"During the last recession I was vegetarian (which saved some money) and stretched out meals with lots of rice and pasta.

French onion soup turns humble ingredients into pure comfort-sweet caramelised onions, rich broth, and golden, cheesy bread.

The bread, which was baked in 3300BC, was discovered in central Turkey and then excavated thanks to Mayor Ayse Unluce.

The recipe for a 5,000-year-old bread has been revived thanks to the discovery of a loaf buried beneath the threshold of a ...