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Bright and breezy: Yotam Ottolenghi on simple summer entertaining
Summertime, and the cooking is easy – or at least it should be. This is the season to spend less time in the kitchen and more round the table. Here’s how
TL;DR
- Seasonal eating signals are often disrupted by travel across time zones and hemispheres.
- Visiting a friend for a simple meal shifted the author's perspective on cooking and entertaining.
- Summer's abundance calls for simplicity, letting peak ingredients shine without over-complication.
- Effortless summer meals are achieved through thoughtful preparation of condiments and dressings in advance.
- The goal of summer cooking is to be present with guests, not just to prepare food.
- Recipes for Vadouvan coronation chicken salad and Mango mess with yoghurt cream and lime leaf sugar are provided.