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" I don't do guilt. Whatever I do, I do it happily. "
Yotam Ottolenghi
Whatever
Happily
Guilt
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" Popping broad beans out of their skins can be therapeutic, but it isn't everybody's favourite waste of time. "
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" It's hard to beat the rough texture of steel-cut oats, with their slight resistance against the teeth. "
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" Lebanese mezze, Cantonese dim sum and Basque pinchos have all evolved over years and are designed to make sense together. "
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" Yoghurt cuts sweetness and richness, tempers spice, and makes a dish sing. "
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" You don't need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet. "
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" Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not. "
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" Halva works brilliantly in ice-cream. "
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" Believe it or not, I'm as much a fan of a supper shortcut as the next person. "
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" Gooseberries aren't just for creamy desserts and pies. "
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" Yogurt sauce, as you may have noticed by now, is a regular presence in my recipes - that's because it has the ability to round up so many flavours and textures like no other component does. "
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" Chinese sausage, which is widely available from Asian grocers and online, is sweet, rich, and enticingly smoky. I add it to steamed rice with strips of omelette and a few baby veg stir-fried with soy. "
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" Tossing doughnuts, fritters or fried dumplings in fennel sugar adds grown-up complexity without diminishing the indulgence factor. "
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" Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again. "
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" There are many reasons I feel at home in the U.K., but if I were asked to pinpoint the moment I knew I'd arrived, it might well be when I realised the British shared my love of fritters. "
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Moment
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" Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet. "
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" Good asparagus needs minimal treatment and is best eaten with few other ingredients. "
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" When it comes to cooking pasta, the first essential is to make sure you have a big enough pot: it needs room to roll in the water while cooking. "
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" Almost every culture has its own variation on chicken soup, and rightly so - it's one of the most gratifying dishes on the face of the Earth. "
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" Seasonality in winter doesn't have to mean sleep-inducing, stew-like, starchy casseroles. "
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