But what about those other dried fruits on the store shelves: sultanas, golden raisins and currants? We often see them in simlar recipes (and they're often substituted for one another), but we're ...

For many years, yellow raisins have been a welcome sweet, chewy element in my coleslaw concoctions. I toss them in higgledy-piggledy, without the traditional soak in hot water to make them tender.

Cut the asparagus on the angle into pieces resembling penne pasta. Soak the golden raisins/sultanas in warm water for 5 minutes to rehydrate and then drain and pat dry with a kitchen towel.

Beat soaked raisins into a flavoured butter and add the mixture to baked apples or stuffed pancakes. Brandy, rum and Calvados all taste good. Golden and green raisins are often used in creamy ...

Use 1 to 2 cups of the boiling pasta water to rehydrate the raisins in a bowl for 10 minutes. When you’re 10 minutes from serving your pasta, cook the gemelli until al dente, typically 4 to 5 ...