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Eating a nutritious, balanced diet is vital to health and wellbeing, and learning how to make simple meals is a life skill that supports independent living. At the Virtual Village Hall, you can learn how to make simple, tasty dishes using low-cost, store cupboard ingredients.

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a close up of homemade elderflower cordial made by Rachel Moore

Elderflower cordial

a bowl of vegan soup topped with a coriander with lentils next to it

Vegan seasonal soup

a white dinner plate with a vegan leftover fritter on top

Veganuary leftover fritters

A beetroot burger with avocado and vegetables on a serving board with sweet potato fries

Vegan burgers

a chicken salad with kidney beans, Brussel sprouts, quinoa, spinach and sesame seeds

3 light lunches

A chilli and ginger chicken in a white bowl with kiwi fruit spring onions and cashews

Chicken salad

A bowl of crispy kale salad garnished with Moroccan seasoning on a white table.

Moroccan spinach and kale salad

a bowl of cabbage soup resting on a green hessian place mat on a painted turquoise wooden table

Moroccan hot and cold cabbage salad (Cabbage Zaalouk Salad)

Mini batboots (flat breads) and turkey burgers - Nadia Terry - Istock 1225510676

Mini batbout (flat breads) & turkey burgers

Main Image: A gold rimmed bowl, full of delicious Moroccan gluten-free almond cookies.

Authentic Moroccan Gluten-Free Almond Cookies Recipe

Afternoon tea set up, middle eastern style, with a small brown teapot on a leaf.

Kunafa Pastry with Ricotta Cheese

landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

Sow the final seeds of the year

The Allotment Diaries Episode 5

two ice cream cupcakes in ice cream cones with white icing and multicoloured sprinkles on a blue back ground

Ice cream cupcakes

Main Image: Three lettuce leaves filled with Chicken Yuk Sung - AKA Chinese Lettuce Wraps.

Easy Chicken Yuk Sung - Chinese Lettuce Wraps

Main Image: Photo of an authentic Bajan brown stew chicken dish.

Authentic Bajan Brown Stew Chicken Recipe