Each month we help you up your kitchen ante by sharing two clever technique videos, then bringing these skills together in one delicious recipe. Take a look at the brilliant Skill School series here, and catch up on what we’ve already covered.
Family cooking
If you’re heading to university this month (or waving off someone else), check out our essential guide to kitchen kit for students. From batch cooking to one-pan fry-ups, this collection of must-have equipment will cover all your student cooking needs!
When it comes to cooking with children, it’s vital to have the right kitchen kit. A combination of safe and easy-to-use equipment will help you and the kids get brilliant results (and have fun!) every time you cook together.
Crispy, golden fish fingers are brilliantly fun and easy to make – and great for cooking with kids. Dish up with tartar sauce and sweet potato wedges for a brilliant midweek meal, or make a batch and serve as party food with wedges of lemon to season.
There are few things more delicious, comforting or simple to make than a great dollop of buttery, smooth mashed potato!
After seeing what they came up with for their twists on the other recipes, we tasked them to create their own versions of Jamie’s Food Revolution veggie noodle stir-fry.
The average Korean eats 10 times as many beans as we do here in the UK, and they have been part of the Korean diet for thousands of years.
One of the simplest, most efficient ways to save money in the kitchen is to batch cook. Whether you’re cooking for one person or six, preparing meals in advance and freezing them will also help you cut waste and save time midweek.
First up, let me say that all the tactics in this feature will work on fussy adults just as well as they’ll work on fussy children.
I wholeheartedly believe that cooking is up there as one of the most valuable skills you can teach a child, right alongside reading and writing.
