Nigella Lawson’s healthy mushroom spaghetti has a kick of flavour

Heat a pot of water on the stove for the spaghetti. When it’s almost at a boil, get started on the sauce. Warm vegetable oil to a large pan (preferably one with a lid) and add in chopped spring onions, stirring until vibrantly green. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, … Read more

Nigella Lawson’s ham and pea pasta is a dish your entire family will love

Add the pasta to boiling salted water, and cook according to the instructions on the box. Five minutes after you’ve added in the pasta, pour the peas into the pasta and water. Once pasta is cooked, drain both the peas and pasta. Put the dry pan back on the heat with cream, ham and Parmesan. … Read more

Mary Berry’s chicken, avocado and bacon salad is an easy lunch to grab on the go

For the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add the cooked chicken to the dressing and coat. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours. Cook the bacon in a pan until crisp and golden brown. Set aside on a paper towel … Read more

Plant-based eating helped Ella Mills beat POTS – her new cookbook features simple recipes that take no more than 30 minutes and 10 ingredients to prepare

“It’s about taking these familiar ingredients that are often seen as a little bit bland, a little bit boring, and trying to give them gentle twists, to make them feel really exciting and rejuvenated,” she says. The cover of “Healthy Made Simple” by Ella Mills. Photo: AP Healthy Made Simple contains dishes Mills eats at … Read more

Opinion | Soybeans: healthy and full of protein, they’ve fed China for centuries – here’s how they’re processed, their products, and why they have a lesbian link

Among the healthiest and most easily digestible sources of vegetable protein, the humble soybean – known in Cantonese as daai dau (“great bean”) – has provided varied sources of taste and nutrition in China, and other parts of East Asia, for more than 2,000 years. Soybeans are produced in massive quantities all over the world, … Read more