Lots of chopped fresh herbs give this quick and simple dish its pronounced flavour, and bite-sized pieces of crisp, toasted pita bread provide texture. Serve the salad for a light meal with a hint of summer at any time of the year.
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Creamy Chicken Korma
Indian-style korma curries are loved the world over. This version is quite mild, so add more korma paste if you like a bit more heat, or experiment by using another Indian curry paste. Serve with a warm Indian bread, such as wholemeal naan bread [...]
Middle Eastern Salad
Lots of chopped fresh herbs give this quick and simple dish its pronounced flavour, and bite-sized pieces of crisp, toasted pita bread provide texture. Serve the salad for a light meal with a hint of summer at any time of the year.
Tips for Making Salads
Brilliantly simple to toss together, salads offer endless scope for kitchen creativity. Side salads are a fantastic way to add seasonal colour and texture to your meal, while some salads are substantial enough to enjoy as a healthy meal on their [...]
Slow-cooker Vietnamese Seafood Broth
This fragrant seafood bowl will have you slurping with satisfaction. Serve with an array of Southeast Asian herbs and vegetables, such as bean sprouts, spring onion slices, diced tomato, chopped chilli, and mint and coriander leaves, so people [...]
Chocolate, Cherry and Coconut Bites
Like a decadent coconut ice, these moreish morsels won’t last long. They’re perfect to bring to a high tea, picnic or barbecue, or just to have as an indulgent treat.
How to … Freeze Herbs
Nothing tastes better in a dish than a handful of fresh herbs thrown in at the end of cooking. But there's nothing sadder than finding those expensive bought herbs lying limp in the fridge drawer a few days later, which then get thrown away and [...]
Caponata
Caponata is a Sicilian dish that can be served as a side dish, salad or relish. Try stirring some toasted pine nuts or capers through the finished dish. Serve it with marinated olives as part of an antipasto platter.
Brown Rice Risotto with Salmon and Goats Fetta
Brown rice gives a different texture from the classic risotto, and adds extra nutrients and fibre. Partially cooking the rice first cuts down the time it would normally take to stand and stir the risotto.
Baking powder, baking soda or bicarbonate of soda?
Learn the difference between these ingredients for better baking.
How to … Build a Better Sandwich
Lunch used to be important – the main meal of the day. But all that has changed. For many of us who work, lunch has become something to grab on the run, without worrying too much about what we actually eat. Or we skip it altogether because we’re [...]
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