Beverages/20 recipes

Don't bother reaching for the tea bags, enjoy this great holiday drink on a cold winter day.

Risotto is an Italian rice dish. It is made by briefly sautéing the rice in olive oil or butter, then adding a little bit of stock, stirring almost constantly until the rice absorbs the stock, then adding a bit more stock, stirring, adding, stirring, adding until it’s done. It usually takes between 20 and 30 minutes of stirring. When it’s done, the rice is cooked through and bound in a wonderful creamy sauce that is made as the starch leaches out of the rice grains and combines with the stock.

Sangria Serrano recipe

A delicate angel hair pasta recipe that delivers bold, vibrant flavor with minimal effort. It's the kind of pastadish you turn to on busy weeknights when you want a satisfying dinner on the table in 20 minutes flat.

A staple at English boarding schools, these individual cakes are served with afternoon tea. They don't keep well; after a day they take on the characteristics of "rocks".