In this month’s issue
“Summer is well and truly here, and we’re taking the cooking outside. Turn to page 21 for our main event, focused on eating outdoors – you’ll find everything you need for the season ahead, from campfire cooking and garden party bakes to picnic-perfect pasties and holiday-at-home feasts. Whether you’ve got a grill going, hamper to pack or blanket to throw on the grass, there’s something here for every kind of al fresco occasion.
“And for those ready to fire up the barbecue with real confidence, head to page 86, where Jamie Oliver shares recipes and know-how from his brilliant new book, BBQ: Easy Grilling, Big Flavour. There are prawn skewers & ajoblanco sauce, sesame chicken burgers and romesco cauliflower, plus Jamie’s essential guide to setting up your charcoal barbecue properly. One question that might make you think this month: when it comes to the barbecue, is a meat- or plant-based menu the planet-friendlier choice? Food writer Mallika Basu has done the hard work for us (p130), talking to farmers, chefs and nutritionists to navigate the arguments on both sides. The answer, as ever, is more nuanced than you’d expect – but well worth reading before you decide what goes on the grill. So, fire it up. Pack the hamper. Head outside. Summer doesn’t last forever.”
Keith Kendrick, group magazines editor
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5 reasons to buy our July issue
1. Cook in season
Transform summer’s seasonal glut of blackberries, runner beans, apricots, aubergines and tomatoes into a creamy gratin, Italian-inspired casserole and a pretty upside-down cake.
2. Dr Bowl’s 16-page summer meal plan
Divya Sharma AKA Dr Bowl brings her GP training to create a nourishing summer meal plan, complete with expert tips to feel your best.
3. Let’s eat outside
Pack a delicious picnic of peanut butter rocky road and raspberry ripple traybake, or get cooking by the campfire with our skillet baked egg and beans.
4. Cook smart
Make school holiday cooking simple and cost-effective ideas from sharing air fryer dishes to homemade Japanese treats.
5. Jamie’s BBQ collection
Share smoky, flavour-packed barbecue dishes with friends from Jamie Oliver – from a romesco cauliflower to prawn skewers and sesame chicken burgers.
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