A good pilaf is about separate, fluffy grains of rice, each one coated in flavour, rather than the sticky, clumped result that happens when rice …

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A good pilaf is about separate, fluffy grains of rice, each one coated in flavour, rather than the sticky, clumped result that happens when rice …

A proper carbonara contains no cream at all, which surprises a lot of people who’ve only ever eaten the heavy, white-sauced versions common in restaurants …

Bang bang cauliflower takes a vegetable that’s often treated as a bland side and turns it into something people genuinely fight over at the table. …

Baked porridge takes everything that’s good about a bowl of creamy porridge and removes the stirring entirely, letting the oven do the work instead. The …

Ratatouille has a reputation for being a watery, slightly mushy mix of vegetables, and that reputation is earned whenever everything is simply tipped into one …

Chimichurri is built almost entirely on fresh herbs, which means the way they’re prepared matters more here than in most sauces. Chopping everything by hand, …

Lentil soup has a tendency to taste flat and a bit one-dimensional if it’s rushed, mostly because the vegetable base doesn’t get the time it …

Couscous salad goes wrong most often at the very first step, with grains that end up clumped and stodgy rather than light and fluffy, usually …

A basic white loaf is one of those things that seems almost too simple to go wrong, and yet it does, usually because the dough …

Combining pork and prawns in one mixture gives you the best of both: the richness and fat content of pork mince keeps the balls juicy, …