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WHAT'S ON THE MENU? • Food editor Tom Shingler combines this month's dishes for pure comfort
If you make one thing… • Fragrant turmeric, smoky tinned kippers and a lick of chilli take rice to a new level
APPETISERS • Inspiration, bite-size news, reviews and great stuff to do
PUB OF THE MONTH • THE GLOBE INN, DUMFRIES
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ON STAGE AND SCREEN • For a dramatic night out there are two big-ticket options, both with food at their heart
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MEET THE READER • Stacy Morrison lives with her three children in Clydebank, Glasgow. She loves cooking and bringing people together to eat.
Grow your own • Love gardening? Got an allotment? We asked on Facebook for your grow-your-own successes and challenges – and what you'll be growing this year. Turns out you're a green-fingered lot
delicious. discoveries • Tried and tested new goodies from producers large and small
Hot on the shelves • The products to get you waltzing and whistling down the supermarket aisles (real and virtual)
HOTLIST • It's all about warmth and at-home vibes this month… Here's what editor Karen Barnes is loving for January – for kitchen, for dining, for hunkering down, plus a must-book restaurant in the capital
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The booklist • Rewarding baking projects, fermenting skills, a fresh look at leftovers… Whatever your kitchen resolutions are for 2024, find inspiration in Mark Diacono's pick of useful new cookbooks
A coffee (and biscuits) with Ravneet Gill • The star pastry chef is back on screens this month as a judge on Junior Bake Off, runs empowering hospitality platform Countertalk and has just released her third cookbook, Baking for Pleasure – she certainly keeps busy. Ravneet talks about levelling the playing field, pregnancy cravings and her love for chocolate cake
The joy of CARBS • With its grey mornings, dark afternoons and perpetual chill, winter can bring emotional challenges. Unsurprisingly, the human reaction is to sink into the sofa for box sets, blankets and bowl food. And we're not talking a bowl of salad leaves – it's all about the carbs. But why stop at one carb when doubling up on them works so well? Let us help you get through January with a salute to the wonder of carbs, five carbtastic recipes and our cosy viewing recommendations. Just add a onesie and you'll be in heaven
SPROUTS • In the first of this new series bigging up our favourite vegetables, we're here to tell you that these small green balls of joy aren't just for Christmas – and they're much more versatile than the naysayers would have you believe
The easy one-pot • The sophistication of this comforting, heart-warming dish belies the simplicity of its preparation – all the ingredients cook together in a single vessel, meaning less washing up after your juicy roast
Country bakes from the heart of • Baking is a key part of Irish culture, providing sustenance through high times and hard times alike. Celebrated photographer Andrew Montgomery got together with Irish food writer Cherie Denham, one of our delicious, guest experts, to create a stunning book of recipes. The bakes celebrate the time-honoured skills of the Irish farmhouse – including those from Cherie's own family, featured here
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Turning over a new leaf • It might not sound sexy, but cabbage is the greatest of all winter veg, says columnist Debora Robertson. There's no better time to get creative with it
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