Jan-23

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Welcome To January
Urvashi Roe’s story is an inspiring one to start the year. Born in Tanzania (her Gujarati family left East Africa in the 1970s), Urvashi is a languages graduate who saw how food brought international students together while studying in Europe. A form
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Star Contributors
Food writer Urvashi talks to Tony Naylor about her favourite dish. Find her recipe for spiced rotli soup on p108. Drinking less this January? Discover Marverine’s favourite alcohol-free fruity beers (p128). Celebrate Chinese New Year with Ching’s rec
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We’re proud to be Britain’s biggest-selling food magazine and the UK’s No 1 food website, bbcgoodfood.com. Our contributors – BBC chefs, our in-house cookery team and confident, outspoken columnists – are experts in their fields. Meet us at the UK’s
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Green Shakshuka With Harissa & Crispy Shallots
SERVES 2-4 PREP 10 mins COOK 20 mins EASY V 4 tbsp olive oil2 shallots, thinly sliced1 large onion, finely chopped2 leeks, sliced3 garlic cloves, crushed2 tsp cumin seeds1 preserved lemon, rind only, finely chopped250g leafy greens (such as spinach,
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Bombay Potato Fishcakes
SERVES 2-4 (makes 6 fishcakes) PREP 5 mins COOK 20 mins EASY 2 medium potatoes, cut into chunks1 fresh or frozen flaky white fish fillet, (about 200g; we used cod loin)4 spring onions, sliced2 tsp curry powder (gluten-free, if needed)2 crushed poppad
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Creamy Baked Gnocchi With Squash & Spinach
SERVES 2-3 PREP 15 mins COOK 15 mins EASY V 600g butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into small chunks (450g prepared weight)1 tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle (for optional air-frying)2 garlic cloves, crushed160g baby leaf spinach250g mascarpon
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Quick Mushroom Noodle Soup
SERVES 1 PREP 5 mins COOK 10 mins EASY V 1 tsp sesame oil75-100g mixed mushrooms1 garlic clove, sliced pinch of chilli flakes400ml fresh vegetable or chicken stock or ½ stock cube (see tip, opposite)100g-150g ready-to-eat udon noodles½ pak choi large
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Banoffee Flapjack Crumble
SERVES 4-6 PREP 10 mins COOK 20 mins EASY V 5 bananas, peeled1 tsp lemon juice50g light brown soft sugar, plus 2 tbsp85g unsalted butter100g plain flour50g porridge oats1 tbsp golden syrup50g dark chocolate, chopped cream, custard or ice cream, to se
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What’s Your Best PIE?
For me, pies conjure up childhood memories of watching Spurs, the match-day pie keeping my hands toasty, and visiting South London with my mum, exploring my Caribbean heritage. I’m a big fan of the Jamaican patty, a handheld pie stuffed with Caribbea
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What You’RE Sharing
Share your recipes, tips and photos with us @bbcgoodfood | Get in touch with us at goodfood@immediate.co.uk At Immediate Media, publishers of BBC Good Food, we respect and value differences. We understand that when people from different backgrounds a
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Melissa Thompson 2023’s Most Exciting food Finds
This year is going to be a bumper one for food. Now more than ever, there’s a hunger for learning about different global cuisines, with the resources to do so hitting the mainstream, and new, exciting prospects in the form of restaurants, chefs, busi
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As a subscriber, you get exclusive access to our Eats Out dining events with top chefs in leading restaurants around the country. On 8 February, we’ll be hosting dinner at The Petersham Covent Garden, where readers can meet the chef, as well as lunch
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Midweek Meals microwave Marvels
£3.96 per serving All recipes were cooked in a 750W microwave. Please refer to manufacturer’s instructions for more guidance on cooking times. £3.24 per serving small handful of coriander7 garlic cloves15g piece of ginger1 lime½ small onion1 orange2
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Reduce Waste love Your Leftovers
Drain the leftover prawn laksa from page 36, reserving 2 tbsp of the liquid. Mix 3 eggs with the reserved liquid in a bowl. Add the laksa and season. Heat 1 tsp sesame oil in a frying pan over a low heat and gently cook the mixture until the bottom i
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1 Ingredient, 3 Ways chicken Thighs
Inspired by a clever Rukmini Iyer traybake, this one-pot makes the most of a classic combination – chicken and chorizo. Samuel Goldsmith SERVES 4-6 PREP 15 mins COOK 45 mins EASY 2 tsp olive oil200g cooking chorizo, roughly chopped6 boneless and ski
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TV & RADIO PICKS
Friends Dave Myers and Si King hit the road once more, travelling the country to find the best regional produce, farmers and producers, and put a spin on local recipes with their own creations. Is this where you’ll see a future Michelin-starred chef
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TV Chef Kwoklyn Wan’s Winter Warmer
You can serve yourself a hearty bowl of this ramen, cheerful in the knowledge that you’ve got a second helping waiting in the wings! SERVES 2 PREP 5 mins COOK 8 mins EASY 250g pork loin, thinly sliced2 dried ramen noodle nests2 spring onions, thinly
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Close Connections “I’ve Found Somebody Who Truly Understands”
