Foods and recipes
- Type: RecipesEasyUse up breadCook with kids
Perfect as a light starter before a rich Christmas dinner, smoked salmon is readily available in small packets meaning you can ensure you don’t buy more than you need.
Cook time: 10 minutes - Type: RecipesMeatEasyLeftover veg
Sascha at Hugh Grierson Organic, a family-run farm in Perthshire, shows us how to spice up those mince and tatties this Halloween.
Cook time: 40-60 minutes - Type: Foods
A wide range of different salad leaves are readily available in UK supermarkets e.g. watercress, rocket, beetroot leaves. You can now get them in leaves of different shapes, sizes and colour and are a great addition to many meals as a side dish.
- Type: RecipesVegetarianEasyChristmas
Made with in-season butternut squash and loads of cheese, this slow cooker dip is a real crowd pleaser. Throw your ingredients into the slow cooker and let it come together while you perfect your Christmas cocktail menu.
Cook time: 1 hour - Type: RecipesEasyTinned
Canned food never looked so good.
Cook time: 20 minutes - Type: RecipesIntermediateMeals for freezingUse up milk
This fish pie uses a pastry topping that doesn't need rolling out, just grating!
Cook time: 45-60 minutes - Type: RecipesVegetarianIntermediateLeftover veg
A favourite at Chinese restaurants, these moreish pancakes can be served in the place of bread with many meals, or with a spicy dipping sauce as part of a Chinese-style meal.
Cook time: 10-20 minutes - Type: RecipesEasyCook with kidsMeatUse up milk
Take your tatties to the next level, with this tasty recipe using the famous Stornoway Black Pudding.
Cook time: 20-30 minutes - Type: RecipesIntermediateOne pot mealsUse up bread
What better way to use up a stale loaf of bread than making a warming bread and butter pudding? This tasty dish is recommended by Le Creuset.
Cook time: 1 hour+ - Type: RecipesMeatEasyCook with kidsLeftover vegUse up milkOne pot meals
Pretty much anything that’s close to its use-by date can be transformed under the guise of a Spanish omelette. You can include cooked potatoes, cooked vegetables such as peas, leeks, carrots, courgettes, onions etc, that last rasher of bacon and cheese that’s going hard around the edges.
Cook time: 10-20 minutes