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One chicken, one week of good meals

From crisp-skinned Sunday dinner to weekday lunches and stock, here’s how to make one bird go further

Salon · Apr 26

How to make perfect cheese arepas – recipe

Arepas are Latin American cornbreads of the most delicious kind. But there are so many variations, so let’s start with one that’s soft on the inside, crisp on the outside and oozing melted cheese…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2025

How to cook the perfect roast whole new potatoes – recipe

While anyone can roast a potato, achieving perfectly crisp-skinned, buttery-fleshed deliciousness requires a little more thought …

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025

How does an electric wok work?

"Many chefs are asking what a future without gas will mean for culinary traditions like wok cooking"

Salon · May 15, 2024

Store-bought is fine — except for stock

As this week’s ‘Top Chef’ winner showed us, homemade stock doesn’t have to take all day and is worth the effort

Salon · Mar 22, 2024

How to make the perfect pasta primavera – recipe

The ‘mad jumble of vegetables over pasta’, as made by our resident perfectionist

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

How to make the perfect kimchi pancake – recipe

A Korean national favourite and an enterprising way to spice up Shrove Tuesday (or plain old ‘pancake day’ in the UK)

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Tofu: To press or not to press?

Turns out, opinions vary widely — almost all of them strong

Salon · Nov 13, 2022

How can I get that meaty flavour in my vegetarian chilli?

Dried mushrooms are meaty, Marmite and soy prop up the umami end, and you can deepen the smoky flavour with judicious use of chillies, say our cooks

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022

How to make the perfect omelette

Cooking an omelette at home needn’t be shrouded in mystery, says Becky Krystal. With a little help from some cooking legends, here’s the keys to success

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022