4 d. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for gildas in carriages | Quick and easy

These summery snacks are based on the popular pintxo, only with the chilli blended into an artichoke tapenade that’s spread on toast and topped with the olive and anchovyGildas are such a lovely pre-dinner snack: really good olives and anchovies on a stick, with any number of variations, such as artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, bits of cheese The one I had most recently, at Brett in Glasgow, was beyond wonderful, and featured chicken fat-topped croutons and homemade green chilli sauce with plump Perelló olives and anchovies. Inspired by this, I made a lemon-spiked green chilli and artichoke tapenade for hot focaccia, topped with the same excellent olives and the best anchovies. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Cook 'perfect' fried egg in just two minutes without using a frying pan

If you want to cook the perfect fried egg every time then you should give this microwave hack a go. It's quick, easy and there is no frying pan to wash up afterwards

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9 d. ago Vets advise UK pet owners on how to safely walk dogs during the heatwave to prevent paw burns

As well as increasing the risk of heatstroke, warmer weather can also lead to dogs burning their paws on hot pavements - but there is a quick and easy way to avoid it

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1 week ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for soy and peanut trout with smashed cucumber, radishes and beans | Quick and easy

A superbly savoury light spring meal, ready on the table in about half an hourThis is a lovely, light dinner, featuring honey- and soy-dressed peanut trout alongside a crunchy smashed cucumber and radish salad. With cannellini beans also tossed through the salad, you’ll be hard pressed to notice that this is also a low-carb meal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elly Curshen’s quick weeknight recipes for using up leftover greens, bread and vegetables

Sunday roast overspill vegetables are superb on toast with cottage or cream cheese and chilli jam; leftover naans happily host boiled eggs, chutney and chilli oil; plus an ad lib olive salsa on toast with red onion and hummusThese are all about taking the spoils of the weekend, whether that’s leftovers from Sunday lunch, the bits you couldn’t finish from a takeaway or the last scraps from a party spread, and stretching them out to make joyous weekday lunches. I’m concentrating on ideas, rather than recipes as such, because using up the odds and ends from the fridge needs to be part of the flow of your cooking to avoid waste. Everything is quick, easy, involves minimal prep and, crucially, is endlessly open to adaptation. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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3 w. 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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4 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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4 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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