26 h. ago Crumble, cookies and madeleines – recipes of hope for Iran’s jailed women

Sepideh Gholian’s diary of prison life came out four years ago. Next month, she will publish a cookbook to honour her fellow inmatesMaziar Bahari used to feel sceptical when people talked of the way that books can change lives. Such statements always seemed like so much hyperbole to him.But when Sepideh Gholian, one of Iran’s most famous political prisoners, came into his life, everything changed. “If anyone wants to know why writing matters, her book is the best example,” says Bahari, a London-based journalist, documentary maker and the founder of the news website IranWire. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago The eight Eastern European recipes you should be cooking this spring

Irina Georgescu serves up traditional favourites from Eastern Europe

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54 h. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for white bean, leek and artichoke stew | The new vegan

A spring-forward kind of dish that anticipates fresher ingredients to come, but that’s still hearty enough to be a winter bowlWaiting for spring to arrive, with its promise of more daylight and warmer days, can be agonising. Some people don’t wait – they wear shorts and sandals even when it’s cold and frosty outside – but I cope in my own way with my cooking. Today’s recipe gives the appearance and flavour of a spring dish, but with none of that season’s ingredients. There’s a lot of green frippery – artichokes, peas, leeks and fresh herbs – but the artichokes are jarred and the petits pois are from the freezer. If you’re struggling to wait for spring, too, perhaps this is the recipe for you. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago How to turn leftovers into a savoury bread pudding – recipes | Waste not

Layers of savoury custard-soaked stale bread, topped with odds and ends of cheese, vegetables and meatStrata is a classic dish that is also a marvellous way to use up stale bread, odds and ends of cheese, and whatever vegetables or meat you have left over. It’s endlessly adaptable, and great for feeding a crowd or prepping ahead for a laid-back breakfast or brunch. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago White chocolate, raspberry and pretzel cookie dough – the ultimate skillet dessert

Crispy on the outside, gooey in the middle, and packed with sweet-salty goodness, this giant cookie dough skillet from ‘The Batch Lady: Rapid Dinners’ is the perfect dessert to share – or not

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5 d. ago The woman who hates cooking – but wrote a hit cookbook anyway

Suzanne Mulholland, aka The Batch Lady, isn’t obsessed with food, hates weeknight cooking and wants you to spend less time in the kitchen. But with her new book, ‘Rapid Dinners’, she’s proving that meal prep doesn’t have to be a chore – and that a well-stocked freezer might just be the secret to a calmer life, says Ella Walker

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5 d. ago ‘I want to see that movie’: Brighton Beach residents on Anora’s Oscar triumph

Mikey Madison called out the Brooklyn seaside setting on Oscar night. How did locals feel the morning after?Anora’s Mikey Madison may have won the Oscar for best actress, but the real star of Sean Baker’s madcap anti-love story was New York’s Brighton Beach.Situated on the southern shore of Brooklyn, next to Coney Island, the tight-knit Russian and eastern European enclave retains a midcentury, pre-gentrification charm. In the film, it is the fairytale setting for Madison’s Anora, a sex worker who falls for and marries the childish son of a Russian oligarch. When the honeymoon period abruptly ends, Anora’s husband runs away and leaves her the hostage of his father’s goons – and Brighton Beach’s boardwalk begins to feel more sinister. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Haven't we seen this somewhere before? Viewers highlight similarities between Meghan's recipes and scenes to other shows as her new cookery show airs on Netflix

Eagle-eyed viewers have highlighted a string of similarities between the Duchess' recipes and others they have seen before...

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6 d. ago JD Vance’s traumatic past doesn’t explain his bullying of Ukraine: his ‘might is right’ doctrine does | Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

The man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy would have recognised the old eastern Europe. But he’s attacking the democratic order we yearned forEven before the shocking treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, the US had voted with Russia in the UN. Alarm bells about the security threat now facing Europe were already ringing during JD Vance’s speech in Munich in February, when he questioned the point of defending Europe’s liberal democracies from Russia.For the countries surrounding Russia, this is not just about impertinence or failing diplomacy but about potentially being wiped off the map.Karolina Wigura is a Polish historian and co-author of Post-Traumatic Sovereignty: An Essay (Why the Eastern European Mentality is Different)Jarosław Kuisz is editor-in-chief of the Polish weekly Kultura Liberalna and the author of The New Politics of Poland: A Case of Post-Traumatic Sovereignty Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Make perfect pancakes every time in the air fryer using just six ingredients

