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" Sweet potatoes are ideal for lazy days: just bake, then mash and mix with yogurt, butter or olive oil. "
Yotam Ottolenghi
Days
Just
Lazy
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" The only way reliably to gauge the heat of any particular chilli is to cut it in half, so exposing the core and membranes, and to dab the cut surface on your tongue. "
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" The differences between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur. "
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" There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs. "
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" I enjoy meat, but I can do without it. "
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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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" Believe it or not, I'm as much a fan of a supper shortcut as the next person. "
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" Rice and vermicelli is a common combination in Arab and Turkish cooking - it has a lighter texture than rice on its own. "
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" Plums are a good substitute for gooseberries. "
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" Long-, medium- and short-grain rices differ in the amount and type of starch they have. "
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" For those, like me, who can't rely on being given a home smoker this Christmas, you can build your own approximation with just a roll of tin foil and a big wok or pan for which you have a lid. "
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" Panko are the elite of the breadcrumb world because they stay so crunchy and light. "
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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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" Vegetarians in general don't like me. "
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" These days, meals are more open to personal preferences. People like to serve themselves. "
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" Tel Aviv is the most exciting place to eat in Israel. "
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" Call me tacky, but I love the union of sweet and sour, even in some now-unloved Oriental dishes incorporating pineapple and ketchup. "
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Me
" Good-quality nuts, toasted in a little butter and salt, make a magical addition to many salads. "
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" Celery leaves are an underused ingredient, most likely because supermarkets sell mostly leafless stalks. "
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" How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks. "
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" When it comes to the battle of the molluscs, cephalopods win tentacles down. "
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" A great fig should look like it's just about to burst its skin. When squeezed lightly it should give a little and not spring back. It must be almost unctuously sweet, soft and wet. "
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Sweet
Spring
" I have yet to meet a carnivore who doesn't love a sausage roll. "
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Meet
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" People don't know how good cauliflower is, because they always have this image of cauliflower cheese - awful, sticky, creamy and rich. "
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" Fresh egg pasta is traditionally served in the north of Italy with butter, cream and rich meat sauces, whereas dried pasta is more at home with the tomato- and olive oil-based ones of the south. "
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" Buckwheat, like Marmite and durian, is a seriously divisive foodstuff, so it needs a seriously capable defence team if it's ever going to make it on to most people's dinner tables. "
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" Leeks are normally given the job of flavouring other things, such as stocks and soups, but I find their creaminess and sweet, oniony flavour very satisfying. "
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" The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries. "
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" Even in the busiest kitchen, there's always a point at the end of the day when you go home. "
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