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Bring the beauty and flavours of the Black Sea and the Transylvanian mountains into your kitchen with Irina Georgescu’s comfort food recipes from the vibrant and diverse lands of Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria

Makes 6Prep time 30 min, plus overnightfirst proving and minimum2 hours second proving • 510g lukewarm water • 1g (¼ tsp) fast-action driedyeast • 784g ‘00’ flour (see p36) • 24g sea salt flakes • Fin

We tend to think of pepper as a seasoning rather than a spice, but this recipe proves just how much heat and flavour it can bring to a dish when you make it the star of the show. Here, we’ve spatchcoc

Whether you’re celebrating your mum, stepmum, mother-in-law, grandma or partner, we have all the food, gift and entertaining inspiration you need to make this Mother’s Day one she’ll remember…

One of Europe’s most multicultural cities, Marseille is home to a large North African population whose traditional dishes such as brik pastry —sometimes given a modern twist —have become a key part of the local culinary culture

By Danielle Maupertuis, Vegan Executive Pastry Chef (freefromdesserts.com) Makes 8 | Prep 30 mins | Cook 5 mins FOR THE CHOCOLATE TUILE MIX 30g (¼ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour5g (2½ tsp) unsweetened