The Sunday Pot Kitchen

Recipe development and writing

Their recipes

Bagna cauda in a glazed brown terracotta pot on a terracotta stand over a lit tea light, golden olive oil over a thick, grainy brown sauce of melted anchovy and garlic, beside pale cardoon sticks, strips of red and yellow pepper, Savoy cabbage wedges, small boiled potatoes, sliced beets and halved roast onions, with bread and a glass of red wine behind

Italian

Bagna Cauda: Piedmont's Warm Garlic and Anchovy Dip at Home

6 servings · 1 hr 45 min

Greek tirokafteri in a shallow, speckled blue-grey stoneware bowl: a thick, coral-orange spread of whipped feta with small white crumbs of feta and flecks of red chili, swirled around a pool of olive oil with dried oregano and a Kalamata olive, beside warm pita triangles, with a roasted red pepper and a cruet of olive oil behind

Greek

Tirokafteri: Greek Spicy Whipped Feta Dip, the Taverna Way

6 servings · 50 min

Thai mango sticky rice on a jade-green plate: a mound of glossy white sticky rice under a ribbon of thick salted coconut cream sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds, beside a fanned, peeled cheek of ripe yellow mango, with a bowl of coconut sauce and a whole mango behind

Thai

Mango Sticky Rice: Thai Khao Niao Mamuang Made at Home

4 servings · 5 hr 15 min

A block of turrón de Doña Pepa on a white platter: pale golden baked sticks stacked in crossed layers and glued with dark amber syrup, the top glazed and covered in rainbow nonpareils and pastel heart and star candies, with a three-layer square piece on a small plate in front

Peruvian

Turrón de Doña Pepa: Peru's October Anise and Syrup Sweet

1 turrón, 8 inches (20 cm) square; 24 pieces · 4 hr 30 min

Two tall glasses of ruby-red Jamaican sorrel over ice with orange slices on the rims and a glass pitcher of sorrel behind, a white bowl of dried sorrel calyces, a knob of fresh ginger and whole pimento berries on the left, curls of orange peel and a slice of dark Christmas fruit cake on the right

Jamaican

Jamaican Sorrel: The Spiced Hibiscus Drink for Christmas

8 servings · 9 hr 25 min

Tuna kinilaw in a polished coconut-shell bowl on a banana leaf: cubes of yellowfin tuna turned pale pink outside by the vinegar, with slivers of red onion, ginger matchsticks, rings of red chili, diced cucumber and spring onion, halved calamansi beside the bowl

Filipino

Kinilaw: Filipino Raw Fish Cured in Vinegar and Calamansi

6 servings · 40 min

Cheese buldak in a round black cast-iron pan: bite-sized chicken pieces in a glossy deep red chili glaze with sliced scallions on one side, melted mozzarella with browned spots on the other, beside a bowl of white rice, cubes of pickled radish, a bowl of soft steamed egg, steel chopsticks and a spoon

Korean

Buldak: Korean Fire Chicken with Melted Mozzarella

4 servings · 40 min

Homemade labneh spread on a speckled sand-coloured stoneware plate in a thick white swirl, the groove filled with golden-green olive oil and sprinkled with za'atar, sumac, sesame seeds and fresh mint, with a bowl of green and black olives, cucumber slices, halved cherry tomatoes and torn pita around it

Lebanese

Labneh: How to Make Lebanese Strained Yogurt at Home

6 servings · 24 hr 10 min

A white bowl of Nigerian egusi soup: soft yellow-orange lumps of cooked melon seed in red palm oil sauce with chopped spinach, chunks of braised beef and flakes of dried fish, a smooth ball of pounded yam on a plate beside it and a spoon on the linen

Nigerian

Egusi Soup: Nigerian Melon Seed Soup with Beef and Spinach

6 servings · 2 hr 20 min

Mapo tofu in a white porcelain bowl with a blue band: soft cubes of tofu glazed in glossy red chili bean sauce with crumbles of beef, red oil at the edges, ground Sichuan pepper and thin slices of green onion on top, beside a bowl of steamed rice and a pair of chopsticks

Chinese

Mapo Tofu: Sichuan Tofu with Beef in Chili Bean Sauce

4 servings · 40 min

A bowl of khao soi in a white rooster bowl: orange-gold coconut curry with soft egg noodles, a chicken drumstick and a nest of crispy fried noodles with cilantro, beside small dishes of pickled mustard greens, sliced shallots and chili paste, lime wedges, chopsticks and a spoon

Thai

Khao Soi: Northern Thai Curry Noodle Soup with Chicken

6 servings · 1 hr 40 min

A round pan de muerto on a cream plate, seen from above: a golden loaf coated in sugar, with four knobbed dough bones running out from a small ball on top, beside a glazed clay mug of hot chocolate, with orange marigolds and petals on a linen cloth

Mexican

Pan de Muerto: Mexico's Day of the Dead Sweet Bread

2 loaves, 16 servings · 4 hr 30 min