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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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Blackberry Sorbet Meinir Fon Hughes Istock 929094700

Blackberry sorbet

Blackberry Crumble Cake Meinir Fon Hughes Istock 962496128

Blackberry crumble cake

Main Image: two fresh homemade English garden cocktails on a blue painted picnic bench surrounded by bunches of elderflower and halved lemons

The English Garden Cocktail

Main image: a gluten-free red lentil bread loaf, with black sesame seeds on top and a parsley sprig on top.

Gluten-Free Red Lentil Bread Recipe

Main Image: Sacks of red, orange and yellow spices.

Moroccan Kofta Pastry Swirls - Easy Recipe

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

Vegan burgers

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