The mug and the microwave return as I test the five-minute French toast. Find our why I had to develop a new and improved five-minute dessert

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5-minute French toast in a mug versus 5-minute apple pie in mug, and in the microwave

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This crop of new cookbooks all have something in common – each pushes culinary boundaries, be it a new way of embracing vegetarian cooking, or unraveling the mysteries of molecular cuisine

inspiring new cookbooks, Plenty, by Yotam Ottolenghi, Milk: Momofuku Milk Bar, by Christina Tosi, American Flavor, by Andrew Carmellini, The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts by Jennifer May, Frédéric Morin and David McMillan, Modernist Cuisine, by Nathan Myhrvold, Modernist Cuisine at Home

In the Kitchen

Take your container gardening to the next level with this resourceful technique.

How to grow cucumbers...up the fence

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This weekend, have a royal good time with our English-themed brunch or tea party, plus a recipe from our archives!

Queen Elizabeth

Day 21: My spuds that are growing in a garbage bin are alive and well

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Two-minute French toast in a cup vs. five-minute apple pie in a mug

Top five inspiring new cookbooks

How to grow cucumbers...up the fence

Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a cake from our 1953 issue!

A cook's garden: Progress on my container potatoes