2024.08.28 — Food! Glorious Food!

‘Don’t be scared of beans’: how readers are handling US grocery inflation
Food prices have increased 22% in last four years and people are feeling the pinch. Readers share their strategies to cope
Aliya Uteuova

How to make the perfect blueberry pie – recipe
It is said there’s no such thing as a perfect blueberry pie, but let’s see how close our resident perfectionist can get …
Felicity Cloake

Have pastry-making methods changed?
Chill and rest are still the classic tips
Anna Berrill

Nigel Slater’s recipe for chilled rice pudding and late summer compote
Nigel Slater

From kimchi to kombucha, it’s easy to ferment at home. Here’s all the kit you need
Clare Finney

Thomasina Miers’ late-summer sausage and pea cassoulet with a butter leaf salad – recipes
A tempting sausage meatball stew with beans, peas, onions and fennel in a garlicky sauce, plus a summery butterhead lettuce salad with a burnt lemon and tarragon dressing
Thomasina Miers

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