With the evenings drawing in, it’s comfort food season once again, when we seek solace in heartier, stodgier foods. Who doesn’t want a plate of steaming cottage pie on a chilly autumn evening, or a bowlful of comforting crumble and custard? But our traditional British favourites often get a bad rap for being unhealthy – too many calories, an excess of fat, sugar, salt or all of the above. Indeed, even a small fish and chips from the local chippy packs nearly 1,000 calories and 50g of fat (NHS re
Relearning the wisdom of “ancient grains” is my wish for the older generation.
Millet, farro and amaranth all elicited an elderly relative’s blank expression. She’d heard of the superfood quinoa, alon.