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Spain and Japan move on to knockout stage at Women's World Cup as La Roja beat Zambia 5-0
Spain and Japan move on to knockout stage at Women's World Cup as La Roja beat Zambia 5-0
Jennifer Hermoso scored twice and assisted in her 100th international appearance to push Spain past Zambia 5-0 on Wednesday
2023-07-26 18:54
Andrew Tate's new interview teaser with Patrick Bet-David sparks excitement among his dedicated fans: 'Coming soon'
Andrew Tate's new interview teaser with Patrick Bet-David sparks excitement among his dedicated fans: 'Coming soon'
Patrick Bet-David took to Twitter to announce that he's in Romania to interview Andrew Tate once again for the 'PBD Podcast'
2023-06-08 13:10
Chaim Bloom, Alex Cora take beating over latest Corey Kluber meltdown
Chaim Bloom, Alex Cora take beating over latest Corey Kluber meltdown
Corey Kluber had a miserable outing against the Guardians. It's Chaim Bloom and manager Alex Cora at fault for putting him out there.When he took the mound on Thursday in Cleveland, Red Sox pitcher Corey Kluber was 37 years old and with his best days clearly behind him. He may have aged a f...
2023-06-09 10:43
Cooks shouldn’t get ‘too hung up on authenticity – there’s no way of achieving it’
Cooks shouldn’t get ‘too hung up on authenticity – there’s no way of achieving it’
Sanjay Aggarwal’s now-booming business was based around a family heirloom: a 100-year-old spice mill. He started selling spice blends with his mother in 2012 almost by accident. “It wasn’t meant to be a business,” the 40-year-old admits. “It was only started as a retirement hobby for my mum. What started off as a silly little idea, so to speak, just grew. We started online and moved after a few years to selling in shops.” Spice Kitchen has been wildly successful, and now Aggarwal is adding another string his company’s bow by writing a cookbook. Above all the success, he’s really just appreciated spending time with his 72-year-old mother, Shashi. “She’s incredible – she’s a whirlwind. She was born in Kenya and raised in India, so she’s got a really eclectic mix of culture. And she’s a real spice expert – we’ve got a 100-year-old spice mill in our family that’s travelled the world and I’ve got it here now; we started the business using that.” Aggarwal says it felt “natural” to work with his mother, after helping his parents run their Birmingham shop when growing up. But he’s “learned loads” from her during their new venture. “It’s certainly made me realise how entrepreneurial my mum is, how creative she is… I’ve been really impressed by how similarly we think.” He says: “We’re certainly closer for it. It’s got the ups and downs and challenges that everything has, but we’re still talking!” While there are plenty of flavour-packed Indian dishes in the new cookbook – including coriander and tandoori fishcakes, chickpea curry and tarka dal – the recipes have a decidedly global outlook. Think fish tacos, jerk-inspired pork, crispy duck with pancakes – and Aggarwal credits this to growing up in the diverse city of Birmingham. “I was born and brought up there, so for me, that was all I knew. But for my mum, it was very much a big influence on her,” he explains. When she came to the UK as a young married woman, “her cuisine and culture was all very Indian” – something that soon changed. “My mum has really seen that development of food and culture, and that cosmopolitan nature of Birmingham. It’s had tidal waves of immigration – my mum being one of them from India – and from West Africa and Asia and all different places. She’s witnessed that, when she came to the UK.” Aggarwal recounts how in the early days of living in Birmingham, Shashi would grind her own spices – you couldn’t buy blends at the time – which “reminded her of home and made her less homesick”, but then her palate expanded. “She’s vegetarian, but got to try all these amazing different sorts of vegetarian food from all around the world, be it Middle Eastern, Chinese or Japanese or whatever. Some of those things weren’t accessible when she first came, but were as time went on – and my mum’s very experimental. “She’s a real foodie. She loves trying new things and experimenting – probably more than anyone else I know. I think she’s quite unique, because I think a lot of people from cultures where they’ve got a really strong food culture – certainly like Indian culture – a lot of my aunts and uncles, they don’t really eat or experiment outside of Indian food. They find it quite scary, not very flavoursome, or quite bland. But my mum really gets it – she’s got a really deep palate, and she can really appreciate different cultures.” This love of different cuisines means both mother and son are quite free with the way they cook– and they want other people to be the same. For example, if you’re making a frittata and you don’t have any Italian seasoning, Aggarwal says: “Try it with Mexican [spice blends], try it with jerk and you could still create something amazing. Don’t be afraid to experiment.” One of the more unusual combinations he’s tried? Mexican spices in a shepherd’s pie: “It actually tastes amazing in there. We’re just trying to get people to be a bit more free thinking and adventurous. What’s the worst that can happen?” Aggarwal says he’s often asked how to make an “authentic” dish – a question he struggles to answer. “It’s very difficult to understand what they mean by that – what is the meaning of authenticity? I’m a second-generation British-born person… Food has evolved over time. We wanted to make sure the dishes [in the cookbook] were authentic in terms of linking back to the original recipes and what they’re all about, and especially the blends being as authentic as possible – trying to respect the tradition. “But we’re also trying to say, we can only take our take on things. I can take my take on things and my mum can take her take on things – and things have changed over time.” That’s why Aggarwal advises against getting “too hung up on authenticity, because there is no way of achieving it”. Instead, he recommends taking a dish you like and “play with the flavours a little bit” to “make it your own”. ‘Spice Kitchen’ by Sanjay Aggarwal (Quadrille, £22).
