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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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Main image: a split image of homemade fish goujons and tartare sauce on the left, and vanilla biscuits decorated with pink icing on the right.

Recipes for Kids: Seaside-Themed Snacks for Summer

Main image: Blackened King Fish with a Green Mango Salad made by Mike Springer

Blackened King Fish with a Green Mango Salad

Part of Black History Month 2024

Vegan Sri Lankan curry and white rice in a white bowl with green herbs

Deliciously Ella’s Vegan Sri Lankan Curry Recipe

Main image: Pork Fillet Jalfrezi with rice and coriander garnish, on a wooden table with ingredients.

Pork Fillet Jalfrezi Recipe with Phil Vickery

Part of Eat Well Week 2021

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

Authentic Bajan Brown Stew Chicken Recipe

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

Easy Chicken Yuk Sung - Chinese Lettuce Wraps

Main image: A bowl of Moroccan bissara, vegan fava bean soup. On a wooden table with herbs on top

Moroccan Bissara Recipe – Classic Fava Bean Soup

a close up of a pile of homemade fish fingers on a white plat with a slice of lemon and garnished with herbs

Homemade fish fingers

Father and Son's Sunday cooking, Dr Bala And Master Saidaksh

Turkish eggs

spaghetti and meatballs in a white pasta bowl garnished with green herbs

Meatballs with pasta

a close up of a slice of tomato and cheese pizza being served

Homemade pizza

Cheese Straws Michelle Wilding Istock 482595704

Cheese straws

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

Ice cream cupcakes

homemade blondies on a white serving tray

Biscoff blondies

A slice of chocolate cheesecake on a white plate

Chocolate cheesecake