Let’s get noodling!

You can’t hurry these flavour-packed soups and stews for a hearty winter supper. This is calm cooking for a restorative start to the new year

Need midweek meal inspiration? These recipes have a little something for everyone, and are ready in 60 minutes or less

pasta canned fish peanut butter rice jarred beans Dried pasta is a stalwart of the storecupboard, and at this time of year, you’re likely to have some cabbage and sausages in the fridge as well. Here’

Take the stress out of the proceedings and let your kitchen appliances do all the hard work

We eat around 2pm, starting with foie gras and sweet Monbazillac wine – a throwback to when we lived in Paris. Then, we move to the Sri Lankan part: biryani, chocolate biscuit pudding, before Sri Lank

Here we’re jazzing up a handy grain packet, meaning you get big flavour, fast. SERVES 2 TOTAL TIME 13 mins EASY 160g long-stem broccoli 2 x 150g free-range skinless chicken breasts olive oil 460g jar