Cook on a medium heat for eight minutes, before sliding the cake on to a large wooden board or platter.

What I thought: As the cold and cosy nights of Autumn draw near, so too does my intense craving for soup. Led by Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad, the revered team of chefs at the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen gives everyday home cooks the accessible yet innovative Middle Eastern-inspired recipes they need to put dinner on the table with less stress and less fuss in a convenient, flexibound package. Drizzle one-third of the lemon-maple butter over the pudding and serve warm with the extra maple butter and creme fraiche alongside. While there are an assortment of meat and fish dishes, OTK Shelf Love is bursting with exciting vegetarian recipes – confit tandoori chickpeas, sweet potato shakshuka with sriracha butter and pickled onions or curried cauliflower cheese filo pie are all on my must-try list.The chicken, marinated in turmeric and fish sauce, is gorgeous on its own, but once you add the caramel and clementine dressing the dish is elevated to an entirely new level. So, for example, a simple mac and cheese is topped with za’atar pesto and crispy onions –a Middle Eastern take on the family favourite dish which simply elevates it to another level of fabulousness.

And Ottolenghi fans who have always wanted a backstage pass to the magical world of the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment in place, and mix on medium speed to combine. In this guide to making the most of what you have, it's inspiration that shines, rather than fancy ingredients. Despite this being a new and somewhat unknown cake mix for me, it came together like a dream and the texture, colour and flavour are just wow. In 2006, Ottolenghi began writing a weekly column for The Guardian titled "The New Vegetarian," though he himself is not a vegetarian and has sometimes noted where a vegetable-centric recipe would pair well with a particular cut of meat.Blank, lined pages are also given so that the home cooks can make notes and, it is in this way that I think the authors are encouraging us to truly make this cookbook our own.

Be sure to remove the butter for the pudding from the fridge well in advance – it needs to be super softened at room temperature before making the base. Put those frozen berries languishing at the back of your freezer to good use in this cosy dessert recipe, packed with oats, browned butter, and toasted sourdough. The cinnamon rice is a treat on its own, so skip everything else and eat with some veggies and a spoonful of yoghurt. If you do, then give this recipe a try, it is a one-pot dish with spinach – or other greens if you prefer – cooked underneath the fish. Yotam has been a weekly columnist for the Saturday Guardian for over thirteen years and is a regular contributor to the New York Times.When the chickpeas are ready, remove the lid and, while still hot, add a quarter of the butter cubes and about 15g of grated parmesan, mixing until the butter has melted into the sauce.

Place the grater upright in your bowl, gently push your ripe tomatoes against the coarser side of the grater and grate until you are left with just skin. Whether they're conjuring up new recipes or cooking for themselves at home, the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen team do what we all do: they raid their kitchens.Recipes we love: The Happy Foodie team has been lucky enough to get a head start on cooking from Extra Good Things, and, so far, we can’t get enough of the Harissa Butter Mushroom Kyiv and the Double Lemon Chicken. He served as a guest judge on the ninth (2017), eleventh (2019) and thirteenth (2021) seasons of the cooking game show Masterchef Australia. I normally make my oatmeal using a bit of milk and a pinch of salt so these roasted bananas with their sweet/tangy/salty/umami-rich flavour totally added to the oatmeal. In a bowl, combine the melted butter and the remaining 11⁄2 tablespoons of oil and keep to one side.