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This is one of my favourite dinners to make during colder months of the year, it’s so warming and hearty and works perfectly for a simple, quick meal. Plus it makes getting your five-a-day so much easier as it’s filled with courgette, aubergine, tomato, onion and garlic.

A delicious, spicy blend packed full of iron and low in fat to boot. It's ready in under half an hour, or can be made in a slow cooker

This healthy chicken recipe makes a great family dinner, with chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, red onions and broccoli roasted together in an easy traybake.

A satisfying veggie lentil bake that will please the family. This recipe can be prepped in advance and topped with breadcrumbs just before cooking.

An easy veggie curry that makes a cheap and healthy meal. It uses basic storecupboard ingredients so is very quick and easy to cook. It's simple to make vegan too, just swap the yoghurt for a dairy-free alternative. Each serving provides 335 kcal, 9g protein, 41g carbohydrate (of which 14.5g sugars), 12.5g fat (of which 1.5g saturates), 10g fibre and 0.5g salt.

Here's what you need: olive oil, boneless, skinless chicken thighs, salt, pepper, green beans, cherry tomato, basil pesto

This Sheet Pan Sesame Chicken and Veggies makes the perfect weeknight dinner that’s healthy, delicious and easily made all on one pan in under 30 minutes! Perfect recipe for your Sunday meal prep too!

Use just a few ingredients to create this no-fuss slow-cooker chicken thigh dish with a creamy honey and mustard sauce. Kids will love it – and grown-ups, too

Rebecca Roberts serves roasted courgette, carrots, red onion, tomatoes and mushrooms with couscous and chicken in this recipe for one

Mushrooms are used to create a rich and delicious vegan bolognese recipe. Serve with spaghetti for a delicious meal that is sure to please the whole family.

Much as I love to have a pan bubbling away on the stove, I often feel that the most stress free way to feed people is by taking the oven route. When I'm frazzled, I firmly believe that the tray-bake is the safest way to go. Enjoy the easefulness of the oven: you just bung everything in, and you're done. I think I'd go to the supreme effort of laying on a green salad as well but, other than that, you may kick up your flamenco heels and enjoy the fiesta. For US cup measures, use the toggle at…

Grill white fish fillets and serve on top of chorizo, cannellini beans and spinach for a quick dinner that packs in 3 of your 5 a day

This is a basic, easy stew made with chicken legs or chicken breasts. I like to use a base of onions, celery, and carrots but you could really use any vegetables.

Use your choice of storecupboard pulses in this healthy vegetarian one-pot, from BBC Good Food.

A comforting and hearty one-pot sausage stew with chorizo, smoked paprika and plenty of vegetables

Slow Cooker Lamb Tagine is a great Moroccan slow cooked lamb dish that is perfect for a cold winter's day!

This moreish Mediterranean-style vegetable stew is perfect for a super-healthy midweek supper.

This filling Moroccan meal is packed full of vitamins and vegetables

Learn how to make crunchy, golden and crispy roast potatoes with rosemary, sage and garlic. Vegan, gluten and dairy-free.

Try baking a vegan version of lemon cake. Light and zingy, it also works well if you replace the flour and baking powder with gluten-free alternatives

You do not have to be a devout Christian to observe Pancake Day. I couldn't let the date pass without making a batch of these: it would seem a sin against tradition, nature and greed, that other holy trinity. They're not difficult to make - just your basic crepes - and you can fill them however you like. I have to have mine as I always did as a child, that's to say, sprinkled with granulated sugar and squeezed with lemon juice. But we live in a more vulgar age now, and my children like…

We love these mini bakes for birthday parties, lunch with friends or just as a way to while away a Sunday.

Adding cola to this chocolate cake makes it incredibly moist and impossible to stop at one slice!

This extra fluffy, dairy free pancakes recipe is so easy to make with egg and almond milk. It can easily be made gluten free and vegan with a few simple swaps.

A versatile orange sponge that's perfect on its own, or deliciously different for a trifle.

Nothing says summer like a cool glass of lemonade. Well, these Strawberry Lemonade Bars are summer in the form of a baked good. The bar...

The perfect party cake, a Victoria sponge is a traditional bake everyone will love. Makes an easy wedding cake, too

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This is the most wonderful confection. I remember it fondly from my childhood in Scotland. Not to be confused with fudge which is a little s...

It's difficult not to demolish this classic lemon drizzle in just one sitting, so why not make two at once?

A delicious and easy to make no-bake chocolate cheesecake. A crunchy biscuit base topped with smooth, creamy and indulgent chocolate.

Best Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe is a gluten-free dessert made with only 7 ingredients and is a delicious & elegant make-ahead dessert for any occasion!

Is there anything your slow cooker can't do?! Combining chocolate chips, cocoa powder, heavy cream, and milk in your slow cooker makes the best hot cocoa EVER from Delish.com.

A refreshing non-alcoholic drink, perfect for a summer garden party. If you want to make it boozy, add a little peach schnapps

Adding raspberries to homemade lemonade gives it a tangy flavour and turns it a vivid pink – perfect for drinking in the sunshine, from Good Food Magazine.

Jamie's mulled wine recipe is a warming celebration of traditional festive spices and simply tastes like Christmas in a glass!

I love the tartness of cranberries in cold beverages, and this recipe is easily doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. —Shannon Arthur, Wheelersburg, Ohio