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Butter chicken and winter vegetable pilau recipe | Vivek Singh
The chef heads back to his roots in West Bengal for two of his mother's favourite recipes for new yearNew Year's Eve is big in India, particularly in the cities, but more for social than cultural...
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Jewish new year recipes | Claudia Roden
Apple strudel and honey cake trigger childhood memories of Cairo for the cook and authorRosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year 5773, began on 16 September.The white tablecloth, the silver goblets and...
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My family Christmas: chaos, excess and gourmet excellence gone wrong
Every year I vow Christmas will be different this time. And every year I end up covered in icing sugar and reheated jam, crying. But secretly happyFor some people Christmas is a time for family,...
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Nigel Slater: 'Planning, rarely part of my kitchen life, is essential for...
In this extract from Kitchen Diaries II, Nigel Slater begins the countdown through December to Christmas with recipes for chocolate hazelnut slice and a pork and fruit terrine1 DecemberI sleep with a...
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The key to surviving Christmas cooking | Nigel Slater
In this extract from Kitchen Diaries II, two simple recipes for Christmas that will keep for a couple of days – a marinated salmon and celeriac salad22 DecemberMy key to surviving the unstoppable train...
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'Nutmeg and citrus – it's the scent of Christmas' | Nigel Slater
In this extract from Nigel Slater's Kitchen Diaries II, it's Christmas Eve and the cranberry sauce and mince pies are ready …Christmas Eve The kitchen is heavy with expectation. Sugar-crusted mince...
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Roast goose recipe for Christmas Day | Nigel Slater
In this extract from Kitchen Diaries II, Christmas Day recipes for roast goose and a hot salmon, and leftovers for Boxing DayRoast goose with chickpea and lemon stuffingServes 8-10a goose 5kg or...
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'I end the day with a spicy curry, earthy with cumin and curry powder' |...
In this extract from Kitchen Diaries II, Nigel Slater spends New Year's Eve grinding and toasting spices and making a messNew Year's Eve Simple, satisfying, almost effortless cooking is all very well....
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Nigel Slater: welcome to OFM's December issue
Nigel Slater enjoys the run-up to Christmas in this issue of Observer Food MonthlyChristmas has grown on me. The month of December is now the time of year I look forward to most, and nothing more than...
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Going for an Indian with Jennifer Saunders
A night with the comedian during the filming of Girls on Top in 1985In January 1985 Jennifer Saunders was in makeup before location night scenes in a snowy Nottingham. She was filming Girls On Top, a...
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Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best Ethical Restaurant: runners up
Readers' choices of organic, local, sustainable cafes and restaurants around the countryLONDONDuke of Cambridge This pioneering pub was the first to be certified organic by the Soil Association, back...
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Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best Restaurant: runners up
Readers' choices of the best restaurants nationwideLONDONHawksmoorThe empire continues to grow and the latest is the imminent opening in Piccadilly, which adds more fish to the steak-based menu. The...
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Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best Sunday Lunch: The Parlour, Chorlton
Manchester suburb's traditional local with a modern edge wins our readers' voteBeech Road is the heart of Chorlton, the leafy south Manchester suburb of organic supermarkets and wheatgrass smoothies....
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Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best Newcomer: Young Turks
From East End pop-up to cooking in Shanghai and Mexico, it's been a big year for this dynamic duoThe winners of this year's newcomer award are more like a rock band than a restaurant. The name refers...
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Observer Food Monthly Awards 2012 Best Place to Drink: The Zetter Townhouse,...
Tony Conigliaro's world-class cocktails are just one element of this brilliant barThere are drinks you sip and swill and ponder on, and others that you shoot to the back of your neck like a starting...
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Good wines for under £5
Prices have been edging up, so is it still possible to find decent wine at a budget price? Look to the German supermarkets – or buy half bottlesThere are few things in the world more dispiriting than...
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Dwight Henry: from New Orleans baker to Hollywood's rising star
Dwight Henry was working nights in his small New Orleans bakery when Hollywood came calling. Now his film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, is up for four Oscars. But he's still manning the ovensIt's a way...
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A week's recipes for £20 a head: lunch
Miss South's budget recipes for winter soup and butter bean hummusThis is a close approximation of a week's worth of meals for me, though here all the dishes serve two, so the ingredients for...
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A week's recipes for £20 a head: dinner
You can make good meals on a tight budget, says food blogger Miss South. For dinner, chicken and vegetable cobbler, and rice and peasThis is a close approximation of a week's worth of meals for me,...
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A week's recipes for £20 a head: dinner part 2
You can make good meals on a tight budget, says food blogger Miss South. For dinner, pearl barley risotto with beetroot, stuffed cabbage leaves, corn chowder, no churn ice cream and popcornThis is a...
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