliver’s easy cheesy ham filo ‘quichy’ in 20 minutes

Jamie Oliver has long promoted the idea of healthy home cooking, done quickly. His cookbook 30-Minute Meals, released in 2010, proved that making nutritious dinners at home can be easy, fast and affordable. A couple of years later, he dialled up the pressure with 15-Minute Meals. Both books aimed to give people a re…

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