Sainsbury's Magazine Jan 2005

Issue 141

Cover: Chicken Tagine with Fennel. Photograph Gus Filgate, Food styling Angela Boggiano, Make our chicken tagine with fennel on page 100.

Contents:

FOOD

26 What's in store: Sainsbury's best buys
30 In season: What to eat in January
36 Simple suppers: Faster pasta - Annie Rigg creates six fab recipes
41 Dessert of the month: A majestic finale; Katie Stewart's queen of puddings
43 Storecupboard standby: Tempting ways to use up those festive sponge fingers
45 LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS. For effortless entertaining, turn to our 28-page special section by Lorna Wing, the hostest with the mostest. It's full of easy recipes, the tastiest ready-made options and smartest looks for your table
48 Christmas lunch: The ultimate no-fuss feast, including clever shortcuts
60 Laid-back buffet: A line-up that's as relaxed for you as it is for your guests
69 Clever canapés: Deliciously moreish hot and cold bites, plus ready-made nibbles
74 Festive suppers: Easy meals to throw together for friends and family
82 Simple pleasures: Nigel Slater shares his zest - and recipes - for marmalade
88 Tried and tested: The best hand-held electric blenders? We find the whiz kids
92 Anatomy of an ingredient: Rose Lloyd discovers Morocco's liquid asset: argan oil
103 Cook with confidence: A new series with chef Alex Mackay. This month: cooking fish
112 Wine tasting: Fiona Beckett's new series will broaden your wine horizons
116 Nutrition: Amanda Ursell covers A-M in cher first round-up of superfoods
121 Cooks' notebook: Know-how from the Sainsbury's Magazine kitchen

IN EVERY ISSUE

9 Editor's letter
9 Feedback: Share your views about what you've read in Sainsbury's Magazine
11 Bites News, reviews and interviews
20 Out to breakfast: Pressure, celebrity, his past… Johnny Vaughan sounds off
161 Details: Stockists, and terms and conditions for competitions and offers
179 Next month in Sainsbury's Magazine
182 The last word: Sue Townsend on Christmas lunches past - and future?

LIFE

TRAVEL
126 Chill out with the children: Holidays to keep all the family happy
131 Where in the world… The top five holiday hotspots for 2005
132 To heaven and back: Sharon Ring rounds up her top 10 country hotels
135 Travel news: Where to go now

HEALTH
138 10 ways to feel great and look better: Dr Mark Porter reveals all
143 Health news: Your questions answered
144 Purls of wisdom: Knitting with your girlfriends? It's the new group therapy

BEAUTY
148 Smooth and soothe: How to groom your man into a gleaming god
155 Beauty news: The best new products

HOME AND GARDEN
156 The rubble-rousers: Skip to it; one couple transform an 1880s terrace
163 Home news: The latest style tips for your home
167 Garden news: Essential jobs to tackle this month

THE KNOWLEDGE
169 Here to make life easier: The easy route to tracing your family tree; dance classes - what's your style?; get down to writing a will; save time and energy - map out your travel plans in advance; meet Chrissie Maher, the campaigner who champions plain English

FOR YOU
115 Free bubbly! Buy one bottle of Hardys sparkling wine and get another, free!
122 Offer Save £20 on Delia's favourite nonstick casserole dish
123 Win A week's holiday in gorgeous Amalfi at a top Italian cookery school
134 Subscribe today! And receive a free travel guide and journal

Recipe index:
SOUPS
76 Butternut squash soup with Boursin and peperonata toasts
33 Fresh mussel and potato soup
98 Moroccan red lentil soup with coriander

MEAT AND POULTRY
34 Braised pork chops on a bed of savoy cabbage
100 Chicken tagine with fennel
65 Crunchy Thai chicken curry
31 Griddled spicy chicken with pineapple salsa
76 Pan-fried stuffing with poached egg and salad leaves
32 Pheasant, red wine, chestnut and mushroom pie
76 Pork-and-apple sausages with chestnuts and new potatoes
62 Potted ham with figs and rocket
50 Roasted turkey crown with lemon and rosemary
120 Stir-fried spiced lamb and kale with smoky aubergine purée

FISH AND SEAFOOD
108 Baked cod with white wine cream sauce
106 Braised halibut with fennel and peppers
120 Lemon-soused herrings
78 Lobster and mussel stew
104 Pan-fried sea bass with olive, courgette and rosemary vinaigrette
76 Quick prawn pots

PASTA AND GRAINS
36 Casarecce with cherry tomato and pancetta sauce
38 Chicken and pasta broth
98 Couscous
37 Prawn, crab and chilli pasta
38 Quick cannelloni
38 Ravioli with Gorgonzola sauce
38 Spaghetti with green olive and mint sauce
78 Tortelloni, aubergine and four-cheese bake

SALADS
62 Beef, balsamic onion and grilled artichoke salad
64 French bean, roast tomato and chicory salad

VEGETABLES AND VEGETARIAN
50 Brussels sprouts with toasted nuts
64 Dauphinoise jackets
100 Pumpkin and green bean tagine
50 Roasted new potatoes with goose fat

ACCOMPANIMENTS
52 Bread sauce with crispy fried crumbs
50 Traditional stuffing with sausage and bacon wraps
50 Wild cranberry and port sauce

CANAPÉS
72 Blinis with gravadlax
70 Bloody Mary soup sips with puff pastry twists
72 Caesar salad Gems
72 Cheshire-chutney biscuits
70 Chilli prawn crackers
70 Fries with Avruga caviar crème fraîche dip
70 Maple-glazed sausages with mustard mash
70 Sunblush tomato tortinos
72 Tapenade and goats' cheese Peppadews

DESSERTS AND BAKING
79 Cassis pears on toasted panettone
53 Cheat's Christmas cake
65 Chocolate cherry trifle
119 Chocolate pots with berry compote
84 Frosted marmalade cake
79 Glazed lemon tart
87 Marmalade panettone pudding
53 Marzipan mince pies
41 Queen of puddings
79 Raspberry and custard cream galettes
52 Starry Christmas pudding and gingered brandy butter PRESERVES
82 Lemon marmalade

COCKTAILS
55 Champagne cocktail
80 Drivers' punch
73 Festive fizz
66 Rum punch