6 h. ago Waitrose has revealed its Christmas food range for 2025 – here’s what’s on the menu

The supermarket’s festive food looks better than ever

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8 h. ago Best supermarket Christmas food to order 2025 – here’s what we know so far

These supermarkets are already getting us into the festive spirit

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19 h. ago Chetna Makan’s recipes for corn on the cob curry and coriander mint chutney butter corn

Enrich corn’s natural sweetness in a creamy and earthy curry, and in a fresh, herby chutneyInspired by a corn curry from Maharashtra, today’s recipe has the perfect umami flavour: a bit of heat from the chillies, some gentle sweetness from the sugar and lots of sourness from the lime juice, along with the creamy coconut milk and juicy corn. The sharpness of a fresh, herby chutney with salty butter, meanwhile, makes the perfect topping for barbecued corn on the cob. I often cook the corn straight on the hob, which is a bit tricky, but it’s how we did it when I was growing up in India. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago How to make fried tofu with chilli crisp – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

You don’t have to be vegetarian to enjoy a hot, crisp nugget of deep-fried beancurdThe New York Times once described raw tofu as having “the texture and disposition of a particularly upbeat sponge” – sauteeing, the writer decreed, was the only way to render the stuff “acceptable”. As it happens, I often eat the creamy, wobbly silken variety straight from the packet, but I wouldn’t disagree: you don’t have to be vegetarian to enjoy a hot, crisp nugget of deep-fried beancurd.Prep 15 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Why vegan burgers are losing the US culture war over meat: ‘Not our moment’

Once seen as a climate fix, vegan burgers now languish at 1% of the US market amid rising meat culturePlant-based burgers were supposed to help wean Americans off their environmentally ruinous appetite for meat. But sales have plummeted amid a surging pro-meat trend embraced by the Trump administration, raising a key question – will vegetarianism ever take hold in the US?This year has been a punishing one for the plant-based meat sector, led by companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, with sales of refrigerated products slumping 17%. This follows a difficult 2024, during which sales fell 7%, furthering a multi-year spiral – last year Americans purchased 75m fewer units of plant-based meat than they did in 2022. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Cocktail of the week: Michael Sager’s alpine vesper – recipe | The good mixer

This riff on the classic vesper martini is the ideal aperitif for when the nights start to draw inThis take on a vesper martini or white negroni is lighter and more aromatic than the traditional drink, making it an ideal aperitif, especially as the nights start to draw in. It’s a brilliant example of how even a few clever tweaks can evolve a classic cocktail into something completely new and interesting.Michael Sager, Equal Parts, London E2 Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Vegan burgers are losing the US culture war over meat: ‘It’s not our moment’

Once seen as a climate fix, vegan burgers now languish at 1% of the US market amid rising meat culturePlant-based burgers were supposed to help wean Americans off their environmentally ruinous appetite for meat. But sales have plummeted amid a surging pro-meat trend embraced by the Trump administration, raising a key question – will vegetarianism ever take hold in the US?This year has been a punishing one for the plant-based meat sector, led by companies such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, with sales of refrigerated products slumping 17%. This follows a difficult 2024, during which sales fell 7%, furthering a multi-year spiral – last year Americans purchased 75m fewer units of plant-based meat than they did in 2022. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Helen Goh’s recipe for plum and star anise frangipane tart | The sweet spot

The rich, fruity natural sweetness of plums works wonders with a soft almond cream inside a delicious pastryLate-season plums are wonderful to bake with; juicy and slightly astringent as you get closer to the skin, they soften into a rich, almost winey sweetness. And, when they’re nestled into soft almond cream and scented with star anise, they make a delicious tart for any time of day. Serve warm with pouring cream as pudding or cold with a cup of tea. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Aldi UK: store closure dates as supermarket shuts all shops for 3 days over Christmas, opening times – news

The supermarket is extending opening hours to help you stock up before the closures 🎄

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4 d. ago Aldi UK: store closure dates as supermarket shut all shops for 3 days over Christmas, opening times – news

The supermarket is extending opening hours to help you stock up before the closures 🎄

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4 d. ago McDonald's Monopoly back as special menu goes live in all branches

The fast-food giant's challenge is back for 2025 - and specialists at Money Saving Expert (MSE) have shared their top tips

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4 d. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fish baked with tomatoes, olives and capers | A kitchen in Rome

