When the first series of Winter Love Island debuted on ITV2, it was supposed to be one of two seasons to air in 2020, however coronavirus restrictions ended up cancelling last year’s main summer series. If you don’t find some winter cooking inspiration below, also browse our collection of 31 Winter Recipes to Cook in August, which we shared during the southern hemisphere winter last year, which has 31 completely different winter recipes to this lot. For my partner, I have Tate Britain’s Visions of the Occult: The Untold Story of Art and Magic by Victoria Jenkins, a strange and beautiful art book in spectacular colour which deep-dives into the Tate Archive; ‘a clandestine depository of the world’s most extensive collection of archives relating to British Art.’ Jenkins ‘reveals the hidden magical worlds of the artists we thought we knew – through witchcraft, parasciences, magical stones, alchemy, […] revealing that occult influences have always been present in artistic practices, if only we choose to see them’. For my mother-in-law who lives on the Southern coast and adores a stomp in the great outdoors, I have Raynor Winn’s inspiring memoir, The Salt Path. The book tells the story of Winn and her husband receiving his devastating diagnosis which coincides with them losing the family home. In response to their lives falling apart, Winn and her husband Moth decide to walk the South West Coast Path. An ITV spokesperson said at the time: “Love Island UK will return bigger and better than ever with an extended run in summer 2021,” confirming that the winter series would not be returning in 2021. This salmon fillet with colcannon recipe has been a favourite since we first tasted the dish at restaurant Banc in Sydney. The crispy skinned salmon fillet was cooked to perfection, the colcannon (an Irish mash potato) was creamy and rich, and while the red wine sauce seemed an unusual choice, its acidity worked well with a mouthful of the other ingredients. Terence has been making this dish for many years now and it turns out perfect every time.

In south India, “gunpowder”, or milagai podi, is considered similarly useful. A seasoned mix of roasted, ground coconut and lentils, it is best known for flavouring potatoes, but Avinash Shashidhara, the head chef at Pahli Hill in London says: “We use it on everything, even on ghee-buttered toast.” Powdered seaweed There is a specific yaji for cooking sauces (this includes dawadawa, fermented locust bean), while peanut-boosted yaji-kuli is used on those suya kebabs, hot off the grill. “It adds texture to the meat,” says Bakare, who grew up using basic yaji to season salads or, in combination with mai shanu butter, rice pancakes and couscous. Nut parmesan Our collection of 31 Recipes to Cook in January, the Winter Edition, is for our readers experiencing a particularly chilly winter in the northern hemisphere and are in need of warming dishes that comfort and nourish. It includes everything from spicy Southeast Asian soups and hearty European stews to comforting meatballs and filling pastas. What’s more lovely than a pile of wrapped books underneath the Christmas tree, waiting to be discovered by their recipients? Here’s what I’ll be wrapping and reading this winter:My pork Stroganoff recipe makes an umami-rich, melt-in-the-mouth pork Stroganoff. The silky, tender-soft texture of the pork comes courtesy of the Chinese velveting technique, a method that calls for marinating and pre-cooking the pork before stir-frying it. Braised with mushrooms in a richly spiced sour cream-based sauce, my pork Stroganoff takes inspiration from Shanghai’s East-West Haipai cuisine. It’s another of our top 31 winter recipes to cook in January. Serve it with shoestring fries or creamy mashed potatoes and a Russian garden salad. More Stroganoff recipes here, including our classic beef Stroganoff recipe. My recipe for the tastiest, juiciest Italian style meatballs is based on the classic Southern Italian meatballs, which Italians called polpette, made in Sicily and Calabria with ricotta, parmesan and pecorino cheeses, that are fried until brown then simmered in a rich classic Italian tomato sauce. Cook them in your favourite fry-pan or trusty skillet. Serve these meatballs with tomato sauce as the Southern Italian do, at the centre of the table, sprinkled with chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, celery leaves or fragrant basil, with a simple salad of fresh rucola tossed in extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar – or with your favourite pasta. We’ve also got a recipe for spaghetti and meatballs here.

As is often in English, the noun and verb have different emphases, en-TRANCE (Charm), and EN-trance (way in) DALI– Cryptic definition. Roald is Dahl, so a little like Dahl would be Dahl-y, sounding like Salvador Dali, the painter. And the new AI image generator is called Dall-E a reference to the film about the robot Wall-E. The Irish radio and TV presenter, who is married to the show’s hilarious narrator Iain Stirling, returned to present this year’s series of Love Island, as well as its weekly live spin-off show, Love Island: Aftersun. Read More Related Articles A fantastic salt alternative, saysGrainger: “It gives another layer, umami and flavour impact, without tasting like pure salt.” In a blender, with a little salt to help the grind, blitz sheets of seaweed (“nori or dulse work best”) into fine dust. “It’s great on fish or vegetable dishes.” Dunn’s River all-purpose seasoningAfter eight weeks of dumpings, recouplings and plenty of drama, Love Island 2021 final has come to an end, with the Majorcan villa shutting its doors for another year. Our Irish beef and Guinness pie recipe with mashed potatoes will make you four addictive mini meat pies made in ramekins. This recipe was created to use up leftover Irish stew and mashed potato leftovers – or leftover colcannon if you prefer – and is a fantastic recipe to plan on making when you next cook Irish food. Don’t forget to pierce a small hole in the pie lid and brush on the egg wash. Set the timer for 30 minutes, though we found that while our little pies were ready at 30 minutes, they needed a few more minutes to brown nicely on top. Warm Potato Salad Recipe with Anchovies, Capers, Chives and Celery Leaves That’s Also Delicious Cold Used to season everything from boiled eggs to roast lamb, ground cumin and salt are the staple Moroccan table condiments, says Nargisse Benkabbou, a chef and the author of the cookbook Casablanca. Cayenne pepper is also offered – “to add heat without too much flavour”. Paprika This classic cottage pie recipe makes the traditional Irish comfort food dish synonymous with hearty Irish farmhouse cooking and it’s another of our top 31 winter recipes to cook in January. While cottage pie is made right across the UK and in Australia and New Zealand, the long history of cottage pie in Irish cooking includes some of the oldest documented cottage pie recipes. Endearingly old fashioned, this Irish comfort food favourite consists of layers of savoury beef mince and vegetables, and cheesy mashed potatoes, which are baked, and served with buttery green peas. Wash it all down with red wine or Guinness.

VICTORIA– Double Def. And the name of my daughter, who failed to get this clue when I WhatsApped it to her this morning.Last Christmas and new year I read three long novels: Colm Toibin’s The Magician, an epic journey into the soul of Thomas Mann and Germany, Jonathan Franzen’s Crossroads, a enjoyable baggy family saga of adultery that immersed me happily in an unhappy family and then for new year, the astonishing Anna Karenina by Tolstoy which I found profoundly moving and which meant my January whipped by as I was really in Russia, my heart breaking worrying about Anna and what would become of her. I’d recommend all three books (and if you love the Russian storytellers, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders is a treat). Referring to the annual (rowing) Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Other Universities are available.