The very same month that DJ Aimee Vivian bagged her dream job with Capital FM radio in London in 2015, she was diagnosed with coeliac disease – an auto-immune condition affecting the gut. Both the diagnosis and the job had taken many years to achieve
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Family Love Your lunchbox
MAKES 2 PREP 25 mins plus at least 3 hrs marinating COOK 40 mins EASY 400g boneless and skinless chicken thighs4 tsp butter, softened2 tsp vegetable oil2 medium baguettes6 tsp mayonnaise8 tsp coarse pâté½ cucumber, deseeded and cut into matchstaickss
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Aimee’s Gluten-free Salmon Pasta
SERVES 2 COOK 10 mins PREP 5 mins EASY 1 gluten-free vegetable stock cube200g gluten-free pasta, such as penne or fusilli100g green beans, trimmed100g smoked salmon, roughly chopped50g baby spinach1 spring onion, finely sliced50g soft cheese (ensure
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New Beginnings
+ January’s veg box star parsnips Using blood oranges in this recipe makes the most of their flavour and beautiful colour. SERVES 6-8 PREP 30 mins COOK 35 mins EASY V 2 blood oranges, zested200g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin200g light brow
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Parsnips
MAKES 10-12 PREP 15 mins plus cooling COOK 22-24 mins EASY V 200g plain flour2 tsp baking powder1 tsp ground cinnamon, plus extrato serve (optional)1 tsp ground nutmeg125g light brown soft sugar1 parsnip (around 200g), peeled and grated100g pecans, c
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8 Ways To Get Creative with Leftovers
Sam: “I hate waste and having things left in my fridge. So, I’m a big fan of using leftovers. When you batch-cook, you create leftovers for the sake of it, purposefully. I look at it as cook once, eat thrice.” Zena: “It’s a fun little challenge. You
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Budget healthy Diet Plan
in association with This year, alongside our Cook Smart campaign, our seven-day plan spotlights low-cost ingredients, low waste and energy-effcient cooking methods. As always, the meals are nutritionally balanced, providing all the goodness you need
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Supermarket Swaps Save Money – Make Your Own
From fresh bread to easy pasta sauce, swapping just a few ready-made products for homemade alternatives can knock pounds off your weekly shop. Most of these recipes are made using storecupboard ingredients, so they’re quick to make at home, and also
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“I Rarely Pay Full Price For My Food Shop”
Scott Dixon, 52, is a part-time civil servant who lives in Edinburgh FOOD BUDGET £25 a week My top tip for keeping your grocery bill down is to find out when the end-of-day supermarket reductions begin and where to find them – you can save up to 75%.
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Welcome To Your 7-day Healthy Winter Collection
WHAT MAKES THE PLAN BUDGET-FRIENDLY? Along with providing nutritious inspiration that caters to a variety of dietary requirements, a core focus of this year’s plan is cost, so you’ll find recipes that don’t require expensive ingredients, lots of equi
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Start The Day Right
£0.97 per serving That old saying about an apple a day keeping the doctor away has truth to it. Apples are packed with health-promoting nutrients, including fibre, which helps lower blood fats, manage blood sugar and keep your good gut bacteria happy
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Hearty And Wholesome
£1.02 per serving You may have seen it reported that a wider variety of plant-based foods – ideally 30 per week – is the key to gut health. If that’s your goal, then this is the recipe for you. Packed with wholewheat, pulses, vegetables and spices, y
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Meat-free Meals
£1.05 per serving This is best made fresh each time, but the base, made with chickpea flour, is quicker to make than a yeasted one. It’s also gluten-free and contributes to your five-a-day. SERVES 2 PREP 15 mins COOK 25 mins EASY V 1 tsp rapeseed oil
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European River Cruises
Eight days from £1,649pp* April to October 2023 From Paris, commence a wonderfully scenic cruise along the majestic Seine into the heart of one of France’s most historic and picturesque regions, Normandy. Catch the remarkable sights that line this be
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Grow Your Own Fruit
JUST £19.99* BUY ONE GET ONE FREE If you only have space for one fruit tree in your garden, Stella is the sweet cherry to grow. Unlike most of the common varieties, the UK’s favourite sweet cherry will thrive in slightly exposed locations, but can al
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Make Your Weekend Special
Make a warming lunch Try a twist on the familiar Birria is an amazing broth, originally from Jalisco, Mexico, that’s popular now across the country. It’s a slow-cooked meat dish with chillies, tomato, onion and spices that create a wonderful, unique
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Cauliflower Power
I’m probably as well known for losing loads of weight as I am for being an award-winning chef, which is fine by me. If anyone takes inspiration from that part of my food journey and eats healthier then that can only be a good thing. So, when it comes
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Cruise The Rhône In Luxury With Lord Botham And Rosemary Shrager
