Can-do cooking

Yes, we like to ‘cheat’ too – and by that, we mean using excellent ready-made products to take speedy shortcuts. Whip up these delicious meals when you don’t fancy hours in the kitchen...

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 20 mins ■ Cook 40 mins 1 tbsp olive oil6 chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, cut into large chunks2 tbsp piri-piri seasoning1 onion, finely chopped2 garlic cloves, crushed350g bas

Low-maintenance plates packed with punchy flavours? We’ve sorted your midweek eating schedule with these five easy-to-pull-together summer suppers

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 25 mins plus 2 hrs chilling ■ No cook 1kg ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped1 large red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped½ cucumber, sliced1 small garlic clove, grated4 spring onions,

Enjoy these stunners using lighter cheese options – perfect for summer

Serves 4-6Prep time 25 min, plus30 min dry briningCook time 1 hour 55 min BE A BETTER COOK Seasoning with salt ahead of cooking (dry-brining) gives tender, better seasoned meat (even if it’s left for