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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 slice of Christmas cake on a piece of white baking paper

Christmas cake decorating

Dominic Franks Cheese Quiche

Seasonal growing and cooking

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

Mike Springer

Big Mike’s Cajun Mood-Boosting Rice

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Steph Miller

Pesto chicken and white bean traybake

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Dominic Franks

Sausage and orzo one-pot stew

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Yuki Gomi

Aubergine Nibidashi

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Rosemary Shrager

Oat coated chicken breast with green lentils and roasted red onion

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Autumn Vegan Cookery Ollie Bragg Canva Image

Autumn vegan cookery

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

Moroccan spinach and kale salad

Three freshly baked shortbread biscuits on a white background

Moroccan shortbread (Ghriba Bahla)

multiple stacks of baked flatbreads dusted with flour

Moroccan flatbread (Msemen)

A fish pastilla topped with flaked almonds and edible flowers on a plate

Moroccan fish pastilla

A steaming bowl of soup on a wooden table with herbs on top

Moroccan bissara (fava bean soup)

Close-up of several thin, crispy almond cookies, each topped with sliced almonds and a golden-brown surface.

Almond cookies (Ghriba)