Sometimes a selection of ingredients fits a particular recipe. Ground beef, beans, red pepper (capsicum), chillies, garlic, onion – you’re making chilli con carne, obviously. But actually, no. I was ...

Chilli con carne – literally “chilli with meat” – has four main ingredients: meat, chilli, tomatoes and beans, in recent versions at least. Older recipes for it did not include beans, which only began ...

A simple tip from a cooking queen elevates one beloved dish to great new heights. Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson is known the world over for her simple twists on people’s favourite dishes and now it ...

Many Brits enjoy a chilli con carne, whether that's made at home or ordered at the pub. While it may not be as common as some other dishes, it is the perfect choice for a quick one-pot-meal, one which ...

When my sister recently visited from New Zealand, I asked if she would share one of her comfort food recipes for this column. Enthusiastically, she agreed to cook me chilli con carne which warms her ...