Delicious UK February 2017

Feeling a bit glum? Grab a warm drink, sit down and send the depressing vibes packing with this huggable issue of your favourite magazine. It might be dark and cold outside, but inside it’s toasty and cosy. The perfect recipe (in our view) involves two stages: get outside, breathe big lungfuls of air, clock up a few thousand paces, then reward yourself with wholesome, fantastic flavours to snuggle up with and enjoy in front of a good film on the telly. Suddenly February looks altogether better The quick weekend brunch BAKED EGGS WITH HOT-SMOKED SALMON AND HERBS SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 15 MIN, OVEN TIME 25 MIN Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. Melt a knob of butter in a saucepan, then add 1 finely chopped onion and fry…

I love it. It kills the bugs, it gives the world a bit of sparkle, and it makes it feel right to hunker down inside with cosy food and a box set. Come to think of it, that’s far more my kind of Valentine’s night than a restaurant full of couples not talking to each other, handing over sorry-looking red roses that have spent too long in the florist’s chiller store. On p58 we’ve created five recipes made for sharing, snuggled up in front of something you both want to watch on the telly (now there’s a challenge – and we’re giving you inspiration for that, too). To whet your appetite I’ll mention oven-baked chips with a herby melted cheese topping… There are so many other things to celebrate this…

Good night in If you need inspiration for a film to watch alongside the sofa snacks on p58, Life Animated is a top choice. It’s a hope-filled docu-film telling the remarkable story of Owen Suskind, autistic son of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife Cornelia. Owen became mute as a toddler, and the film tells how he learned to communicate again through Disney dialogue. There’s a coming-of-age cooking moment involving choc chip cookies, too. Available on DVD now, £9.99 Fireside read Adventures of a Terribly Greedy Girl is a romp through the life of author, food writer and one-time male model-booker Kay Plunkett-Hogge. There are recipes and checklists peppered among the riotous stories, giving the book great pace. Dip in and out or read on the train to…

RECIPES THAT WORK Every recipe is rigorously tested by our food team, using state-of-the-art Electrolux ovens, so you can be confident they work every time. INGREDIENTS We aim to use easy-to-find seasonal ingredients. We’ll tell you where to find any unusual ingredients and/or what to substitute them with. We use higher-welfare meat for testing, supplied by The Ginger Pig (thegingerpig.co.uk). This symbol next to an ingredient means there are more ideas for using it on our Loose Ends page. HONEST COOKING TIMES Unlike many magazines, our timings include prep such as chopping. Hands-on time is when you’re chopping, stirring or frying. Oven/simmering time is when you can leave the dish in the oven or on the hob. Indicates a vegetarian recipe. Indicates a gluten-free recipe. KNOWHOW Whenever you see…

As if our cover recipe didn’t already have stacks of appeal (see what we did there?), we have something extra to entice you to make it… This month, you could win a three-night stay at the New England-styled South Sands hotel in the chi-chi resort of Salcombe in south Devon, where local seafood is always on chef Allister Bishop’s menu. The beachside hotel is also a great spot for walks, watersports and pure relaxation. The winner and a guest will stay for three nights in a sea-view room with a three-course dinner in the waterfront restaurant and breakfast included each day. Plus, there’ll be access to an unlimited supply of award-winning Salcombe Dairy ice cream for the duration of your visit. southsands.com; salcombedairy.co.uk FOR A CHANCE TO WIN… Make the…

STAR EMAIL SUBJECT: Just what was needed FROM : Alex Coleman January begins with a slight sense of dread for me. The novelty and excitement of a new year don’t escape me, but I never feel quite ready to go cold turkey on warming food and comfort. You got it spot on with January’s issue of delicious. – gently easing me out of December excesses, yet in such a way that I have no guilt about cooking and eating a number of hearty winter dishes in tandem. SUBJECT : Clued up FROM : Lydia Cockram For the past few years I’ve bought the Christmas issue of delicious. for the recipes and gift ideas. This year I read the magazine all the way through and noticed the food lover’s crossword at…