In-depth guides for how to make our favourite dishes, looking beyond recipes and exploring the processes behind great cooking.
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- How (and why) to make pesto
A guide to the basic building blocks of pesto and how to experiment with them, along with my personal favourite green and red pesto recipes. - Making miso soup: a simple guide
How to make miso soup from scratch in 5 easy steps – with no need for any supermarket sachets or pre-bought stock. - What is dashi and how do you make it?
An introduction to making dashi, a central component of Japanese cooking and one of the tastiest stocks in the world. - How to make chapatis
An easy-to-follow guide showing how to turn just two ingredients into one of the world’s best flatbreads. - How to make granola
There is no wrong way to make granola. As long as you have a few key ingredients and know four basic steps, all you need is a spare half hour. - Your guide to the perfect fried rice
Amazing fried rice has only 2 essential components: the rice, and the fry. It’s as simple as that… until it isn’t. - How to make sourdough bread
Step-by-step instructions for baking your own sourdough loaves, with a handful of tips and tricks. - What is a sourdough starter, and how do you make one?
A beginner’s guide to making your own sourdough starter: the essential building block of sourdough bread. - How to make water kefir
A 10-step guide to making water kefir, explaining what it is and why each step of the process is necessary. Written from personal experience.
