Six ways with lentils: from vegetarian ragu to speedy dal
Lentils are flexible, nutritional powerhouses – for around 18 cents a serve. Given their dazzling range, how do you pick the perfect pulse for your dish?
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Strawberries without cream! 10 delicious savoury recipes for the fruit, featuring duck, burrata, turbot …
Nothing says summer like ripe red strawberries – but they have so much more to offer than a brief hit of sweetness. Make the most of the crop with these ideas from leading chefs
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Lesser-known grapes are being used by upmarket supermarkets to create very drinkable everyday wines Read more
How to turn beetroot leaves into a delicious dal
This simple lentil dish uses spices, an onion and beetroot leaves to create something truly tempting, inexpensive and easily adaptable
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Normal Sudoku rules apply, except the numbers in the cells contained within grey lines add up to the figures in the corner Read more
‘I don’t mind camping, but I won’t sleep in the car’: what happens when superannuation keeps failing women
Divorce. Motherhood. Care. The gender pay gap. A woman’s super balance can tell the story of her life. Usually it tells the story of inequality. Can it be fixed?
Read moreFrom colour schemes to lighting: how interiors can lift our mood and make for happier homes
Is the place where you live warm and inviting or does it leave you feeling at odds with the world? Our homes have such a huge impact on our wellbeing that we need to know how to make them work better
Read moreUrdu, Chinese, even Old Norse: how Wordle spread across the globe
Non-English speakers may soon rival the millions playing the original version of the viral word game
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Exclusive: British Veterinary Association says some owners are prioritising novelty over health of pets
Read moreHow we met: ‘None of my Indian friends had girlfriends. But I liked her too much to say no’
Emily and Cyril, both 27, met through their school choir. As Cyril’s family favoured arranged marriages, Emily didn’t think a relationship was possible. But they married in 2019
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