ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith

ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith

Supplemental #28 | Recipe roundup April 2026

A selection of recipes published in the papers and online over the last month

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Ed Smith
May 03, 2026
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Of course last month flew by in a flash.

I don’t recall there being a single ‘April shower’. But I did bookmark a bunch of recipes from the various weekend supplements (and ever-increasing number of weekly email newsletters). As ever, I thought I’d share them with you; I reckon there’s a fistful that should move straight onto the ‘must cook’ list.

Let’s tuck straight in. Enjoy!

Ed

A Feast

Hard to look past Meera Sodha’s braised aubergines with tofu in The Guardian’s Feast magazine.

Things that locked me into its tractor beam: the mention of fish fragrant aubergines; the really very simple set of ingredients and instructions; and also the introductory line “with spring in the air, I want a dish that’s the equivalent of turning the key in the ignition, firing up the engine and riding off into the sun”.

And also this image…

Image from The Guardian’s Feast . Photograph: Louise Hagger. Food styling: Emily Kydd. Prop styling: Jennifer Kay.

What else from Feast’s plentiful offering through April?

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