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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 • We share some of the recipes we’re excited to cook from this issue and on bbcgoodfood.com
August’s veg box star MARROW • Make the most of its delicate flavour in this spiced soup
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
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
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easy • 35 simple recipes for busy days
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
“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
news • Our health editor Tracey Raye shares a lighter brownie recipe, plus ideas for nutritious lunches and advice on kombucha
one-pan hotpot • Gentle spicing and apricots elevate this light chicken casserole to a dish reminiscent of a Moroccan tagine
canned beans • Make the most of a thrifty storecupboard ingredient with these simple recipes
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
Daily inspiration for mealtimes
WEEKEND • Stuck in a cooking rut? Shake up your routine with a Persian feast, Korean-inspired pork or a spicy veggie Sunday...