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FITTING TRIBUTE

Feasting & fasting with Nadiya Hussain • When the former GBBO winner isn't writing bestselling cookbooks, she's painting, parenting and spreading positivity around the world. Nadiya talks to us about the challenges of cooking during Ramadan, which begins at the end of this month, and shares a surprisingly sweet samosa recipe

NUGGETS • Choice bits of knowledge, food news and seasonal inspiration. Compiled by Anthony Noonan

SAYING IT WITH CHOCOLATES • The Quakers who made Valentine's Day all about the brown stuff

BOOK OF THE MONTH • If you've ever had a summer job in a chaotic restaurant or bar, this novel will bring all those memories flooding back…

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A WHOLE LOTTA LOAF

BRISTOL LIDO • Managing editor Les Dunn enjoys a snowy swim, a fine dinner and a comfy sleep

BACK TO SCHOOL • Our monthly recommendation of cooking schools and courses to sharpen your skills

THE MINDFUL COOK • Our sustainability queen Emily Gussin helps you be more eco-conscious in the kitchen. This month: beans

delicious. DISCOVERIES • The best new (to us) bites and homeware delights from producers big and small, as tried and tasted by the delicious. team

The booklist • Welcome flavours from around the world into your kitchen this month with Mark Diacono's globetrotting top choices for February – plus a cookbook that will make you look at desserts in a whole new light

Over to you…

Make it special • It's what weekends are made for… Rosie Mackean's relaxed menu (with this yummy pud), an Egyptian comfort dish, warming chai bakes, the low-down on merlot and pale ale, and fab flatbreads. Top that!

Here's to good times • Pure comfort from start to finish, this three-course menu from our resident entertaining expert Rosie Mackean is birthdaylevel special but without any finicky finessing to worry about – and as ever, you can make almost all of it in advance

Preparing ahead – it's the secret to a stress-free dinner party • My hosting philosophy is that you should be doing minimal cooking while guests are around. Spreading the workload is easier than you think – restaurant chefs prep or cook nearly everything before service to make life easier, and so should you. This plan for these recipes will make the cooking – and the party – more pleasurable.

Comfort eating, Egyptian style • This crowdpleasing, soul-soothing dish from food writer Soha Darwish is just the thing to ward off winter's chill

Flat-out fantastic • Anyone who knows head of food Tom Shingler knows he's never too far from a pizza oven – and his favourite thing to cook in it? Flatbreads – plus some of the best toppings you'll ever taste. And don't worry if you don't have a pizza oven – Tom's fixed the recipe so they work just as well in a regular oven. Let the flatbread party begin!

Smooth operator • Kelly Sullivan makes the case for merlot – middle of the range in punch and budget but not to be sniffed at. Plus: a couple of sippers to show some love to this February, and an invitation to swirl unabashed

Pale & interesting • Pale ale is available everywhere but the variation is huge, says expert Mark Dredge. Here's a cheat sheet, plus his top picks

SUGAR & SPICE (and all things nice) • The warming flavours of chai, the moreish milky tea that fuels modern India, can also elevate cakes and other treats. Here's a special selection, plus a recipe for the ultimate spiced cuppa

A feisty cider with… RICHARD COLES • The broadcaster, cleric and former Communard – who retired as a vicar...