The first step in becoming a soy bean lover is to avoid all recipes that use them as substitutes for meat. Tofu lasagne, tempeh casserole and tofu smoothies send prospective-soy-loving-omnivores running for their meaty shelters. The second step is to turn to the masters. Indonesian, Japanese and Sichuanese cooks have been using soy bean based...

Stone fruits make extra special jams, particularly if you: use low levels of sugar; are really careful about their setting points; and add subtle flavour companions like elderflower, vanilla and even the fruits’ own kernels. We’ll make three jams out of stone fruits and then have a play: spooning them into the bases of tarts;...

The Good Soup at Taste Turkeys can be hard to cook. They’re big, they dry out easily, and when this happens they taste like cardboard. But you really want a turkey for Christmas? I’ll show you how to prepare turkey so that it’s succulent on the inside, crispy on the outside, everything you’d...