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5 a Day? Getting More Fruit and Veg in Your Diet
We all know we’re supposed to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, but how many of us actually do it? Even those nodding...
Drying Seasonal Ingredients
Throughout the year, if you enjoy cooking, you will find yourself relying more or less on staples from the store cupboard, according to what is in season at the...
Effective Meal Planning for a Family
Meal planning may sound terribly practical and not a lot of fun, but in actual fact it is a great way to have quality family time and save money!
Effective...
Effective Meal Planning when You Live Alone
Just because you live alone, it does not mean that you have to resign yourself to a nightly ready meal.
Effective meal planning when you...
Feeding Fussy Children
Feeding fussy children can be as problematic as you make it. It is too easy to get into thinking that your child is fussy and either make them eat food they don’t...
Good Food Preparation
Good food preparation is terribly important, especially if there is anyone in your household that is elderly, young, pregnant or with a reduced immune system....
Making the Most of Your Oven
Making the most of your oven makes economic and practical sense.
Once you have got used to utilising the heat of the oven for more than one meal at a time...
Preserving and Bottling Your Produce
Only one thing is better than harvesting your own fresh vegetables from the garden, and that is finding that you can go on enjoying your produce long after the crops...
Sticking to a Budget
Sticking to a food budget does not need to mean that you and your family eat baked beans every day and never buy any chocolate.
Cooking tasty, healthy meals...
Temperature and Timings
Some temperatures and timings in the kitchen are terribly important to get right.
Others are a little more forgiving.
If you are relatively new to...
The Rules of Food Storage
Good food storage is all about hygiene, safety and minimum wastage.
It would be a terrible shame to have to throw away a portion of tasty homemade lasagne...
Understanding the Different Food Groups
Understanding the five different food groups will help you to enjoy a healthy, balanced diet.
Each of the different food groups fulfils...
Using Leftovers for a Cheap, Delicious Meal
It is easy to use leftovers to create a delicious, healthy meal. It is only bad planning that means you have to throw away leftovers....
What is a Balanced Meal?
A balanced meal is one that contains a healthy variety of all the major food groups.
You don’t have to have all food groups at every meal to ensure you have...