This juicy poached dish packs in hearty flavours and pairs well with buttery potatoes, rice or couscousAl cartoccio is the Italian form of en papillote, meaning “contained” or “in paper”, which is an effective cooking method that traps the moisture (and flavour) released from the ingredients and creates a steamy poaching chamber – it’s a bit like a Turkish bath for food! Once out of the oven, but still sealed, the scented steam trapped in the paper returns to liquid and creates a brothy sauce. Fish with firm white or pink flesh that breaks into fat flakes is particularly well suited to cooking al cartoccio, both whole fish (cleaned and on the bone) and individual filets (estimate 110g-140g per person).When choosing fish, keep in mind our collective default to cod and haddock, both members of the so-called “big five” that make up a staggering 80% of UK consumption. Instead, look out for other species, such as hake, huss or North Sea plaice, ASC-certified Scottish salmon, sea trout or...

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4 d. ago The best local food and drink at London Design Festival 2025

The best local food and drink at London Design Festival 2025  The Times

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5 d. ago How to turn a single egg and rescued berries into a classic British dessert

Strawberries and cream meets Eton mess, using just a single egg white and past-its-best summer fruit – a towering successJust a single egg white can be transformed into enough elegant meringue shards to crown more than four servings of pudding, as I discovered when, earlier this year, I was invited by Cole & Mason to come up with a recipe to mark London History Day and decided to do so by celebrating the opening of the Shard in 2012. Meringue shards make a lovely finishing touch to all kinds of desserts, from a rich trifle to an avant-garde pavlova or that timeless classic, the Eton mess. As for the leftover yolk, I have several recipes, including spaghetti carbonara (also featuring salt-cured egg yolks that make a wonderful alternative to parmesan) and brown banana curd. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pineapple pudding cake, chocolate ginger beer cake, Portuguese napkins: Helen Goh’s cake recipes

Three treats from her new book, Baking and the Meaning of LifeThe combination of pineapple, salt and tamarind was part of my childhood in Malaysia. In fruit salads and the famous Penang laksa, the mix of sweet, tangy, salty and acidic is so vibrant and distinctive that, for me, it is almost synonymous with the country of my birth and, more importantly, its incredible range of foods and flavours. Naturally, then, I wanted to recreate that in a cake. The choice of an upside-down cake was obvious when thinking about pineapple, and adding tamarind to the caramel felt an exciting addition to the flaky sea salt we all know and love. I have always been intrigued by the fact that small children, my own included, who seem so sensitive to spice in anything else, love gingerbread cookies, which have such a robust flavour profile and warm spiciness. When my boys were going for a birthday sleepover, I had the idea of translating Nigella Lawson’s chocolate Guinness cake into a ginger version, rep...

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6 d. ago Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time

Cheap ultra-processed food behind rise in overweight children, with one in 10 now obese globally, says UnicefMore children around the world are obese than underweight for the first time, according to a UN report that warns ultra-processed junk food is overwhelming childhood diets.There are 188 million teenagers and school-age children with obesity – one in 10 – Unicef said, affecting health and development and bringing a risk of life-threatening diseases. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Georgina Hayden’s epic crab, chilli and lime sarnie – recipe

Keep summer going that little bit longer with this seaside speciality – made in the comfort of your own kitchenThis time of year has to be one of my favourites for British produce – all the joys of late summer sweetness with early autumn favourites just around the corner. I’m happy to keep the summer party going, though, with tomato salads, crisp sundowners and crab sarnies. Despite never having visited Cornwall as a kid, there isn’t much better than sitting by the beach and devouring a Cornish crab sandwich. This is the slightly elevated version I make once the holidays are over to keep some sunshine in my life. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Waitrose unveils this year’s Christmas food – and it includes limoncello mince pies

Mark your calendars, festive fare can be ordered from 22 September

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7 d. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy eggs in a basket with smoky chard – recipe

Elevate this everyday favourite with a serving of lemon and paprika-spiked greensEggs in a basket are a treat. The easiest way to make the necessary holes in your sliced bread is with a round pastry cutter – or a heart-shaped one for fun. Break the eggs into their bread ‘baskets’, then fry up their “hats” to go alongside. To make this a grownup rather than a nursery dinner, serve with lemon-and-paprika-spiked chard, or spinach or kale, if that’s what you have; I am growing a surfeit of chard, so I always need new ways to use it up. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Morrisons: UK supermarket cuts prices on everyday groceries to give families a Christmas shopping boost

Shoppers can snap up fresh food, cleaning products and cupboard staples at lower prices 🛒

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