August’s veg box star MARROW

FIVE KEY NIGERIAN INGREDIENTS

Yam “Many in the Igbo regions celebrate yam

Welcome to August

OUR PROMISE To support you with the challenge

INSTANT RECIPE FINDER

Clever with custard

Good Food reader Gosia Bruen shares one of her favourite recipes, for when you fancy a sweet breakfast or afternoon treat

Let’s Cook Together

Get involved in the Good Food community and share your cooking tips and stories. Plus, a reader recipe for a garden party, and our handy meal planner

What would you take to a GARDEN PARTY?

Each month, a member of our cookery team and one of our readers swap recipes for a special occasion

Follow our 7-DAY MEAL PLAN

The Chatty Café Scheme

Reducing social isolation one cup of tea at a time

YOUR GOOD FOOD

What have you been cooking and discussing?  This is where we hear from you, our wonderful community of readers

Your top 6 creations

Here are our recipes, made by you and posted on social media

EMEKA FREDERICK’S OGBONO SOUP & EBA

The co-founder of Nigerian tapas restaurant Chuku’s pays tribute to his grandma and shares a recipe using the seeds of the African wild mango

Festival of family fun

Garden parties, weekend barbecues, dinner around the campfire – eating outdoors is always a highlight of summer, and we’ve got the best recipes for all occasions

35 simple recipes for busy days

midweek ■ Ribboned courgette salad p45 family ■

No need to cook

Cut energy costs with our easy-to-assemble recipes

love your leftovers

We’ve taken all the bits you might have left over from our midweek meal recipes and turned them into nifty no-cook snacks and lunches

SWEET, SWEET SWEETCORN

Discover fresh and summery ideas for cooking with this staple veg from Melissa Thompson

perfect patisserie

Get creative in the kitchen with these sweet, kid-friendly treats from Jane Dunn – they’re a great way to impress family and friends

KIDS KITCHEN

In this six-part series, we help teach your children to become confident cooks. This month, all they need to know about frying

family matters

Food director and seasoned camper Cassie Best shares her 10 top tips for cooking and eating in the great outdoors

Santosh Shah’s Nepalese main

The MasterChef finalist shares a dish for entertaining

TV & RADIO PICKS

Deputy listings editor for Radio Times Celebrity MasterChef

With Paul around, I’d experiment in the kitchen

Fate brought neighbours Kathleen Campbell and Paul Jones together, and home-cooked meals bonded them for life

Discover how to use less energy in the kitchen

We’re here to help through the cost-of-living crisis with tips and recommendations. This month, experts reveal everything you need to know about energy-efficient cooking

news

Our health editor Tracey Raye shares a lighter brownie recipe, plus ideas for nutritious lunches and advice on kombucha

one-pan hotpot

healthy diet plan

canned beans

5 healthy ideas

SABRINA’S FEAST FOR FRIENDS

Award-winning food writer and chef Sabrina Ghayour shares her enchanting Persian recipes, ideal for sharing with guests

RELAXED ENTERTAINING

INDIAN INSPIRATION

SECRET INGREDIENT

TOM KERRIDGE

SUMMER HEIGHTS

SEASONAL

AFTER NOON TEA FAVOURITES

Put the kettle on and lay on a spread of bite-size quiches, blueberry scones and a crowd-pleasing teacake with raspberry frosting

We turned adversity into opportunity

Be inspired by entrepreneurs who overcame personal and financial struggles to change their lives, plus get expert advice on doing the same

HOW TO START YOUR OWN FOOD -RELATED BUSINESS

Polly Robinson, food and drinks start-up expert and business coach with the Government’s Help To Grow programme, shares her tips to get your idea going

Useful resources

Local Enterprise Partnerships There are 38 across England.

My UK-only food shopping challenge

I’ve spent the last year trying to eat food that hasn’t come from overseas. You might be surprised at what I discovered

Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka

Longing to visit Sri Lanka, editor Keith Kendrick finds Rambutan’s recipes a comfort

Books for cooks

What Fiona Forman is cooking this month

MORE FROM BBC GOOD FOOD

Ultimate Cakes Improve your baking skills with 148

Best buys

Junior food & reviews writer Maga Flores-Trevino rounds up the best new products to have in the kitchen

Summer beers for celebrations

Our family will be celebrating together this August, and remembering my dear brother with some brews he’d have loved

BOOST YOUR cooking skills

Get confident in the kitchen with tips and advice from the Good Food team

Teatime treat

Make these bite-sized victoria sponges for a birthday celebration or special afternoon tea. Choose your favourite jam for the filling, then add sweetened whipped cream

BEETROOT + CHOCOLATE YES, IT WORKS!

Adding vegetables to cakes isn’t a new thing

Make your pizza cutter work harder

The sharpness and mobility of a pizza cutter

HOMEMADE BURGERS

Discover more burger recipes and tips at bbcgoodfood.com/

Blackberry pie

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5 OF THE BEST gas barbecues

Whether you’re cooking for a crowd or just for two, we’ve listed five of our favourite gas barbecues

Pasta filata cheese

Experts from the Academy of Cheese introduce unctuous artisan cheeses you can try at home

Pitcher perfect

Serve sharing jugs for al fresco gatherings with these recipes from Vuyelo Ndlovu , plus stock up on this summer’s best spirits, chosen by our drinks expert Georgina Kiely

Raise a glass

Seasonal spirits to sip in the evening sunshine

Pastry know-how

Our new columnist, baking expert Benjamina Ebuehi, answers your questions

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Test kitchen secrets

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