8 days/7 nights from £2,499pp* 26 March-2 April 2023 Step aboard the SS Catherine for this unforgettable journey through the idyllic countryside of the south of France, with cricketing legend Ian Botham and chef Rosemary Shrager. As you travel along
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Celebrate Chinese New Year
Food writer and TV chef Ching-He Huang is the author of nine best-selling cookbooks and a regular guest on BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen. Her latest book, Asian Green (£20, Kyle Books), is out now. @chinghehuang Treat family and friends to a Chinese ban
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My Favourite Dish urvashi Roe’s Spiced Rotli Soup
Food is, quite simply, a way of communicating, believes Urvashi Roe. It breaks the ice and gets people talking. “People form relationships around food, communicating something of their life and what they’re passionate about. Every day, we break down
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Don't Miss Next Month
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Wines To Pair With Chinese Food
Wine expert Henry Jeffreys, along with the BBC Good Food team, selects all of the wines on offer to BBC Good Food readers. Henry writes about wine for The Guardian and The Spectator, and on his blog, worldofbooze.wordpress.com. He’s also a judge in t
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Slow Cook pork Chops
SERVES 4 PREP 25 mins plus at least 2 hrs chilling COOK 2 hrs EASY 100g light brown soft sugar, plus 1 ½ tbsp2 tbsp chipotle chilli flakes4 x 250g thick-cut pork chops750ml strong hot coffee2 tbsp molasses or treacle2 garlic bulbs, cloves separated a
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BOOST YOUR cooking skills
Watch our skills videos at bbcgoodfood.com/videos We love to see what you’re making, too: share your recipes on our BBC Good Food Together Facebook page and on Instagram #wearebbcgoodfood NEXT LEVEL TARTIFLETTE Meltingly soft cheese and moreishly cri
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WEEKEND PROJECT Dive in
SERVES 6-8 PREP 30 mins COOK 1 hr 20 mins EASY ❄ 2 tbsp olive oil1 onion, finely chopped1 small fennel bulb, finely chopped4 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped, or 200g smoked lardons50ml white wine or vermouth100g unsalted butter3 tbsp plain flou
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Parsi: From Persia to Bombay by Farokh Talati
Iroast chicken a lot. It’s my teenage kids’ favourite meal, so I like to experiment with it. I hadn’t thought to brine the bird first – until now, that is, thanks to Farokh Talati’s cookbook Parsi and its section on the ‘equilibrium brine’. In a nuts
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NEXT LEVEL Tartiflette
SERVES 6 PREP 30 mins COOK 50 mins MORE EFFORT Toss potatoes, cream, bacon, alpine cheese and onions together in almost any way, and the end result will be a comfort food winner. For our version of tartiflette, an aprés-ski meal from the French Alps,
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DRINKS CABINET Classic mocktails
This lemony iced tea is named after the American golfer, who’s said to have invented it. SERVES 1 PREP 5 mins plus cooling EASY V 2 ceylon teabags ice2 mint sprigs2-3 lemon slices150ml lemonade 1 Put the teabags in a heatproof mug or glass and pour o
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Budget Cuts For Winter Cooking
Our cookery assistant Helena Busiakiewicz shares what she’s learned about eggs There is something glorious about a bright, sunshine-yellow yolk. But, does this mean it has a better flavour or is more nutritious than a pale yellow one? Most often, the
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Books For Cooks
by Alice Zaslavksy (£25, Murdoch Books) Full of creative recipes that are instructional and cheery, alongside colourful and kitsch photography, this book is informative and never patronising. Alice Zaslavsky creatively combines ingredients from all c
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Add Oomph To Any Dish
Seasoning with spices is one of the easiest ways to give your ingredients a lift. Here, we’ve made our own multi-use mix, a blend of spices, herbs, salt and sweetness that’s incredibly versatile, from sprinkling over macaroni cheese to using as a fla
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5 OF THE BEST Juicers
This masticating juicer from popular juicer brand Kuvings ticks all the boxes. We found it easy to assemble, and although none of the parts are dishwasher-safe, cleaning accessories are provided to make clean-up a breeze. This model had no problem wi
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The Big Kitchen Timetable Has Landed!
Sponsored by: Book your tickets 15 - 18 June 2023 | NEC Birmingham Entertainment | Tasting | Shopping | Inspiration It’s offcial. For the BBC Good Food Show Summer 2023, we’ll be joined by the wonderful Nadiya Hussain, Ainsley Harriott, Michel Roux,
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Marverine Cole Off The Booze? Let’s Get Fruity
For me, January signals a slow-down – it’s time to rest, recuperate and hibernate. The exhausting festivities are over: the marathon cleaning sessions before visitors arrive, endless hours in the kitchen cooking, and laying out snacks and topping up
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Persian Cheesecake
I’ve always loved making cheesecake and creating different twists, such as baklava cheesecake or rose & saffron cream brûlée cheesecake. We had a special family gathering on the same day that I received some fresh Persian pistachios that my brother h

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