Merk: Kitchen
Can one kitchen knife do the job of a full set?
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What’s the most useful style (or styles) of knife?Kate, Swansea “A good knife is the most important part of any kitchen,” says David Carter, the founder of London barbecue joint Smokestak. But that’s not to say you ne...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for ricotta and semolina cake
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More than the semolina, tapioca or rice pudding itself, it was the spoonful of jam I liked best. The adult in charge of the jar would land a blob of red in the middle of each bowl of white, and the jam would sink slig...
What’s the best alternative to clingfilm?
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We know that clingfilm and plastic ziplock bags are environmentally unfriendly, but what are the alternatives? What other storage options are worth investing in?Jane, London N4 “You’ve got to have zero tolerance for e...
Not just what it says on the tin: the best recipes for canned fruit
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What are the best recipes using tinned fruit? Georgie, Hastings There’s more to tinned fruit than a heavy dose of nostalgia: it’s cheap, available all year round, regardless of the season, and a friend to many bakes. ...
Gesoek: spring pasta dishes that aren’t pesto-based
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What are the best spring vegetarian pasta dishes? Please don’t say pesto!David, Bristol Happily for you, David, vegetarian pastas really come into their own at this time of year. “All the beautiful greens, like aspara...
How to use up leftover anchovies
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“I love anchovies, but often find I have a couple of fillets or those mashed-up bits at the bottom of the tin left over. What can I do with them and the oil?”Jane, Ludlow Ah, anchovies: the little fishes with the big ...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for pearl barley, lentil and vegetable soup
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Like many of their generation, my grandparents managed the chaos of life with tins. Biscuits, buttons, screws, tea, picture hooks, old keys, shoe polish, used stamps, crackers, cakes, shortbread, plasters, crayons: al...
Mother’s Day brunches that even a teenager can make
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What easy brunch dishes could my teenagers make for Mother’s Day?Joe, Cardiff With only a day (or less than that, depending on when you’re reading this) to go, you don’t have long to get those teens organised, Joe, so...
Back to basics: essential kit for a small kitchen
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I’m moving to a home with a small kitchen and limited storage. What’s the most essential kit?Ellie, Nottingham “Most things are frills – few are essentials,” wrote Laurie Colwin in her essay The Low-Tech Person’s Batt...
How to use up whole oranges, lemons and limes
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What are the best recipes for using the whole of a citrus fruit?Jon, London E11 The most famous, natuurlik, is Claudia Roden’s zero-waste orange and almond cake, and rightly so. She boils a couple of oranges in water ...
Is self-raising flour the same as plain plus baking powder?
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Why do some recipes specify self-raising flour and others plain flour and baking powder? Can I replace one with the other?Lily, Manchester “I’ve often wondered why people select self-raising flour,” says John Lister, ...
Air fryers: miraculous kitchen must-have, or just a load of hot air?
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I have never been catfished by a kitchen appliance before, but I was always going to be vulnerable to the air fryer’s promise of “fabulous chips – just add air”. “Next level amazzzzing,” one Instagrammer panted. Anoth...
How to convert a mushroom hater
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I love mushrooms, but my partner hates their texture. How can I make her see the error of her ways?Ollie, London As with any difficult relationship, Ollie, it can take work, but there is hope. “When you say, ‘I don’t ...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chocolate, almond and cherry cake
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Gennaro Fabbri had a plan. He would stop selling chairs and find a small shop with a vinaia (wine cellar) that could be converted into a distillery for the production of liquori and syrups. He found what he was lookin...
How to make good meals without loads of washing-up
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I’m fed up with domestic drudgery. Which meals generate the least washing-up?Hannah, London You’re speaking Roberta Hall-McCarron’s language, Hannah: “There’s so much prep and washing up at work, I try to keep things ...
Kitchen hacks, fitness tips and Irish Siri: 31 easy ways to make your life a little better
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This year hasn’t exactly got off to a roaring start for most people. 2022 feels more like, as one friend put it: “2020 – the trilogy”. As much as we’re hungry for change, many of us do not have the energy to make big,...