Author: Healthy Diet Tips
Getting dinner on the table can feel like a struggle, especially on those evenings when you can’t muster the energy to chop or stand over the hob. And it’s not just home cooks who experience this – even professional cooks and food writers come up against this routine challenge. To give you a bit of inspiration for those ‘cannot be bothered’ days, we asked them what their go-to meal is. Their answers, shared below, feature everyday kitchen staples, enhanced with easy flourishes – from grilled beans scattered with stilton to fudgy boiled eggs on sourdough, or crab pasta with garlic…
It may be only September, but Christmas is already officially underway in the land of retail. And, like a dusting of fresh snow, M&S’s festive food range has starting landing in Foodhalls nationwide this week, with more than 300 new products and hundreds of returning favourites hitting shelves before the big day.But, there’s one festive must-buy making a comeback this year that’s already on our list: M&S’s famous dark chocolate & chilli tortillas. After months of fans speculating whether or not they’d return, today, they’re back.Priced at £3.30 per 150g bag, the gluten-free snack sees crunchy tortilla chips seasoned with…
The Good Food podcastPoppy O’Toole is back on the podcast, and we get into her Absolutely Delicious Batch Cookbook to find out where most batch-cooking books get it wrong (nobody wants to lose an entire Sunday), discover the roast potato trick that means you can cook them straight from frozen, and ask why every recipe is tested to go directly from the freezer to the oven.Want to see this content?This page contains content provided by Spotify. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Spotify may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose ‘Accept and…
From whizzing up smoothies and cocktails to blitzing sauces and soups, blenders are one of the most indispensable kitchen appliances when it comes to making popular everyday recipes.Whether you’re looking for a timesaving gadget to make breakfast smoothies for all the family, or a nifty portable blender for whizzing up slushies on a summer holiday or picnic, blenders come in all manner of shapes, sizes and budgets.To save you time and to help you find the best model for your needs, I’ve put more than 40 blenders to the test in recent years, from premium models from the likes of…
A good chopping board is one of the hardest-working tools in the kitchen. It needs to stay stable under pressure, cope with repeated knife work and be easy to clean properly without warping, cracking or spreading juices across your worktop.All the chopping boards in this guide have been tested by the Good Food reviews team, who have used them for everyday prep tasks such as chopping vegetables, slicing bread and carving meat. We looked closely at how they performed over time, including stability, ease of cleaning and how well they held up to regular use.You don’t need to spend a…
What is milk thistle?Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean that’s named for the ‘milky’ white veins on its large, prickly leaves. Although milk thistle has a long-established use as a remedy for liver conditions such as fatty liver disease, hepatitis and cirrhosis, it also has its limitations: beliefs that it may be useful for treating cancer and diabetes are limited, because the studies and methodology supporting these claims are of poor quality. Moreover, there are no published studies supporting milk thistle’s ability to prevent or alleviate a hangover. Despite this, it has a reputation…
Meet Barney Before joining Good Food, Barney worked in top restaurants in London, France and Australia, honing his chef skills and gaining experience with luxury ingredients including lobster. He is also an ambassador for The Welsh Lobster Company, Wales’s leading live shellfish distributor. “I love lobster in all its forms, but lobster pasta and lobster with chips are two of my favourite dishes. I’ve spent time with The Welsh Lobster Company learning the best ways to handle, prepare and cook it. The most important thing is not to overcomplicate it – treat the lobster well, cook it carefully and let…
Staying in is the new going out! As the cost of living crisis continues, plenty of us are saving on takeaways with the wave of deluxe ready meals now available in supermarkets. From Charlie Bigham’s new £30 range at the end of last year to M&S expanding its premium Collection range of cuisine-inspired meals, there are now plenty of refined, low-effort options for a special meal at home. In fact, new research from Waitrose found that around two-thirds of us Brits are dining out less often than they were six months ago, with 74 per cent citing rising prices as…
Follow Mallika on InstagramCosy season may instantly warm us to the idea of thick, steaming bowls of dal, but these curried lentils don’t always have a reason or season. Growing up in India, no meal was complete without dal. Many families are partial to a handful of recipes particular to their community, but mine had no issues with cultural inspiration or much care for convention.We would dive into south Indian sambhar one day, north Indian kali dal another and Bengali roasted moong lentils the next. The one that made a routine appearance at weddings and special occasions was cholar dal,…
As summer gives way to autumn, the slow cooker earns its place back on the kitchen counter. This month’s meal plan is built entirely around it: seven recipes for four that require as little as 10 minutes of prep before the slow cooker takes care of the rest. Perfect for busy family evenings when the days are shorter, but the to-do list isn’t.These recipes have been carefully selected by our editors to capture the changing seasons, with warming, nourishing dishes that make the most of late-summer produce before the colder months set in. A little chopping and seasoning, and you…