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A Grape Match...   MALVASIA DEL SALENTO | £10.75 "The main flavours of this dish are smoked fish, so it needs a wine with just as much punch and power. Stick with white wine here, and stay in the...

Adas Bhamod | Spinach Soup (Serves 5-6) INGREDIENTS 4 large garlic cloves 6 tbsp sunflower oil 30g fresh coriander, washed 150g green lentils 100g white long-grain rice 1 large potato (about 150g),...

This month is all about the profusion of vinous delights that emerge from the vast and varied Iberian peninsula; from sun-baked plains, to wild and wet mountainous terrain, Spain and Portugal’s wine r...

Recommended with Höpler, Trockenbeerenauslese. Complex tones that treat the nose and palate to hints of nutmeg, clove, honey, apricot and citrus. Buy the Hopler, Trockenbeerenauslese here...

Barbecue season is well and truly upon us, and we Brits are stalwarts – once that Webber is out in the garden neither rain, nor wind will stop us enjoying our summer barbies - even huddled under umbre...

Cravings for a delicious takeaway style treat but want to stay healthy for summer? This week I tried and tested a lighter version of the classic Peking duck wraps using plenty of refreshing ingredien...

Top ingredient you can’t live without Flour - it forms the basis of all my breads Food & wine match that most impressed you A classic I’m afraid - seafood - preferably crab - with a great and very...

All week I was looking forward to a lovely Saturday night sat outside and cooking a lovely piece of steak on the BBQ… But… then it rained! So we decided to bring the BBQ indoors (not literally)! After...

Prawn, broad bean and buttered asparagus risotto with Ken Forrester Reserve Chenin Blanc   Last Saturday I decided to cook a yummy summery dish, and after scouring through lots of recipes, I fina...

I tend to hit a creative brick wall when it comes to summer BBQ recipes, and always revert to the old classics. There is no harm in this method to be fair - who can say no to a homemade beef burger or...

'I went to South Africa to retire; I found my dream home; I bought the property for the house, not the land; little did I realise how this purchase would be the start of a new dream for me.'  So said...

The recipe: I looked at recipes from Larousse Gastronomique, James Martin, Delia Smith and Anthony Bourdain for this recipe – all classics in their own right. The addition of the carrots came from Bou...