This pancake day, treat yourself to perfectly cooked pancakes in just five minutes with this simple air fryer recipe

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9 d. ago How to use up lard in a classic British cake – recipe | Waste not

Don’t discard the rendered fat from a roast – it has unbeatable crisping qualities, and makes this traditional British dried fruit cake singThere was never any sourdough at the village bakery in Maiden Newton, Dorset; just traditional, no-frills British products such as white tin loaves, pasties, doughnuts, rock cakes and the most incredible lardy cake. Sadly, it’s closed now, but the memory of that lardy cake lives on. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ravneet Gill’s chocolate and miso skillet cookie with a quick banana ice

A spoonable, salty-sweet, squidgy treat, to serve with or without banana ice-cream, and ready in all of 20 minutesThis speedy dessert, which you can have ready in less than 20 minutes (and 14 of those being baking time), can be scaled up according to how many mouths you want to feed. I like the umami hit of miso and its saltiness next to the soft and sweet banana ice-cream, but it can be swapped for peanut butter, if you prefer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Largo Leisure Holidays invites influencers to create easy, budget

Largo Leisure Holidays, who own six holiday parks in Scotland, have launched a national search for influencers who want to collaborate on a campaign to help holiday makers and families on a budget get the most out of their self-catering accommodation with easy to cook recipes.

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1 week ago Mary Berry perfect Welsh cakes recipe that takes just six minutes to cook

One of the nation's most beloved bakers has revealed her Welsh cake recipe and it only takes six minutes to cook - and is absolutely delicious

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1 week ago The kitchen item that every single Londoner needs in their kitchen, according to Fitwaffle's Eloise Head

Haven’t bought into the air fryer hype yet? As she launches her latest cook book, Eloise Head explains why they’re a must-have for every flat in the capital — plus she shares her 3 favourite healthy and speedy recipes

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1 week ago Why every Londoner needs an air fryer, according to Fitwaffle's Eloise Head

Haven’t bought into the air fryer hype yet? As she launches her latest cook book, Eloise Head explains why they’re a must-have for every flat in the capital — plus she shares her 3 favourite healthy and speedy recipes

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1 week ago Landmarks across Europe coloured yellow and blue to mark three years since Russia's full

To show their continued and unwavering support for the eastern European country, last night nations such as France, Germany, Poland and Denmark illuminated some of their most famous landmarks.

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1 week ago Home cook's 'easiest delicious' bread rolls with four ingredients and no kneading

Cook and TikToker Let's Eat has shared his simple recipe for making homemade bread rolls, with just four ingredients and no kneading required - and social media users can't wait to try it out

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2 w. ago How to turn leftover cooked pork into a classic Spanish bean stew – recipe | Waste not

Leftover cooked pork and bones are essential ingredients in this hearty Asturian winter stewFabada Asturiana is classic Spanish cooking at its simplest and best. This stew of creamy white beans cooked slowly with pork and cured meat is traditionally made with fabes de la Granja (or judion beans), morcilla (Spanish black pudding), chorizo and lacón (cured pork shoulder, and similar to pancetta); it’s also the perfect dish for using up leftover roast pork. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago In these dark times of racially charged election campaigns, the German left offers a flicker of hope | Fatma Aydemir

Heidi Reichinnek’s speech went viral on TikTok – and sparked a surge of support from voters who reject the mainstream’s xenophobiaI was shopping for groceries the other day in Berlin’s neglected northern outskirts, when I remembered a joke. A banker, a social welfare recipient and an asylum seeker are sitting at a table. There are 12 cookies in front of them. The banker takes 11 cookies and says to the social welfare recipient: “Watch out, the refugee wants your cookie.”It came back to me as I witnessed a young white mother completely losing it at the checkout. At first I thought it was the prices that had caused her fury, though there was no indication of that; I was probably just projecting my own anxieties about money on to the woman’s tantrum. It took me a moment to realise that she was accusing another woman, also a mother but not white, of standing in her way on purpose. She shouted that this was her country and we should all step out of her way and that soon we would see. Two...

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