Mexican spring soup followed by black bean and three-cheese quesadilla

I have always loved the evident (though not proven) link between how foodie a country is and its love of soups. In Mexico, where …

It’s wild garlic time again! Try this pesto with an aromatic chicken, fennel and potato stew, then dive into a fudgy banana cake with a tantalisingly crunchy top

I love Mexican chillies for the subtle…

A succulent, richly seasoned lamb pie filled with honey carrots and almonds, followed by a cardomom- and orange-spiked desert

There is little as pleasing to cook in the depths of the winter as a pot o…

A light but filling no-bechamel souffle with a zingy citrus salad to add a sharp burst of flavour and colour

There is a skill in not wasting food and it’s all about good, old-fashioned housekeeping. I…

Gather your friends and raise a glass to the year gone by with recipes from Thomasina Miers, Honey & Co and Benjamina Ebuehi

When it comes to throwing parties, the world falls into two quite distinct …

From peeling sprouts to pouring drinks, there’s an art to being genuinely useful during festive cooking

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Crisp chicken and sweet onions with rosemary and salty pancetta, set off by a sweet-sour apple salad with pickled red onion and hazelnuts

I recently invested in a beautifully wide, Shropshire-made pan…

Grilled tomato toasts with yoghurty spread and a smoky sesame-harissa salsa, then a tender chicken with chipotle sauce

Jocoque is somewhere between yoghurt, soured cream and labneh, and traditionally …

Fresh but filling crab cakes and a spicy, seasonal mango salad with crisped chickpeas

I don’t know about you, but I’m revelling in the asparagus, early strawberries and new potatoes that are flooding …

An aromatic Persian stew, followed by stewed dried apricots with pistachio cookies

Spring is here in all its glory, as the birds testify with their ebullient chitter-chat. But the weather is wilful an…