Does every box of eggs contain a potential chick?

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A schoolboy has hatched a duckling from a Waitrose egg using an incubator he bought on eBay. It’s enough to put anyone off their boiled egg and soldiers …Fourteen-year-old William Atkins has put the cat...

Cocktail of the week: Jinjuu’s passionfruit martini

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Passionfruit liqueur and soju, the national drink of Korea, combine in this refreshingly unusual tippleSoju, the national drink of Korea, is said to be the most drunk spirit in the world, and is...

Wines to drink with your Chinese new year feast

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If you’re planning a Chinese meal to mark the beginning of the year of the pig, here are the wines to go forChina may be the most high-profile example, but it’s not the...

Nigel Slater’s red cabbage with cider and steamed potatoes recipe

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A cheap, cheerful, colourful and quick dish that’s tasty tooCut half a large red cabbage into 4 wedges. Tuck the cabbage into a large pan and pour over 500ml of dry cider. Season...

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for lentil rasam with roast red cabbage

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A dal buzzing with spices topped with sweet charred cabbage, guaranteed to revive you when you’re feeling sluggishThere are dals to comfort and dals to revive. Rasam is a reviver, the kind of...

Do you have to salt aubergines?

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Now that the bitterness has been bred out of the aubergine, the need to draw out the juices before cooking is a moot pointI still salt aubergines as my mother did in the...

Meera Sodha’s recipe for vegan saag aloo

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A tried-and-tested recipe for potato and spinach curry with added spiced aubergineIrecently had the privilege of judging the Andre Simon Awards for the best food book of 2018, and 119 books turned up, box by...

Food Thomasina Miers’ recipe for Asian smoked mackerel salad with chilli dressing

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Smoked fish and earthy grilled broccoli are offset by a sharp, spicy-sweet dressingThank goodness it’s February: only a month or so until we can start looking forward to spring. This punchy, fresh and...

Dunkin’ lovers tie the knot in Las Vegas with doughnut bouquets

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Tying the knot just got a little sweeter.With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Dunkin’ took over a wedding chapelWednesday afternoon in Las Vegas, offering lovebirds the chance to get hitched alongside their favorite treats.Sure...

Nigel Slater’s sweet and savoury recipes for early rhubarb

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Pretty pink rhubarb gives a fresh, acidic zip to roast meats and winter dessertsThe greengrocer has a frayed wicker basket of rhubarb, the pale pink stalks laid in a soldierly row, like sticks...

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