The effort of roasting a spice can give you a primal, pleasurable experience-and unexpected benefits. Read more

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A handed-down recipe, its details forgotten, leads to a fragrant weekend of porkie powder

Whole spices are little voyages of discovery. Where they lead you depends on the course you chart for them.
You can fry, roast, grind. You can use them whole. You can do a combination of these. Read more
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You don’t have to be French to use wine in your food. Read on

Have you wondered what to do with leftover wine?

Well, of course you can drink it.

But if, like me, you often find a quarter bottle that’s been sitting in the fridge for weeks, use it to whip up your next meal. Read more

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My favourite meat is fish.

To me, this is a no brainer.

Some part of my chromosome clearly has a strong gene handed down from my seafaring, Goan ancestors. This gene appears to control my olfactory glands. Unlike most of my friends, I love the smell of fish — dried, fresh, frying (rotting is another matter, but then I’m not a rat). Read more

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