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Our favourite Greek recipe ideas

As part of the research into his new cookbook

Super summer chicken recipes

From barbecuing to roasting; whole birds to wings and thighs; get ready to celebrate the season with our favourite summer chicken recipes. Winner winner chicken dinner!

Gorgeous halloumi recipes

With its unique texture and salty flavour, halloumi is one of the most popular cheeses out there. It’s brilliant on a barbecue, grilled until it develops a golden crispy crust, and out-of-this-world on skewers in the summer. Alternatively, try roasting in a veggie traybake in the colder months for a delicious salty hit of flavour. This briny cheese is so good in salads, too, adding a pop of brightness and texture.

The best sides for feeding a crowd

Whether you’re hosting a summer party, street party or simply looking to make a delicious family feast, our sides have got you covered. As the days get longer, what could be better than sunshine and good food to tuck in to?

11 easy salads with fruit

Think juicy peaches and creamy mozzarella, sweet figs and salty prosciutto, or pan-seared duck and zesty oranges. Get creative, have fun with it, and see where you end up. Here are 11 easy, fruity salad recipes every summer spread needs.

Sumptuous summer recipes

In fact, when you have these summer recipes up your sleeve, there’s always something to celebrate, come rain or shine. So get the drinks chilling, and tuck into our sunshine-filled summer recipes.

7 easy and delicious lentil recipes

These little pulses come in many different varieties and are nutritional powerhouses: they’re high in fibre, full of protein, low in saturated fat and a source of essential micronutrients, including iron. An 80g portion counts as one of your 5-a-day, too. Lentil recipes are brilliant for padding out meat in dishes, such as

How to eat: radishes

The young leaves are delicious in salads or cooked in the same way as spinach. They’re also well suited to stir-fries or quick, Asian-style pickles because they hold their crunch and don’t go soggy. Check out our very easy ways with the perfectly peppery radish.

14 recipes every student should know

From brilliant breakfasts and speedy suppers to batch-cook beauties and a classic roast to feed hungry housemates, we’ve pulled together 14 student staples to help you master the basics and gain confidence in the kitchen.

Perfect summer salad recipes

And the best thing about salads? Just about anything goes. You can’t beat a simple

7 perfect potato salad recipes

Serve this much-loved classic with grilled fish, roasted meat, or as part of your barbecue, picnic or buffet spread. However you serve it, this easy potato dish is sure to go down a storm.

10 ways to use up ripe tomatoes

So, we've chosen the best ways to use up a glut of ripe tomatoes – whether you’ve bought a load on offer from the local market, or your garden has gone into overdrive – so you can make the most of this brilliant seasonal produce while it’s at its very best. Here are our top ten easy tomato recipes to whip up next time you have a few too many to hand.

Our favourite chickpea recipes

Widely available in tins, jars or in their dried form, chickpeas are inexpensive, delicious and versatile – perfect for blending into creamy houmous, adding texture to curries and stews or bulking out summer salads. They’re also a good source of protein, fibre and manganese, plus 80g of cooked chickpeas counts as 1 of your 5-a-day.

Salad recipes with a difference

Using fruit in these salad recipes is a fast-track to fresh, juicy, colourful results. Enjoy!

Our 10 favourite vegan summer recipes

Jam jar dressings with kids

I know what you are thinking. Salad? My kid will never eat salad. Why set myself up for a fight? Dinnertime is stressful enough as it is! If I’m going to go down the road of forcing vegetables into my child, I can at least make them kid-friendly big hitters (I’m looking at you, carrots). No salad, no thank you.

Fruit: eat the rainbow

Fruit can be a snack, a dessert, take the starring role in salad, flavour drinks, be used to make meats sing and so much more besides.

Ultimate guide to salad leaves

There are more kinds of salad than any other dish – it can be a main, starter or pudding; a snack or a feast. You can have a fruit salad, a green salad, a bean salad, a potato salad, a cold salad, a warm salad, and many more.

5 kitchen gadgets everyone needs

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Super food lunch ideas

Here’s our pick of the best healthy lunches that really pack a flavour punch.