Cooking with seasonal vegetables, fruit, fish and meat, traditional recipes and ways to preserve food.
Leftover kneaded dough keeps for a few hours in a clean bowl under a lightly damp cloth in a cool, shaded spot; if its smell, colour or texture changes, it should not be used.
CookingSoft pancakes of spinach, ripe banana, flour, egg and milk, cooked on a low flame, are an easy way to put greens into a child's breakfast; babies under one need no added salt or sugar.
CookingDon't wash mushrooms too much, turn up the heat when they release water, add spices only once it has dried and salt at the very end: five simple ways to cook mushrooms well.
FisheriesIn hilsa season, workers at Chattogram's Fishery Ghat clean the fish and store it in layers of salt; with raw hilsa at Tk 12,000 to Tk 18,000 a maund this year, salted hilsa costs more too.
CookingGreek yogurt for cream, applesauce for butter, beans and extra vegetables in the pot: a Farm and Dairy column lists easy ways to keep the flavour of comfort food while cutting fat and adding nutrients.
CookingBrought from Central Asia in the 14th century, the royal mutton feast now runs to about 20 dishes, though the wooden mallets and slow wood fires have not changed.
Torn bread mixed with eggs, vegetables and cheese makes a pan pizza in a few minutes, with no oven needed.
CookingPaneer that dries out and hardens in the fridge softens again after 10 to 15 minutes in lukewarm water, and stays fresh for two to three days in an airtight box of cold water changed daily, Ei Samay advises.
HealthPeople with diabetes need not cut out carbohydrates but should control portions and add protein and fibre; the US NIDDK's plate method shows how to fill a breakfast plate.
CookingFried rohu tail and hilsa roe mashed with roasted dried chillies, onion and coriander and dressed with mustard oil make a sharp Bengali bhorta.
Rice flour, milk, date molasses and coconut make a soft dolna pitha at home, steamed for about ten minutes.
CookingWorries about food safety and inspiration from social media are driving a rise in home baking in Dhaka, where home bakers take orders from their own kitchens with little start-up capital.
CookingFour simple recipes from cook Mita Azhar for iced latte, cold brown coffee, cold cappuccino and matcha cold coffee, made with ingredients found in most kitchens.
