3 d. ago 5 speedy dinner recipes that taste like you made an effort (but didn’t)

Short on time and fridge inspiration? These quick and easy recipes using kale and cavolo nero are here to save your weeknights – and your sanity

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3 d. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for crispy chicken with zhoug and jersey royals | Quick and easy

Fried, breadcrumbed chicken with new potatoes, all brought to life by a garlicky Yemeni sauce of chilli, preserved lemons, herbs and spicesYou can’t go wrong with crisp, panko-fried chicken, and this version with zhoug is an absolute winner. You could describe zhoug as a green chilli sauce, but that wouldn’t quite do justice to this amazing Yemeni condiment, which is packed with flavour from preserved lemons, cardamom and garlic. Use some to stir through the hot, just-cooked jersey royals, then serve the rest as a sauce for the chicken. The only accompaniment you then need is a light green salad: a handful of whatever leaves are to hand, some finely sliced fennel and a few pumpkin seeds, all dressed with lemon juice, olive oil and sea salt. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How to make the perfect vegan caesar salad – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect

A respectful homage to the classic caesar, using plant-based ingredients to hit the same flavour notesIf I’ve learned anything from almost 40 days of plant-based eating, it’s that an homage doesn’t have to be indistinguishable from the original to hit the same spot; it simply needs to sing equivalent notes to much the same tune. Those notes, in this case, are a green salad, a thick, umami-spiked dressing and savoury croutons, all tossed in a pitch-perfect combination of flavours (milky lettuce, salty fish, rich fat) and textures (crisp leaves, creamy dressing, crunchy toasted bread). So, while the recipe below isn’t pretending to be an authentic classic caesar, consider it a very decent and, I hope, similarly pleasing cover version. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago B&M £4.99 buy makes it quick and easy to get streak free clean windows

I've never found anything that works as good as this

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6 d. ago 'I'm a baker and Mary Berry's banana bread is the only recipe I make'

I've tried many banana bread recipes over the years, but one has become my go-to - and it's from the queen of baking herself, former Bake Off judge Mary Berry

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1 week ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for asparagus, pea and lemon orzotto | Quick and easy

Orzo pasta with seeded pea pesto: spring on a plate, and a good option for the kids, tooThis dish manages to be simultaneously spring-like and comforting, thanks to the intense flavour from the pea pesto. Telling you to stir whole peas through orzo feels a bit too much like nursery food, but if you are serving this to small children who are amenable to pesto pasta (mine are not), I’d suggest finely blitzing the pumpkin seeds before adding them to the pesto, because they’re quite large pieces otherwise. Top with seasonal asparagus and this is the perfect dinner to eat outdoors on a warm spring evening. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Garden bulb planter hailed 'a game changer' for planting summer flowers plummets to under £10

There's a gardening gadget causing a stir among shoppers for the 'quick and easy' way it plants bulbs, cutting down your gardening time and it's currently on sale

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2 w. ago Garden bulb planter that ‘makes it quick and easy’ to plant your summer flowers slashed to £10

Get your garden ready for the summer with a quick and easy-to-use gadget that makes planning your favourite flowers a breeze - and right now, it's on sale for under £10

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2 w. ago Gardening expert's 'quick and easy' vegetables to plant in your garden in April

Gardening expert Amy Chapman has shared the "beginner friendly" seeds to sow in April, and it will only take a matter of moments to get your vegetable patch up and running

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2 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for roast hake with tomato and chilli sambal | Quick and easy

A light and fresh Indonesian chilli tomato sauce makes a feisty topping for this weeknight dinner that’s ready in about 40 minutesThis is a lovely, fiery variation on my favourite weeknight dinner, namely “any fish topped with harissa”. Hake is my new go-to white fish: it’s sustainable, it has a lovely texture, it roasts beautifully and it’s the perfect foil for a spicy topping. My sambal pays homage to the Indonesian versions made with tomatoes and chilli – it starts off as a light, fresh sauce that cooks down beautifully with the fish and tomatoes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago People only just learning how to get McDonald's meal for £1.99 on every visit

A fast-food lover has shared his go-to trick to get a Big Mac and medium fries for only £1.99 every time he visits his local branch – and it's quick and easy to do

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2 w. ago Make perfect microwave fried eggs in just 30 seconds which are much healthier than pan frying

Microwave fried eggs are quick and easy to make, require less oil and washing up and are much healthier.

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3 w. ago Martin Lewis explains why air fryers can be more expensive than ovens

Millions of Brits use the countertop convection oven as a quick and easy way to heat up food - but it can be very costly.

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3 w. ago Is an air fryer cheaper than using an oven? Martin Lewis gives his verdict

Millions of Brits use the countertop convection oven as a quick and easy way to heat up food - but it can be very costly.

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3 w. ago Painter and decorator turned to selling cocaine 'to make quick and easy money'

A judge told Jack Arran: "You have been a fool unto yourself"

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3 w. ago 6 quick and easy laundry hacks you'll wish you knew sooner, from a self

To help you feel less overwhelmed and get you excited to put on your next wash, we asked online cleaning expert Laura Mountford to share six user-friendly laundry tips.

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3 w. ago Mary Berry's 'lovely' banana bread recipe is 'easy to make and quick to prep'

The former Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry is known for her classic baking recipes - including this simple banana bread which takes just 15 minutes to prepare

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3 w. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for goat’s cheese, herb and hazelnut spring tart | Quick and easy

Light, fresh goat’s cheese and artichokes baked on a herby, layered filo base and topped with hazelnuts. And ready in about half an hour, tooThis is one of my favourite recipes for this column so far. Light, fresh goat’s cheese and artichokes baked in a tart with a smooth, herb-packed base and finished with hazelnuts; I especially like the contrast of the crisp filo against the filling. There are a lot of herbs here, but they balance beautifully, so I’d advise using them all, particularly the chives. (I bought 30g packs of mint and basil, but by the time I had got rid of the stems, there were just 20g leaves left. My herb windowsill is lavish with rosemary, sage and oregano, but sadly not the soft herbs yet.) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mary Berry's apple and cinnamon loaf cake is 'quick and easy to make'

A delicious cake doesn't need a long list of ingredients. This fruity recipe by Mary Berry calls for less than 10 and makes two loaves - one to eat now and one to freeze for later

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