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Exceptional recipes organised by how people really eat: family tables, street markets, celebration feasts, quick weeknights and everything between.

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Pastries worth making

Crisp, flaky, filled and laminated bakes that reward the effort.

Cannoli Dessert
Dessert1h 30m

Cannoli

Sicily. Cannoli are famous for textural contrast: a brittle, blistered shell surrounds a creamy ricotta filling that ma…

Galician Empanada Starter
Starter1h 15m

Galician Empanada

Galician Empanada is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a broad, golden savoury pie filled with tuna, peppers and s…

Baklava Dessert
Dessert1h 20m

Baklava

Baklava is a distinctive Greek recipe known for layers of crisp filo, nuts, butter and fragrant syrup.

Apfelstrudel Dessert
Dessert1h 10m

Apfelstrudel

Apfelstrudel is a thin Austrian-German pastry rolled around apples, raisins, cinnamon and buttery crumbs.

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Incredible potatoes

Crisp, creamy, smashed, baked and spiced ways to make potatoes the best thing on the table.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina Main
Main45 mins

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Sorrento and Campania. It is famous for delivering the flavours of Campania in a particularly comforting form: soft gno…

Kartoffelsuppe Starter
Starter50 mins

Kartoffelsuppe

German Kartoffelsuppe is a hearty potato soup with root vegetables, herbs and often smoked sausage.

Aloo Tikki Starter
Starter50 mins

Aloo Tikki

Aloo Tikki is a distinctive Indian starter rooted in North Indian chaat stalls, celebrated for crisp potato patties, ch…

Aloo Sadheko Starter
Starter50 mins

Aloo Sadheko

Aloo Sadheko is a Nepalese starter built around boiled potato tossed with sesame, chilli, mustard oil, coriander and br…

Fish and Chips Kiwi Style Main
Main55 mins

Fish and Chips Kiwi Style

Fish and Chips Kiwi Style is a New Zealand main course built around fresh local fish in crisp batter served with thick…

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Vegetable sides that disappear first

Bright, roasted, charred, dressed and spiced vegetables designed to compete with the main dish.

Panzanella Starter
Starter30 mins

Panzanella

Tuscany and central Italy. Its appeal lies in transformation: firm day-old bread absorbs tomato juices, vinegar and oli…

Pan con Tomate Starter
Starter15 mins

Pan con Tomate

Pan con Tomate is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for rustic toasted bread rubbed with ripe tomato, garlic, olive oi…

Tzatziki Starter
Starter10 mins

Tzatziki

Tzatziki is a distinctive Greek recipe known for a cool yoghurt and cucumber dip with garlic, dill and olive oil.

Prawn Cocktail Starter
Starter10 mins

Prawn Cocktail

Cold prawns, crisp lettuce and tangy Marie Rose sauce in a classic British starter.

Pâté de Campagne Starter
Starter24h

Pâté de Campagne

Pâté de Campagne is a distinctive French recipe known for coarse country pâté scented with herbs, spice and brandy.

Wurstsalat Starter
Starter10 mins

Wurstsalat

Wurstsalat is a southern German sausage salad dressed with vinegar, oil, onions and pickles.

Lecsó Starter
Starter45 mins

Lecsó

Lecsó is a distinctive Hungarian starter rooted in Hungarian summer cooking, celebrated for peppers, tomatoes, onions a…