2023-06-21 13:30
Factbox-Who got what in Silvio Berlusconi's will?
Factbox-Who got what in Silvio Berlusconi's will?
MILAN Details of how billionaire Italian tycoon Silvio Berlusconi divided up his assets have been made public on
2023-07-06 20:23
Toronto FC part ways with head coach Bob Bradley
Toronto FC part ways with head coach Bob Bradley
Toronto FC has fired head coach and sporting director Bob Bradley, following a disappointing start to the 2023 Major League Soccer campaign.
2023-06-26 23:20
College football Week 1 viewing guide: TV Schedule, times, best games
College football Week 1 viewing guide: TV Schedule, times, best games
Can't wait for Week 1 of the 2023 college football season? Check out our complete viewing guide with TV schedules, times, and the best games to watch.
2023-08-31 00:30
G7 'outreach' an effort to build consensus on global issues like Ukraine, China, climate change
G7 'outreach' an effort to build consensus on global issues like Ukraine, China, climate change
Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are being joined by their counterparts from other countries during their summit in Hiroshima, Japan
2023-05-20 18:48
Blake Lively fans wowed by Seventies-inspired gold jumpsuit at New York Fashion Week
Blake Lively fans wowed by Seventies-inspired gold jumpsuit at New York Fashion Week
Blake Lively has been widely praised for the bold look she wore to mark her return to New York Fashion Week. The actor has been a mainstay at fashion events throughout her career, from attending runway shows to wowing fans with her ensembles on the red carpet. On Monday (11 September), the former Gossip Girl star further cemented her credentials as a style icon while attending the Michael Kors Spring 2024 show at Domino Park, Brooklyn. Lively, 36, wore a flared, floor-length nude jumpsuit with gold sequins, completed with a narrow beige belt. Her hair was styled in curls with a centre part, and she kept her accessories simple with a few statement rings and hooped earrings. In photos from the event, Lively is seen sitting front row beside former Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo. Lively’s disco aesthetic was fitting with the late Sixties and early Seventies theme of the Spring 2024 show. Her attention to detail did not go unnoticed by fans “Gold was inspired by Blake Lively,” one person wrote on Twitter/X, while another crowned her the “ultimate disco queen”. In May, the A Simple Favor star skipped attending the Met Gala, an event she is usually a reliable presence at and co-chaired in 2022. After confirming her absence, she shared an Instagram Story revealing that she spent the evening pumping breast milk. Lively gave birth to her fourth child with fellow screen star Ryan Reynolds in February. Their elder daughters were born in December 2014, September 2016 and October 2019. Speaking to ET Canada in April, Reynolds, 46, spoke about expanding their family and the difference between having four children. “You know, two to three was a huge jump…three to four less so,” he said. “I cannot speak for my wife, but it’s just from what I’ve observed. But, we love it. You know, we would be idiots to do this again if we didn’t love it.” Lively’s next on-screen project will be the highly anticipated adaptation of the bestselling Colleen Hoover novel It Ends With Us. When the first pictures from behind the scenes spread online in May, fans were divided on their thoughts on whether Lively and co-star Justin Baldoni looked like the lead characters they’d envisioned. Read More Sarah Burton to leave Alexander McQueen after 13 years as creative director Breakfast at Burberry’s: Fashion house launches collaboration with London café How Burberry evolved from humble raincoat maker to luxury fashion giant Young people not snowflakes or wasters, says curator of rebellious fashion exhibition Sarah Burton to leave Alexander McQueen after 13 years as creative director Heidi Klum hints at her ‘really extra’ 2023 Halloween costume: ‘Going to be good’
2023-09-12 19:48
'Today’ host Carson Daly’s rarely-seen son Jackson, 14, shows off impressive cooking skills in new pics
'Today’ host Carson Daly’s rarely-seen son Jackson, 14, shows off impressive cooking skills in new pics
A series of photos posted by Carson Daly's wife, Siri, featured Jackson holding a platter of beef, grinning widely
2023-08-08 17:53
Dip buyers flock to Tesla Bull ETF amid stock selloff
Dip buyers flock to Tesla Bull ETF amid stock selloff
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar Investors piled into a leveraged exchange traded fund that bet on upside in Tesla's
2023-10-21 03:11
Deutsche Bank Hires Credit Suisse’s Lai as Senior Dealmaker
Deutsche Bank Hires Credit Suisse’s Lai as Senior Dealmaker
Deutsche Bank AG recruited Joe Lai from Credit Suisse Group AG as the German lender goes on a
2023-06-23 15:42