If you have dreamed of eating neolithic bread while feeling a combination of existential terror and nostalgia, this is the book for you. The Lost Supper is the Canadian food writer Taras Grescoe’s account of his search for the food we used to eat, and his writing is so detailed and obsessive I forgive him the religious-themed title. He travels a burning world, noting its destruction – dried lakes dotted with the carcasses of baby flamingos, the dying olive trees […]
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For the easiest, tastiest, and most stunning tarts, make these upside-down puff pastry tarts with radishes. Inspired by the viral Tiktok hack, these handheld tarts use convenient store-bought puff pastry to make golden, caramelized, cheesy tarts that can be enjoyed for breakfast, as a snack, or as an impressive appetizer. Tiktok has provided the world with so many creative, fun recipe ideas including feta pasta, French press sangria, and an entire nacho table. There are both savory and sweet versions of these fun […]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Hoda and Jenna face off in National Dessert Day duel! 03:09 Joy Bauer hosts a Super Food Super Quiz with TODAY anchors 04:28 Now Playing Pretzel challah bagel dogs and buffalo tater tots: Get these recipes! 04:32 UP NEXT How to stretch your dollar at the grocery store 03:20 Mexican-style street corn and mushroom queso: Get the recipes 04:37 Hoda & Jenna enroll in a […]
It’s not just the kitchen that changes but ingredients too. In Northern Ireland you used to be able to pick blackberries until the end of September, even early October, so we made the first crumble then, blackberries and apples under a crust of toasted hazelnuts, butter, wholemeal flour and brown sugar. Every year I think about Seamus Heaney’s Blackberry-Picking, a melancholic poem that reminds you how violently things can change in this season. The picked berries never last until the […]
Comfort food: for some, that will mean the food we eat alone, standing in front of an open fridge with no one else’s needs to satisfy other than our own. It can be a completely gratifying meal made of picky bits: a hunk of cheddar with a spoon of raspberry jam, say, or a cold leftover roast potato splashed with Maggi sauce and topped with a thick slice of salted butter, or an anchovy and draped over a pickle. However, […]
When your world feels like it’s falling to pieces — and just dragging yourself out of bed and into the kitchen to shove a few Oreos into your mouth can feel like a herculean task — shopping for and cooking something can feel downright impossible. If your friend or family member is going through a terrible ordeal, making something delicious and delivering it to their door with a sweet little note may not scare away the monsters, but it can […]
Fish is fresh and plentiful here in Seattle, and my family and I eat a lot of it at home. But the common complaints — it’s difficult to cook well (especially when distracted by an active household), it’s messy to handle, it can leave the house smelling for days — all ring true, even for someone who has cooked professionally for years. Steaming fish, as in the classic Cantonese dish 清蒸鱼, whole steamed fish, neatly solves these problems. When I […]
Chickpeas are a great choice in budget cooking, and there is so much more to them than hummus. I stipulate a cooked weight for today’s recipes, and by far the easiest option is to use drained tinned chickpeas, but I much prefer soaking and cooking dried ones, because you can impart more flavour into them. That said, the cooking time can be as much as an hour, so I understand why they put some people off. To get around this, […]
Oh, September. You are madness. You are back-to-school and back-to-work after August laze and Labor Day. You are crisp new notebooks and backpacks. You are closed-toe shoes. You are calendars cross-referenced, car pools arranged, nut-free lunches assembled. Figuring out dinner every day is already a chore, but in hectic September, it can be a trial. I write a New York Times Cooking newsletter called Five Weeknight Dishes, with five recipes for busy people who still want something good to eat. […]
Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our Now Hear This email for free With September often thought of as a second January, it’s the perfect time to set goals and form new habits. Meal prepping is a great way to help you stay on track and reach your goals. Benefits include helping you to stick to healthier foods, saving money, minimising food waste, saving time and reducing stress. Sophie Dillon, head […]
