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Bank holiday cooking EASTER LOVE

Hosting over the holiday weekend? Treat them to a spring veg fricassée, a tangy twist on roast lamb or a seafood bake, then round it off with a slice of chocolate heaven

Butter ’em up

Bake a savoury twist on hot cross buns this Easter then slather them with Kerrygold ® recipe CASSIE BEST photograph JONATHAN GREGSON

make meat go further

Use veg to make meat go further and you’ll be saving money as well as bringing lots of flavour and texture recipes HELENA BUSIAKIEWICZ photographs LIAM DESBOIS

plan your week

We know life is busy, so to make things easier we’re sharing this handy cut-out list with everything you need for our midweek meals.

Celebrate Passover

Use your air fryer to make entertaining a breeze over the Jewish holiday (12 April - 20 April) recipes VICTORIA PREVER photographs HANNAH TAYLOR-EDDINGTON

Air fryer spiced carrot fries

These fries are a tasty treat and lighter

Thai-style salmon fishcakes with lime mayo dip

These easy fishcakes make a brilliant supper as

Air fryer almond choc chunk Passover cookies

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Twist of lemon

Zesty, light and fluffy, this loaf cake is sure to please for a springtime afternoon tea

One base three meals

Transform spicy meatballs into three simple dinners, from comforting soup to pizza

Meal two

Spring meatball soup SERVES 4

Meal three

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Gnocchi with peas & pancetta

Gnocchi freeze well and can be cooked straight

Potato farl breakfast

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Foods to limit

Refined carbohydrates These spike blood sugar levels rapidly

What else can I do?

• Exercise regularly: Walking, cycling or strength

Chicken jalfrezi with spinach, brown rice & quinoa

SERVES 4 PREP 5 mins

health benefits of... spinach

Nutritionist Jo Lewin explains why it’s a powerhouse among leafy greens. Plus, we share a couple of ways to spice it up

The experts in your pocket

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An Easter to remember

Fresh, seasonal, and at prices you’ll love, Morrisons has all the quality ingredients you need to create the ultimate family feast

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At its best

Make the most of spring’s bounty with recipes including a Middle Eastern-style lunch with tender asparagus and crispy fried chicken with spring onions

Asparagus

Although it’s usually quite expensive in shops, asparagus is simple to grow at home – it just takes a bit of time. It’s rich in folic acid and vitamins A, C, K and B6 so packs a powerful nutritional punch.

Spring greens

These are often underrated veg – they are essentially cabbage without the dense heart. The plants are easy to grow and respond really well to a little compost. You can harvest them through April and May and they’re so versatile in cooking.

Spring onions

Ideal for growing in smaller spaces, spring onions don’t need much space or soil, and there are varieties that will grow through the winter months, too. They have a long cropping season and can be harvested just eight weeks after sowing.

Homegrown

Enjoy spring veg while it’s at its best, and preserve some too so you can enjoy the flavours all year round

Discover it now: nettles

Barney Desmazery digs deep on a lesser-used ingredient at its peak

Family vineyards worth seeking out

Some of the world’s best smaller-scale wines are available in supermarkets – if you know where to look

Turning up the heat

Olive Ezike impressed the judges of our Rising Stars competition with her creative take on Nigerian food, plus a new recipe from our winner Georgia Hughes

Get out & about

Venture out on an Easter egg hunt or to a celebration of Sikh culture – and if you love science, Edinburgh is the place to be

Make time for yourself

Mushroom & rice stuffed peppers in sour cream

Roasted cauliflower & chicken curry

Make the most of the whole cauliflower with this curry, perfect for a Friday night fakeaway

Sara Cox’s air fryer roast chicken

The BBC Radio 2 DJ, broadcaster and author shares her go-to family dinner, and memories of growing up on a farm

Air fryer roast chicken

2.25kg whole chicken 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1

Modern Indian

Explore the subcontinent with contemporary versions of regional dishes from chef and food writer Roopa Gulati

Chana dal with spinach

It’s usual to use chana dal for this dish but you could also make it with split yellow peas. Both have a robust, almost meaty flavour which stands up well to leafy green vegetables. Add the softened spinach at the last minute so that it retains its fresh grassy-green colour. This dal is finished with a fried tarka flourish, made with sizzling spices, garlic, ginger and the sharpness of green chillies. If you have a pressure cooker, you can cut the chana dal cooking time to 30 mins.

Fish fry

This fried fish doesn’t have a batter or crumb coating. Instead, nutty-tasting cumin, turmeric and warming chilli are mixed with lime juice and rubbed over white fish fillets to great effect. My friend Yael Jhirad made this simple and delicious snack for me at her home in Alibag, a balmy coastal town about an hour’s ferry ride from Mumbai, across the Arabian Sea. She used rawas – a local white fish, known colloquially as Indian salmon, even though it has nothing in common with the Atlantic variety that we’re familiar with. Any firm-fleshed white fish will hold up well to this winning blend of spices, though.

Fire up the BBQ

Spring is finally here and if the sun is out, why not dust off the barbecue and take your Sunday lunch outside

Charred asparagus & broccoli with blistered chilli dressing

Smoky, vibrant greens with a punchy chilli dressing – the perfect barbecue side dish.

Smoky new potatoes with charred spring onions

SERVES 6 PREP 10 mins

Flavours of Eastern Europe

Explore this diverse region with recipes from food writer Alissa Timoshkina that put vegetables centre stage

Beetroot & plum twarog

This explodes with wondrous beetroot flavours and demonstrates how an addition of just a few extra ingredients can create a whole new culinary experience out of this beautiful root vegetable. Enjoy as part of a large Eastern European zakąski or zakuski feast, or as a stand-alone snack or breakfast in the form of a generously smothered chunky sourdough toast.

Mushroom & rice stuffed peppers in sour cream sauce

This dish originated in the parts of the region that used to be under the control of the Ottoman Empire, such as Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Moldova and southern Ukraine.

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Five-night foodie trip to Slovenia with truffle-hunting

Explore the rich culture and cuisine of Slovenia

Discover Italy’s gastronomy on a small-group foodie tour

Taste your way around Bologna and Modena

See Andrea Bocelli live and discover the Tuscan Dolce Vita

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