Pop these delicious meals in the middle of the table so everyone can serve themselves. What’s not to love?

Have dinner on the table in minutes with these weekday winners

■ Serves 8 ■ Prep 30 mins plus 10 mins resting ■ Cook 1 hr 500g kale, thick stalks discarded and roughly chopped1 tbsp each butter and olive oil2 onions, chopped3 garlic cloves, finely chopped750g ric

Fry 1 sliced garlic clove for a few seconds in 1 tbsp olive oil. Add 500g courgettes, quartered and chopped, and cook until starting to soften. Stir in 200g frozen peas, a 400g can drained cannellini

Celebrate Easter with a vibrant twist on tradition and try these delicious recipes, which include a sprinkling of Middle Eastern spices and flavours

From weekly shops to smart shortcuts, food writer Laura Goodman explores how rising costs and busy lives are reshaping our family meals