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How to jazz up a fruit salad

Our panel says fresh is best, petals are pretty and booze can be beneficial – plus other upgrades for this retro summer classic

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11

Christmas food gifts: Gurdeep Loyal’s recipes for Mexican-spiced brittle and savoury pinwheels

Sweet, Mexican-inspired seed and salted spice brittle, and super-savoury XO sauce-laced cheesy pinwheel cookies

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025

These chipotle hoisin chicken wings are sweet, smoky and seriously crispy

Sticky, smoky and full of punchy flavour, these chipotle hoisin chicken wings from Gurdeep Loyal prove that more really is more

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025

Wanted: new sauces and dressings to jazz up weekday cooking

If your evening meals are getting a bit samey, our roster of cooks has a bounty of saucy ideas that might just help transform your dinners for good

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2025

From a deep dive into Chinese cuisine to a celebration of cakes: Observer Food Monthly’s books of 2023

Ten titles to buy for adventurous eaters, gardeners or committed cooks. In no particular order, here’s OFM’s pick of the year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Recipe of the week: Gurdeep Loyal’s desi kofta meatballs with sticky mango-lime tomatoes

The term desi loosely translates as “from the home or nation”, says Gurdeep Loyal – which, as there is no singular home for all south Asians, means it comes in many forms. I hail from a family of Punjabi whisky drinkers with a taste for the sour-sweet, spiced and smoked.…

The Week · Apr 24, 2023

Make or bake: I need a great dessert for Easter I can make in advance

There’s no shortage of suggestions for sweet treats you can make ahead of time, from trifle and mousse to spruced-up carrot cake and macaroons

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

Third-culture feasts: Boundary blending British Indian recipes from Gurdeep Loyal

From a Stilton and tamarind toastie to chocolate orange jalebi, ‘Mother Tongue’ by Gurdeep Loyal is a celebration of the hybrid cooking of second-generation migrants. Prudence Wade ‘borrows’ three recipes

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Gurdeep Loyal: ‘You can preserve your heritage by putting your own spin on things’

From curried roast chicken to Punjabi-spiced fishcakes with Chinese smashed cucumber, Gurdeep Loyal isn’t afraid of remixing recipes. As long as you’re mindful, you shouldn’t be afraid, he tells Prudence Wade

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

The 12 rules of Christmas cooking

Do you really need a starter? What’s the best bird? And when to do the prep? Observer Food Monthly’s expert guide to keeping your kitchen happy

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022