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.
![A bowl of crispy kale salad garnished with Moroccan seasoning on a white table.](/media/eh5bijpb/istock-483951796.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661282153070000)
Moroccan spinach and kale salad
![Three freshly baked shortbread biscuits on a white background](/media/mpuchxww/istock-1225394323.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661281426230000)
Moroccan shortbread (Ghriba Bahla)
![multiple stacks of baked flatbreads dusted with flour](/media/genoawpo/istock-1740878733.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661280850570000)
Moroccan flatbread (Msemen)
![A fish pastilla topped with flaked almonds and edible flowers on a plate](/media/sqyl5tko/istock-1470312201.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661280187170000)
Moroccan fish pastilla
![A steaming bowl of soup on a wooden table with herbs on top](/media/d2igjlyn/istock-1294317819.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661276191030000)
Moroccan bissara (fava bean soup)
![Close-up of several thin, crispy almond cookies, each topped with sliced almonds and a golden-brown surface.](/media/e4fdiarb/istock-155379484.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661273014670000)
Almond cookies (Ghriba)
![Two grilled meat koftas on wooden board with tomatoes and herbs](/media/ciij3x0z/istock-1440836710.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133661275050900000)
Moroccan beef kofta
![a traditional Moroccan vegetable tagine in a tagine pot](/media/ic3pmvzf/moroccan-vegetable-tagine-nadia-terry-istock-485025538.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133535029413600000)
Moroccan vegetable tagine
![Matt Pritchard](/media/32pj2iz5/matt-pritchard-image-1.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133669795272030000)
Leek, Spinach and White Bean Pie
Part of Men's Health Week 2022
![a jar of sourdough starter on a white kitchen countertop](/media/ggcd5xap/making-sourdough-ollie-bragg-istock-1225036818.jpg?rxy=0.5388144407973301,0.5477524261492662&width=1920&height=600&rnd=133663814294500000)
Making sourdough
![a white dinner plate with a vegan leftover fritter on top](/media/0ndf3szn/veganuary-leftover-fritters-ollie-bragg-image.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133663820399170000)
Veganuary leftover fritters
![a chicken salad with kidney beans, Brussel sprouts, quinoa, spinach and sesame seeds](/media/dxxbetfd/3-light-lunches-koen-bouckaert-istock-920931456.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133663721252100000)
3 light lunches
![Non Alcoholic Punch Michelle Wilding Istock 1637732935](/media/0dyhswau/non-alcoholic-punch-michelle-wilding-istock-1637732935.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133663696193870000)
Non alcoholic Christmas Punch
![a close up of homemade elderflower cordial made by Rachel Moore](/media/zh5n3lc4/elderflower-cordial-rachel-moore-image.jpeg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133662849443830000)
Elderflower cordial
![small bowls of fresh fruit vegetable and herbs on a white marble background](/media/h31mxcym/veganuary-ideas-ollie-bragg-istock-1180833562.jpg?width=1920&height=600&rnd=133535077401600000)