‘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

Four things you can’t get around here:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/06rnL9kv_7I?si=WR_-F4WUyqLli71K

Every restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland seemed to have halloumi on the menu:
Beyond frying: alternative ways to cook with halloumi
Yes, you can grill halloumi, too, but the cheese’s texture also makes it ideal for fritters, traybakes and even ‘croutons’
Anna Berrill

Nigel Slater’s recipe for broad beans with dill and bacon
A green and herby warm salad for warm days
Nigel Slater

Tamal Ray’s recipe for pork and tarragon meatballs with lemony leeks
These are a cinch to make, and feature bright notes from the citrussy leeks offset by the crunch of salty, spicy breadcrumbs
Tamal Ray

What Was A Real Viking Funeral Like?

Great story about a gun from the old West (DePayWalled): https://wapo.st/3LOgA3c

Not for vegetarians, street food in Berlin: https://youtu.be/KaaW5JnUhHo?si=lRt0ZDblyavPOq-z

Tim Walz — That’s our governor: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/03/who-is-tim-walz-potential-vp-kamala-harris

Meanwhile, in Wales: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/02/humongous-fort-found-in-wales-may-disprove-theory-of-celtic-roman-peace?CMP=share_btn_url

$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt
Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case. DePayWalled
https://wapo.st/3SxAkvO

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, right, in New York on Sept. 19, 2016, less than two months before that year’s election. (Andres Kudacki/AP)
By Aaron C. Davis and Carol D. Leonnig

36 HOURS
36 Hours in Izmir, Turkey
Thousands of years of culture and history converge in this vibrant, coastal city known as the “Pearl of the Aegean.”
By ALEX CREVAR

Beyond the Classic Barbecue: Three Other Ways to Cook Outdoors
Chefs from different global culinary traditions demonstrate how they do it — not a hamburger or hot dog in sight.
Bread, pineapple, oranges and red cabbage cooking on chef Karla Subero Pittol’s South American-style brasero grill at her home in Los Angeles.
By Lauren Joseph

A GOOD APPETITE
This Is the Best Easy Use for Canned Tuna
Adding zucchini, tuna and loads of fresh herbs makes this dish light, bright and weeknight easy.

A simple pantry pasta gets a summery makeover thanks to some zucchini and fresh herbs.
By Melissa Clark

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qJQaPvExfto%3Fsi%3D0rfdklKwXMi__7G_

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=nNqlzBxGuaU%3Fsi%3D2soWEeJJ8DiZL2Qi

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Naomi Pomeroy, 49, Chef Who Made Portland a Dining Destination, Dies
Her refined palate and pursuit of excellence made her the city’s culinary matriarch, attracting diners and talent alike to Oregon. She died in a tubing accident.

By KIM SEVERSON

David Liederman, 75, Dies; Found Sweet Success With David’s Cookies
His innovative version of the chocolate chip cookie, studded with irregular pieces of dark Swiss chocolate, led to a chain of more than 100 stores worldwide.

David Liederman with a package of his refrigerated cookie dough in 1986. He valued his cookie business at around $35 million in the mid-1980s.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT