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Quick & Easy Apple Turnovers. A simple dessert that can be whipped up quickly with a few storecupboard ingredients.

A Ridiculously Quick and Easy Apple Turnovers Recipe

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The Nana Project: Super Easy Caramel Date Slice

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Currant & Cocoa Nib Wholegrain Cookies in under 30 Minutes

Nana's Spicy Cheese Shortbread Biscuits. Whip up this easy shortbread biscuit recipe in under 30 minutes. Great as a quick snack.

The Nana Project: Spicy Cheese Shortbread Biscuits

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Breakfast

An overhead shot of a jar of homemade crunchy granola recipe.

A Pretty Simple Homemade Crunchy Granola Recipe

A layered blueerry lime curd breakfast parfait in a glass.

The Absolute Best Blueberry Lime Curd Breakfast Parfaits

Slow Cooker Pecan & Maple Granola. A slow cooker is the best way to make a batch of granola in the middle of a hot summer without heating up the house. It is so easy, you will wonder why you didn't try it sooner.

How to Make Pecan & Maple Granola in a Slow Cooker

Raspberry Chocolate Chia Pudding Pots are simple to put together, and are great to grab as a healthy on-the-go snack for you or the kids.

Snack On-The-Run: Raspberry Chocolate Chia Pudding Pots

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Dessert

Quick & Easy Apple Turnovers. A simple dessert that can be whipped up quickly with a few storecupboard ingredients.

A Ridiculously Quick and Easy Apple Turnovers Recipe

Raspberry Chocolate Chia Pudding Pots are simple to put together, and are great to grab as a healthy on-the-go snack for you or the kids.

Snack On-The-Run: Raspberry Chocolate Chia Pudding Pots

Raspberry & Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches. Have you ever thought of making your own ice cream sandwiches? They are actually very easy, and by making your own you get to dictate the flavour.

How To Make Raspberry & Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches

Oven Roasted Nectarines in Red Wine. The perfect make-ahead dessert for summer entertaining.

Make Ahead Easy Oven Roasted Nectarines in Red Wine

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Main Meals

A cropped picture of a plate full of an easy gnocchi recipe.

An Easy Gnocchi Recipe with Chorizo & Creamy Spinach

A pile of ham & brie flatbread sandwiches, with brie oozing from the sides.

Tasty Ham & Brie Flatbread Sandwiches in Just 8 Minutes

A white bowl full of creamy carrot soup.

The Nana Project: A Super Easy Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe

Spicy Kale Pesto. Great stirred through pasta, served on crackers or eaten straight from the spoon.

Kitchen Basics: A Very Useful Spicy Kale Pesto Recipe

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Side Dishes and Salads

A white plate, piled high with an easy baked ratatouille recipe.

A Super Easy Baked Ratatouille Recipe

Tomato & White Bean Salad. An easy side dish that takes 10 minutes to make. Add some crusty bread and green leaves for a simple main meal.

An Astoundingly Easy Tomato & White Bean Salad Recipe

A black bowl of fried cabbage with bacon.

Simple Sides: 20 Minute Fried Cabbage with Bacon

Plate of quinoa, feta & grilled zucchini salad

A Surprisingly Simple Quinoa, Feta & Grilled Zucchini Salad

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Snacks

A pile of ham & brie flatbread sandwiches, with brie oozing from the sides.

Tasty Ham & Brie Flatbread Sandwiches in Just 8 Minutes

An overhead shot of a jar of homemade crunchy granola recipe.

A Pretty Simple Homemade Crunchy Granola Recipe

A close up shot of a caramel date slice bar

The Nana Project: Super Easy Caramel Date Slice

Close up shot of currant & cocoa nib wholegrain cookies.

Currant & Cocoa Nib Wholegrain Cookies in under 30 Minutes

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Kitchen Basics

Spicy Kale Pesto. Great stirred through pasta, served on crackers or eaten straight from the spoon.

Kitchen Basics: A Very Useful Spicy Kale Pesto Recipe

How To Make A Handy Basil Pesto Sauce

a pot of homemade lime curd

How To Make A Very Useful Lime Curd

How To Cook The Best Weeknight Roast Chicken. Love roast chicken but never have time to cook it? With my simple method, now you do.

How To Cook The Best Weeknight Roast Chicken

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Meal Plans

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan - Week 43. Our healthy eating plan this week takes a quick trip around the globe. Try delicious Greek pasta, fish curry, baked gnocchi, turkey chili or pork chops.

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan – Week 43

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan Week 42. Crammed with quick healthy recipes, such as chicken burrito bowls, leftover stew pot pies, & crumbed chicken fingers.

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan – Week 42

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan Week 41. A plan full of healthy meal ideas for pumpkin. Use this versatile vegetable in soup, stew, popsicles and cheesecake bites.

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan – Week 41

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan - Week 40. Healthy meals that are simple to prepare are the focus of this week's plan. Try steak sheet pan dinner, chicken Parmesan, or black rice salad.

Healthy Weekly Meal Plan – Week 40

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30 Minute Meals

A cropped picture of a plate full of an easy gnocchi recipe.

An Easy Gnocchi Recipe with Chorizo & Creamy Spinach

A pile of ham & brie flatbread sandwiches, with brie oozing from the sides.

Tasty Ham & Brie Flatbread Sandwiches in Just 8 Minutes

A white bowl full of creamy carrot soup.

The Nana Project: A Super Easy Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe

Spicy Kale Pesto. Great stirred through pasta, served on crackers or eaten straight from the spoon.

Kitchen Basics: A Very Useful Spicy Kale Pesto Recipe

More 30 Minute Meals

Using Your Freezer

A pile of ham & brie flatbread sandwiches, with brie oozing from the sides.

Tasty Ham & Brie Flatbread Sandwiches in Just 8 Minutes

A white bowl full of creamy carrot soup.

The Nana Project: A Super Easy Creamy Carrot Soup Recipe

Spicy Kale Pesto. Great stirred through pasta, served on crackers or eaten straight from the spoon.

Kitchen Basics: A Very Useful Spicy Kale Pesto Recipe

A white plate, piled high with an easy baked ratatouille recipe.

A Super Easy Baked Ratatouille Recipe

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Use Your Leftovers

A stack of five zucchini & feta fritters, made with leftover quinoa.

Astoundingly Easy Zucchini, Feta & Leftover Quinoa Fritters

A Simple Bechamel {White} Sauce. An easy recipe with so many uses. It also freezes well, so tuck some in the freezer for a quick meal.

Kitchen Basics: A Simple Bechamel Sauce {White Sauce} Recipe

Never know what to do with all your leftover food? With over 60 of the latest ideas for the most common leftovers, you need never throw out food again.

Hate Food Waste? 60+ of the Latest Ideas for Leftover Food

Spiced Hot Chocolate Spoons + Free Printable Gift Tags. Ever found yourself with leftover chocolate? Turn it into spiced hot chocolate spoons. An easy last minute gift.

What To Do With Leftover Chocolate: Spiced Hot Chocolate Spoons

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