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The perfect baba ganoush

Felicity Cloake: Is this delicious smoky dip the ultimate aubergine recipe – and which side of the great tahini divide are you on?
- Perfect lamb kofte
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Are celebrity jurors a good idea?

Charlie Sheen tweeted a picture of himself turning up for jury duty. In the end, he wasn't called to serve – which is probably a good thing …
How should we spend our last 3.5bn years?

Readers answer other readers' questions, from trivial to profound
- What is the most normal town in the UK?
Why I don't 'do' fashion week

Invisible Woman: The focus is on Milan, London, New York and Paris, but it's a long way from what normal people really want
- Milan report
Friend or pho?

Jay Rayner: A Vietnamese cafe announced that it had been asked to change its name because another firm had trademarked the word 'pho'. Really?

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Food & drink

Posh marshmallows – the perfect cure for the austerity blues

Everyone deserves a little comfort food, so how about ditching the kids' version and treating yourself to some grown-up marshmallows, says Matt Chittock
Recipes from Eat by Nigel Slater

Duck burgers, prawn baguettes, focaccia, sausage balls, and split peas with aubergine: five exclusive recipes from Nigel Slater's new book
Restaurant review: Leon de Bruxelles

The Belgians know all about mussels and chips, but here it's being lost in translation, says Jay Rayner

Fashion and beauty

Workers for Lidl, H&M and Gap in Bangladesh work 15-hour shifts

At a factory producing clothes for Gap and H&M, the working day often started at 7am and finished at 10.30pm
Freshers' week fashion for men and women

Just in-the-know enough to impress, but casual enough to look as if you aren't even trying – Lauren Cochrane selects the perfect freshers' week wardrobe
Milan fashion week: household names make space for young talent

Armani, Versace and co have long dominated Milan fashion week, but this season there were rumblings of a new generation

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Women

Don't write women out of history

Kate Adie: The first world war was a time of female munitions workers, welders and engineers. As the commemoration nears, remember them
African women are blazing a trail

Minna Salami: Rwanda's parliament is almost two-thirds female, while Malawi, Liberia and Senegal have women at the helm. Western feminists, take note

Health and fitness

Don't make children eat their greens

It's the age-old family dilemma. Tim Lott explains why it isn't worth the bother
Should I cut out sugar?

Luisa Dillner: Research has found that sugar is addictive and linked to many health complaints, but is it really so bad for us?

Notes and queries

Are there any truly useless species in the world?

Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
Should coffee be made with boiling water?

Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts
What is the measure of a man?

Readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts

Family and relationships

Does it mean I am transsexual if I have fantasies about being a woman?

A single man is worried about his sexual fantasies. Mariella Frostrup tells him to stop fretting
Les Dennis and Philip Heseltine on their father-son relationship

Les Dennis and his son Philip Heseltine are both actors and both love gangster movies, but that is where the similarities end

Homes & gardens

Grasses for autumn gardens

Shoulder-high miscanthus grasses waving in the autumn light are a sure sign that the seasons are changing, says Dan Pearson
Your gardening questions answered

Ask Alys Fowler: How can I stop robber bees destroying my runner bean crop?

Running blog

The Kathmandu marathon: 'It's like running with a cigarette in your mouth'

Arranging a marathon in the chaotic Nepalese capital must be a nightmare – but there are plenty of challenges for the runners as well, as one participant found …
Running blog: how was your weekend running?

Kate Carter: I have been training for a half marathon with a stinking cold, which started me wondering about how fancy-dress runners train. Are you a running rhinoceros?

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