Natalie hardwick

Lamb and mint pie topped with pastry with a leaf decoration

How to cook with pastry

Person waiting for flight with suitcase

What foods can I take on a plane?

Glasses of sangria on a checked tablecloth

How to make sangria

Mustard and cream potato salad with chives on a plate

How to make potato salad

Raw spring rolls

No cook recipes – 10 easy ideas

Anchovies in tins

How to use up leftover anchovies

Halloumi fries

9 new ways to serve halloumi

Glass of negroni next to large ice cubes

How to make the perfect negroni

Different beers in a pub

A guide to craft beer

How to throw a last minute barbecue

Last-minute barbecue recipes

Kilner jar of homemade rhubarb gin with glasses of gin in foreground

How to make flavoured spirits

Hands holding asparagus

Asparagus recipes – 10 new ideas

Chickpea and coconut curry served in white bowls on rice

The 10 best canned foods and recipe ideas

Top 10 Easter eggs for 2014

Top 10 Easter eggs for 2014

Person spring cleaning the kitchen

10 ways to spring clean your kitchen

Mother's Day composite

Top 10 gifts for Mother’s Day 2014

Venetian duck ragu

How to match pasta shapes to sauces

Pint of stout

Top 10 ways to cook with stout

Cream cheese frosting in a pot and spread over cupcakes

Top 10 ways to use up leftover cream cheese

How to use up leftovers

Pesto in a jar with basil leaves and pine nuts

Top 10 ways to use up pesto

Mashed potato in pan with masher

Top 10 ways to use up mashed potatoes

Sirloin steak

How to cook steak

Steak with chips

How to serve the perfect steak dinner

Bolognese in pot

How to cook with mince

Sticky ribs

Top 10 ways to cook with whisky

Celery stalks and leaves on a dark background

Top 10 ways to use up leftover celery

Full Christmas dinner on a white plate

Traditional Christmas dinner menu

amaretti cake

15 Christmas cake decoration ideas

Two turkey banh mi baguettes

How to make a Christmas Day packed lunch