49 m. ago Wanted: new sauces and dressings to jazz up weekday cooking | Kitchen aide

If your evening meals are getting a bit samey, our roster of cooks has a bounty of saucy ideas that might just help transform your dinners for goodWhat sauces and dressings can I make to rejuvenate weekday meals?Sauces and dressings give dinner life, making even the simplest meals taste better. The formula, says Gurdeep Loyal, author of Flavour Heroes (published in June), goes something like this: “You need two things: a really good fat and a really good sour.” Sure, that fat could be oil, but it doesn’t have to be. “It could be an egg yolk, it could be avocado, but if it’s oil, go for a flavoured one,” Loyal says, and in place of the usual acid suspects (vinegar or citrus), try the likes of gherkins, capers or preserved lemons instead. “My go-tos are preserved lemon whizzed up with a bit of their brine, some garlic-infused olive oil and maple syrup. Or avocado blitzed with gherkins, gherkin brine, a bit of sugar, if you want, and perhaps herbs such as chives or tarragon. Or chilli-...

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49 m. ago Making a dog’s dinner: vets and canine experts on the most eco and affordable ways to feed your pooch

From gourmet home-cooked meals to vegan and insect alternatives, the options are endless. Here’s everything you need to know about how to keep your dog well fed – without breaking the bankDog food products labelled “complete” are legally defined as providing all the nutrients your pets need, in the right proportions. Whereas a product labelled “complementary” should not be a dog’s only source of nutrition, says Lauren Bennett, RSPCA scientific and policy officer, as these “do not contain all of the required nutrients, may lead to poor nutrition and can cause dietary deficiencies and associated disease, such as metabolic bone disease”. Continue reading...

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85 m. ago 'Criminal' carbonara mistake people make is so easy to fix, says top pasta chef

An Italian pasta chef has shared the proper way to make carbonara, including the type of meat you should use, the sauce recipe and the one big mistake people make

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86 m. ago 'I tried McDonald's in Japan and it's so different – one menu item left me gobsmacked'

McDonald's menus are different around the world, catering to the tastes and local traditions in every country – one travel and food fan has shared his verdict on McDonald's Japan

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2 h. ago Martha Stewart shocks Kelly Clarkson with food order confession

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2 h. ago The 1% Club food question wipes out 19 players and leaves Lee Mack stunned

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2 h. ago Young boy made to eat paint and cat food during vile abuse campaign at Glasgow home

The court heard that the boy and a girl - now aged 32 - were frequently not fed by Keenan and sent to bed hungry.

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2 h. ago Ninja shoppers 'absolutely love' Creami that comes with fun recipes amid £60 price slash

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3 h. ago Thai restaurant inspired by Bangkok's street food markets to open first Manchester venue

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3 h. ago Meghan 'still uses HRH title with friends' as Sussexes deny using it commercially amid claims her card risks breaking Megxit deal

The former actress, 43, has sparked controversy after her friend Jamie Kern Lima shared a picture of a food hamper with a note that said it was from: 'HRH, The Duchess of Sussex'.

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4 h. ago Meghan Markle 'still uses her HRH title with friends', claim Sussex insiders as couple deny using it for commercial gain amid storm of criticism over podcast

The former actress, 43, has sparked controversy after her friend Jamie Kern Lima shared a picture of a food hamper with a note that said it was from: 'HRH, The Duchess of Sussex'.

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star John Whaite claims Waitrose ‘removed’ his recipes weeks after he re

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7 h. ago Popular city centre bar will give away HUNDREDS of free pints this Bank Holiday weekend

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7 h. ago Chicken rendang and rasam: Sugen Gopal’s recipes for Malaysian comfort food

A simple, fragrant, restorative soup, plus a chickeny twist on the classic Indonesian-Malay aromatic ‘dry’ curryComfort food means different things to different people, and today’s recipes are what do it for me. Rasam is the dish I crave whenever I’m feeling under the weather, because it gives me a boost. This thin, brothy soup is considered to be very good for digestion, so in Malaysia we often serve it at the end of a meal. Rendang, meanwhile, originated in Indonesia before becoming popular across south-east Asia, and is now particularly associated with Malaysia. It is spicy, sweet and very fragrant, because it features both lemongrass and lime leaves. I learned how to cook it from my mum and auntie back at home in Seremban – Mum’s version uses fresh green chillies, but I also add some dried kashmiri chillies, to give it a darker colour and, in my opinion, a better flavour, too. As with many Malaysian recipes, it all begins by making a kari paste, which you can do well in advance,...

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7 h. ago This chicken caesar dip is filthy, crunchy and dangerously scoopable

All the best bits of a Caesar salad, but in dip form – with chicken, bacon, croutons and a whole lot of mayo. Sonali Shah’s recipe is messy, moreish and made for sharing (or not)

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7 h. ago This coconut, strawberry and rose dip is basically brunch in disguise

Technically a dessert, but no one’s stopping you from spooning it onto cinnamon toast at 11am. Sonali Shah’s floral, fruity dip is whipped, roasted and ready to impress – whether you brunch, snack or go full pudding

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7 h. ago How Sonali Shah left the City, fed Ben Affleck and found her flavour

After walking away from a career in finance, Sonali Shah found herself cooking on film sets, throwing supper clubs and writing a cookbook all about dips. Camilla Foster meets the food stylist who followed her gut — and ended up feeding the stars

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