Home-cooked Christmas dinner has so much to it beyond Turkey and all the trimmings. Timings, oven space and a well-organised kitchen are all key factors to consider before embarking on cooking the festive meal, add to that the back-aching task of constantly bending down to the oven, can make for […]
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Supermarkets including Tesco, M&S, and Sainsbury’s have unveiled a host of brand new products for the autumn season. The retailers joined the likes of Cadbury and Oreo in launching sweet and savoury treats ranging from cakes to spooky party snacks. With Halloween just days away, the products have landed in stores […]
We’re firm believers that when it comes to Halloween, there’s no reason the kids should have all the fun. (They’re likely to take all the chocolate for themselves and stick you with stale Smarties and rock-hard Tootsie Rolls.) In our collection of Halloween cookie and candy recipes, you’ll find dangerously […]
A few things to consider when planning a November dinner party: It’s important to celebrate the newly arrived fall produce and the change in weather. It’s time for all manner of warming, homey fare. But also: The month signals the start of “the holiday season” and all its various temptations. […]
Hi, all! Genevieve here, filling in for Emily Weinstein and realizing that almost exactly a year ago, I wrote about how pasta was all I wanted for dinner. Maybe it’s the season — a little chill in the air, a lot of too much going on — that calls for […]
Eric Ripert’s previous cookbook, “Vegetable Simple,” lived up to its title with some recipes needing but two or three ingredients. His new book, “Seafood Simple”? Not so simple. Effortless wonders include salmon and tomato à la Gilbert (for Gilbert Le Coze, a founder of Le Bernardin, who Mr. Ripert succeeded […]
My flight to Lagos arrives at dusk, and I slide out to an airport buzzing with activity, commerce and community. For me, it’s also a confusion of crowds after the stillness of a 13-hour flight. Once I am in the car, driving to my parents’ house, I can see shadows […]
In meal-train cooking — be it for an ailing friend, a weary new-parent neighbor or a grief-stricken co-worker — the cheesy casserole often prevails. Few things can comfort like, say, a tray of easy-to-freeze lasagna at the onset of difficult times. But the reality of hard times is that they […]