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Rousing recipes from global cuisines + indigestible facts about Big Food Biz
Welcome to Tabled! Learn through facts, and anecdotes historical and hysterical, about what you put in your mouth.
Say bleugh to Thanksgiving cornstarch
A Thanksgiving recipe for Walnut Tart. Why the American insistence on cornstarch in fruit and pecans pies? There's really no need for it.
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Latest food fad? Got it smashed!
Burgers and more used to be big and bouncy. Now the trend is to smash food flat. A recipe for Roasted Monkfish and Crushed Potatoes
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Picnicking with John Steinbeck
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Making toast for Paul McCartney
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'Local' - not just ingredients but recipes
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Beans, the bargain food
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Say bleugh to Thanksgiving cornstarch
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'Skon' or 'scoan', NO RAISINS, please!
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Picnicking with John Steinbeck
To take comfort from or celebrate the US election, a story of a fine American citizen, with a soothing recipe for Greek soudzoukakia.
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Making toast for Paul McCartney
Not on my bucket list. Already done it. Plus a cheap and easy recipe for a more sustaining breakfast.
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Beans, the bargain food
The American sweet tooth is a thing of wonder. Even US baked beans are sweeter than elsewhere. Is that healthy? A recipe for Cassoulet
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Jus or gravy? Getting back to basics
'Rustic' is the new word seducing diners. Phew. Makes cooking a whole lot simpler. Recipe for Boeuf à la mode with beetroot and horseradish puree
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What we're made of: Blood, guts - and plastics
Nature provies the best packaging. A recipe for Savoury Custard-Stuffed Squash.
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Just peachy - if you're very lucky
If you don't have a tree, you'll need a trick for unripe peaches. A recipe for Caramel Peaches with Vanilla Cream
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Tomatoes. Why bother?
Eating supermarket tomatoes raw is like eating crushed ice - flavourless and crunchy. But they can be saved! Various tomato recipes, plus one for…
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Food facts (sometimes indigestible) and food history, with travel tales about unexpected ingredients (Ant Soup, anyone?) and do-able recipes.
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