How to line-dry your clothes regardless of the weather.
When and how to dry laundry has become more challenging as the year progresses because of the disturbing combination of unpredictability in the weather and growing energy costs. There is a time and a place for using a clothes dryer, but line drying is healthier for the environment, the...
Recipe for exquisite raspberry jelly.
Wibble wobble, wibble wobble, party on a platter — there's nothing quite like jelly for making people grin, and nothing quite like it for maximizing summer fruit surpluses, especially when it's already halfway to warm, sticky jam.A jewel-like jelly, which must be prepared in advance and is as...
How to cook using Australian supermarket tomato sauces.
The phrase "pantry staples" is so dull. How are you to find inspiration from a dusty cabinet filled with jars, spices, and unidentifiable flours?The pickles and condiments tucked away in dark corners have so much unrealized potential. This sticky jar of honey does not have to be restricted to...
The vegan dish for summer beans with basil aioli created by Meera Sodha.
Once upon a time, I ate the fish soup with aioli, and it was a day to remember. It was less about the quality of the soup or the aioli and more about the pleasure of stirring something rich, strong, and creamy into the warm, light soup. The more...
Yotam Ottolenghi’s summer recipes include masala bream, beet and tahini dip, and coffee-marinated chops.
Cooking in the summer means one of two things to me: either not cooking – who needs to when you can eat Greek salad three times a day? – or cooking a lot. – or else, when you do, to go all out. It's all about transporting yourself to...
How to make jam from watermelon rind – recipe.
Around the world, watermelon rind is used to make preserves, which are delicious on toast, pancakes, or yogurt for breakfast, or as a condiment for spiced vegetables, meat, and fish.Watermelon rind preserves are produced worldwide, from the sweet watermelon rind jam of South America to the slatko od lube...
The plant of the week is the spiral cactus.
This Brazilian native's surreal appearance will lend whimsy to the decor.Why will I enjoy this?Cereus forbesii 'Spiralis' is "plant sculpting" at its finest, a naturally spiraling columnar cactus with an otherworldly appearance that will bring a playful aspect to a space.Light or darkness?Brilliant lightWhere shall I place it?Before a...
Restaurant review of Il Borro, London: “The music was poor and the dish was awful.”
When they began playing a lovely, lilting chill-out cover of Love Desire Tear Us Apart by Joy Division in the dining room, I began to lose my will to live. We had previously been treated to Madonna cover versions of her classics. Now, the DJ at Il Borro was...
Nigel Slater’s recipes for olive-rosemary focaccia and aubergine-lemon sandwiches.
It has been a week of dazzling sunshine, with bees on tufts of thyme emerging from the gaps in the stone paving, and of alfresco meals, with our olive-oily fingers tearing at thick sheets of focaccia as they are handed around the table.The focaccia contained rosemary and green olives...
Rachel Roddy’s pork-stuffed-with-herbs and borlotti-tomato salad recipes.
Eight wooden spoons, a spider sieve, a rubber spatula, a small wooden fork, a skewer, a strand of raw spaghetti (for testing cakes), salad servers, a pair of tongs that aren't as helpful as they appear, and a friend's ladle that I refuse to return reside in a wide...
Recipes for sesame and za’atar eggs and butter bean crudiola by Tamal Ray.
Tamal's go-to stress-free dinners consist of sesame scrambled eggs on toast and butter beans topped with garlicky, lemony, and raw tomato sauce.Cooking may be enjoyable, but sometimes it must be done quickly. These are my two go-to, minimal-effort dishes. Eggs are what I eat for dinner when my boyfriend...
Meera Sodha’s vegan oyster mushroom taco recipe.
The oyster mushroom is a blessing for all cooks, particularly those who enjoy a meaty texture. If you fry them in a skillet or bake them in the oven, they will acquire a delightful chewiness. They are mild and earthy, but like other well-behaved ingredients, they are an excellent...
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CBI members vote on lobby group’s future.
According to the CBI, more than 1,000 business executives were consulted regarding the organization's future direction.Following a succession of scandals, CBI members will begin voting today on the future of the business lobbying group.The organization was thrown into chaos after CBI employees made allegations of severe sexual assault against...
Additional disruption as a new surge of walkouts commences
Today, rail service will be interrupted in several places due to new walkouts.Aslef will strike Wednesday and June 3, the day of the FA Cup Final, while RMT will strike Friday.Aslef stated that there was "no waning enthusiasm" in the protracted dispute over wages and working conditions.The government stated...
Michael Ball returns to West End with musical that made him famous.
Michael Ball rose to prominence in 1989 with the song Love Changes Everything from Aspects Of Love; he is now performing the song again on the West End as the show receives a revival in London.Michael Ball describes it as "pretty much a dream come true" to return to...
Here’s why Arctic Monkeys are fond of Tom Jones:
After 57 dates in 33 countries, the Arctic Monkeys' world tour will return to the United Kingdom on Monday for a series of stadium performances.And anyone who has seen them recently knows that they have been strolling on stage to either Barry White's I'm Gonna Love You Just a...