Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for toffee apple Basque cheesecake | The sweet spot
A crisp surface and creamy core are the traits of this cheesecake with no base, here topped with spiced and sliced apples and a sticky, caramel sauceMy go-to cheesecake these days is a burnt Basque. It’s so good it doesn’t even need a biscuit base, which…
Halloween is looming – this year, I’m ditching my cynicism and getting busy with the pumpkins | Iman Amrani
From Day of the Dead to Samhain, celebrating autumn is centuries old. Now, I want this to be a moment of magic and connection for my kidsDarker nights are drawing in, there’s a hint of a chill in the air and the supermarket’s seasonal aisles are groaning…
Tom Hunt’s recipe for fridge-raid minestrone, UK-style | Waste not
A creative way to use up the bits you already have around, all while getting in a healthy mixture of vegetables and whole grains This hearty dish is inspired by the diets of the Blue Zones, or those regions of the world where people live the longest,…
Roast chicken, congee and cookies: Ravinder Bhogal’s autumn squash recipes
Nutty in flavour and creamy in texture, autumn’s bounty of squash and pumpkin has many uses, both sweet and savouryThe shops are heaving with pumpkins and squash, and though there are so many different varieties to choose from, most of them are…
How to maximise the umami in mushrooms | Kitchen aide
Whether you sizzle, sweat, wet-fry or oven-cook, enhancing the savoury flavour of your mushrooms will depend on the variety, says our panel of fun guysHow do I cook mushrooms at home so they have the umami you get in restaurant dishes?John, by email For…
From breakfast pancakes to dinner sides and pudding: Alissa Timoshkina’s apple recipes
Fried in pancakes, braised with duck, pickled with a roast chicken or baked for pudding, apples are one of autumn’s star ingredientsFew ingredients are as familiar as apples, yet few carry such symbolic weight. Peaking just as the season’s begin to turn,…
The best dishes to come out of a roasting tin
Baked pasta, gnocchi, chicken, meatballs and greens – all perfectly served straight from the oven• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastAs I have mentioned before, we live directly above a takeaway pizzeria and tavola calda (a canteen-like…