Is there anything more French than French onion soup? I think not, and few people do it better than the Burgundians. It happens to be exactly what I feel like…
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I love pumpkin in sweet and savoury recipes, and I was delighted to discover that it is often baked into cakes in Italy. The grated flesh gives an earthy…
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Like many, the dish I’ve cooked most in my life is a ‘spaghetti Bolognese’, the catch-all term for a Britalian-ish beef mince and tomato sauce, seasoned with whichever store-cupboard…
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This is another creation based around one of my favourite English cake classics, the saintly lemon drizzle cake. Like the great lemon drizzle, this cake is moist, citrussy and…
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A simple Greek salad made with fresh cherry tomatoes, salty caperberries, and goat cheese from Vedema Resort’s Alati restaurant in Santorini. This crisp salad is easy to make, and…
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Grilled eggplants nestling in a thick dressing of minted yogurt and feta cheese is something I put on the table as a main course with warm flatbread. On this…
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Watch the pine nuts closely on their short route from ivory to golden brown. They burn in seconds and will be extremely bitter if they do. There is no…
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A spin on the traditional watermelon feta salad. This recipe is from Vedema Hotel’s Alati Restaurant in Santorini brings together the salty-sweet flavors of a watermelon summer salad. It’s…
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Grand Hotel Tremezzo’s chic wine bar is set in a renovated wine cellar, with a beautiful veranda that wraps along the front of the hotel and overlooks Lake Como.…
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This is guaranteed to be the silkiest and creamiest one-pot asparagus soup you could possibly make for a summer soiree. It comes to us from the French Brasserie, Baur’s,…
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We have been making Nigel Slater’s tomatoes baked with couscous and harissa all summer long. It’s a great way to use a lot of vegetables, especially if you have…
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When I met Alix Lacloche, an amazing chef in Paris, we discovered that we had a common passion for picnics. We spent a whole summer having picnics in parks…