Tartiflette is one of the most gloriously indulgent après -ski centrepieces, but you don’t need to have spent the day bombing down black runs to enjoy it, says Tom Parker Bowles

LEISURE

Leave this peppery Filipino stew in the pot overnight to create even more flavour. Enjoy it served with steamed jasmine rice. SERVES 4 PREP 15 mins COOK 45 mins EASY 2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus a splas

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You needn’t fill your basket to make tasty staples – or so says chef Theo Michaels, because the ingredients for your next delicious dinner are already at home

When the days are still short and the cold creeps in, comfort cooking becomes less about performance and more about pleasure: hearty soups that steam up the windows, toasties that demand two hands, pi