Dinner · Roasting
A properly good roast chicken
Dry-brined overnight, roasted hot then rested well. The one recipe worth knowing by heart.
1 hr 30 min · Moderate · Serves 4
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Lunch · Simmering
Spiced red lentil soup
Cheap, fast and deeply savoury — a lesson in how spices bloom in fat before liquid goes in.
35 min · Easy · Serves 4
Baking · Baking
Everyday sourdough loaf
A forgiving schedule for real bread, with the fermentation explained rather than prescribed.
18 hr · Involved · Serves 8
Dinner · Boiling
Garlic, chilli and herb pasta
Ten minutes, five ingredients, and a masterclass in emulsifying pasta water into sauce.
15 min · Easy · Serves 2
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