Nigel Slater’s five ways with potatoes

Lovely as they are with just melted butter and chopped parsley, a bag of new potatoes is more versatile than you might imagine. Nigel Slater explains all

Five ways with a bag of rice

That bag of rice in the cupboard is the principal ingredient for anything from the classic rice supper to creamy desserts, says Nigel Slater

50 best simple recipes: Mighty bites

Devilled kidneys? Fishcakes from the Ivy? You don't have to be an expert to make a supper sing - you just need a little secret know-how

Five ways with a packet of spaghetti

With all the pasta shapes around, it is easy to forget the simple virtues of spaghetti but no kitchen should be without it, says Nigel Slater

Best difficult recipes: Trotters, truffles and faggots

Gordon Ramsay's favourite recipe for oxtail soup will have you slaving over a hot stove...

50 best easy to medium recipes: Go on, you know you want to …

If you know your Charlottes from your shallots, you'll have no problem with Raymond Blanc's fail-safe chocolate mousse or Jamie Oliver's favourite pasta dish

Spice up your winter suppers: Veg of Darkness

Simon Rimmer’s hot vegetarian dishes are perfect for long dark nights

Close to the veg

Ross Dobson creates a selection of delicious vegetarian dishes to share for the Christmas party season

Christmas past and present

Sixteenth-century sausages and powdered goose. Well, what else did you expect?

Not a kheer in the world

Author Anjum Anand cooks lunch for a number of Indian chefs with recipes for rich chickpea curry, fried okra, carrot kheer, stuffed jalapenos

Italian without the pasta

This summer, Nigel Slater is cooking bright tasting salads and bruschetta, uncomplicated roasts and refreshing desserts - classic Italian fare, but on the lighter side