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4 stories for“cold weather recipes”
A brick-red broth of charred tomatoes and toasted chiles, shredded chicken poached in its own stock, and fried corn tortilla strips. A winter soup from Mexico City tradition, built from scratch.
Nov 14, 2026
The Tuscan bread salad predates the tomato in Italian kitchens; the original was bread, onion, oil and vinegar. The version everyone now makes adds ripe tomatoes and cucumber, and the argument is whether to soak the bread or toast it. Both, done right.
Sep 6, 2026
The Spanish potato omelette is the national dish every household makes differently and makes well. The potatoes are poached in oil rather than fried, the onion is a matter of civil dispute, and the centre should be just set. Step by step.
Sep 6, 2026
Diluted, churned yoghurt seasoned with cumin, ginger and curry leaves. Takra appears in the Charaka Samhita, the Sushruta Samhita and the Ashtanga Hridaya, and it remains the most useful thing an Ayurvedic kitchen makes daily.
Sep 4, 2026
