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Whole kladdkaka with a hand-full of strawberries on top

Kladdkaka – Swedish chocolate cake

This popular chocolate cake has a crispy top, chewy edges and a soft, rich, gooey centre! Kladdkaka is absolutely delicious! It means sticky cake in Swedish and is very popular for fika. (In Swedish culture, Fika is part of everyday life, where people make time to get together over a coffee and pastry or slice of cake.) The kladdkaka is…

Healthy eggplant parmesan

An air fryer makes a healthy version of this South Italian favourite, with the same great taste. Serve as a side or main course with a piece of bread to mop up the sauce! Eggplant parmesan is a layered dish of eggplant, baked in a tomato sauce with melted cheese. The flavours come together beautifully as a delicious, rich and…

Antepliler

Serving dishes steeped in history and rich in flavour, Antepliler offers a taste of the cuisine of Gaziantep, with its incredible diversity and fresh ingredients. Ahmet Ustunsurmeli from Gaziantep, set up a bakery in 1993, making the first authentic baklava in London, before opening the restaurant Antepliler in Green Lanes (‘Little Turkey’), in 2003. Antepliler means ‘from Antep’, the…

tomato sauce in a clear glass bowl on counter

Italian tomato sauce

This classic Italian tomato sauce, fragrant and full of flavour, is the base for many Italian recipes. Sugo al pomodoro, as this sauce is known in Italy, is perfect for pasta dishes, pizza, melanzane parmigiana, and many more. The combination of tomato with garlic and basil is such a classic one in Italian cuisine. Although this recipe uses…

a plate of sliced beetroot with dressing

Try this simple and delicious way to enjoy beets! Boiled beets are great to make ahead and keep in the fridge – perfect to add to salads, and other recipes. They are also easier to peel than roasted beets! They are also great as they are – some people like to serve their boiled…

raw beetroot with stems on a white cloth

You either love them or hate them; find out how to grow, select and store beets, as well as a variety of ways to prepare them. Truly embrace beets! Beets, or beetroot, is the taproot part of the beet plant. They can vary in size from that of a golf ball to the size of a baseball. Beneath…

The rather elegant asparagus in now in season (spring trough to the beginning of summer), so here we look at the varieties, how to buy, store, cook and eat it. Depicted as an offering on an ancient Egyptian frieze, dated around 3000 BC, asparagus has been cultivated for thousands of years. It was eaten in ancient Syria,…

What are the best ways to store and preserve the freshness of leftover fresh herbs? Whether you grow your own, come across a multi-buy offer at the supermarket, or simply just need a few sprigs at a time, storing fresh herbs can be quite tricky. Like cut flowers, once separated from their roots, herbs lose…

It seems that there’s always great news for fans of a bowl of oatmeal porridge. Latest information on the health benefits of oats. Regulating our diet and getting plenty of exercise are well-known recommendations for good health, but a recent study by scientists in Ireland sheds new light on why eating oats regularly is good for your…

Follow these simple steps to make delicious fluffy rice every time. There are just 4 steps to cooking perfect basmati rice every time: wash, brown, boil and steam. Some years ago I found a really old Turkish cookbook which suggested browning the rice first in butter. This gives a wonderful nutty aroma, the grains are fluffy, and…

Antepliler

Serving delicious traditional home-made Middle Eastern dishes, and possibly the best Maqluba in town! Fait Maison Salon de thé invited me to try their lunch menu. The restaurant with high ceilings and a bright interior, is decorated in soft pastels and neutral colours. There is a pretty display of chocolates and colourful meringues to purchase, and a huge choice…

Tamarind Kitchen in Soho, offers a memorable dining experience with authentic regional Indian cuisine, wonderful service and lovely decor. Having opened their doors in April this year, Tamarind Kitchen is located on Wardour Street, and occupies the site of former Indian restaurant Imli Street. It is part of the Tamarind Collection of restaurants, which includes Tamarind of Mayfair (the first…

Raavi Kebab is a long-established, family run restaurant in Euston, serving Pakistan’s Punjabi cuisine. While there are many excellent Indian restaurants in Central London, one might think it is difficult to find a good Pakistani restaurant without having to travel as far as Whitechapel for Tayyab and Lahore Kebab House, or Tooting for Spice Village. Raavi Kebab, on…

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