How healthy is your bbq?

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Open-fire cooking is one of the hardest but most rewarding ways to cook. The real craft is learning to manage your heat and starting by getting a good bed of embers. I always say, the bigger the barbe

There’s nothing quite like packing up a delicious feast and heading outside to graze. But all those ‘picky bits’ can easily see you ramping up your calorie intake without realising it. Think you know

Barbecues come with an abundance of food, and that can mean a lot of leftovers. Closer nutritionist Juliette Kellow shows you how to use them up rather than throwing them away

SERVES 2 PREP 12 mins plus optional overnight marinating COOK 18 mins EASY 4 skinless chicken breast fillets(about 760g)125g passata1 medjool date, stoned2 garlic cloves1 tbsp balsamic vinegar1 tsp sm

Some rib recipes require boiling or steaming the ribs before glazing them, but here, the ribs are cooked in what becomes the sauce, which takes on plenty of flavour from the meat juices. The beauty of