This elegant salad is easy to prepare and you can roast the pumpkin and beetroot while you are cooking other dishes. Serve it warm with some crusty wholegrain bread for a light but balanced meal.
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Rhubarb and Apple Pie
Sprinkled with sugar and tangy with rhubarb and apples, this is a magical pie. If time is short, you can use ready-made shortcrust pastry.
Quick Ham and Cheese Quiche
With ready-rolled shortcrust pastry you can whip up a tasty, homemade quiche in no time, then leave it to bake. A colourful salad and boiled new potatoes go with it perfectly.
Quick Chicken Laksa
This popular South-East Asian noodle soup is very versatile; you can make it using chicken, tofu, mixed seafood or a combination of all three. Laksa paste is sold in jars in specialist grocery stores, larger supermarkets and online — it can vary [...]
Prosciutto, Pear and Parmesan Salad
This elegant, simple salad is lovely served with fresh, crusty bread.
Potato and Avocado Salad with Prawns
Coriander yogurt adds the finishing touch to this exquisite salad.
Pistachio-stuffed Chicken Breasts
When you don't have time to roast a whole stuffed chicken – or when it's too hot to turn on the oven – serve these plump chicken breasts filled with a creamy, lemon-scented pistachio stuffing. To serve, cut the stuffed breasts crosswise, arrange [...]
Pissaladière
The thick bread base, enriched with olive oil, is topped with a flavoursome tomato and onion mixture, then decorated with a lattice of anchovies and olives. Serve warm or cool, cut into bite-sized squares for canapés, or larger squares.
How to Grow Olives
The olive (Olea europaea) is a small tree native to the coastal Mediterranean region, where it has been grown for at least 5500 years. Trees can be extraordinarily ancient - some have been authenticated as reaching 1500 years old.
How to Grow Cucumbers
Cucumbers have been cultivated for about 3000 years, with many different varieties being developed from four closely related species to suit different tastes and uses. The fruit ranges from the tiny pickling cornichon of France and the common [...]
How to Grow Spices
While spices may seem an overly ambitious addition to the garden, those spices related to ginger, such as cardamom, galangal and turmeric, can be grown in many warmer districts. Other spices can be grown easily in regions with tropical climates. [...]
How to Grow Lavender
Find all the gardening tips and advice you need to grow lavender.
10 Rules for Planning Successful Parties!
Simple rules that will make organising your next party easier.
How to Grow Coriander
This hardy annual herb, a native of south-east Europe, is grown for its fresh leaves and seeds. Before ripening, the seeds smell like the leaves, but as the small fruits mature, they develop a warm spicy aroma – a sure sign that they are ready [...]
Managing Osteoarthritis – Part One
Even if they’ve never experienced it themselves, most people are familiar with the broad symptoms of arthritis – swollen and stiff joints, finding it difficult to move and the pain that can occur as a result. But although arthritis is often used [...]
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