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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

Mike Springer

Big Mike’s Cajun Mood-Boosting Rice

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Yuki Gomi

Aubergine Nibidashi

Part of Eat Well Week 2024

Three freshly baked shortbread biscuits on a white background

Moroccan shortbread (Ghriba Bahla)

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

Moroccan fish pastilla

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

Almond cookies (Ghriba)

Two grilled meat koftas on wooden board with tomatoes and herbs

Moroccan beef kofta

a traditional Moroccan vegetable tagine in a tagine pot

Moroccan vegetable tagine

a jar of sourdough starter on a white kitchen countertop

Making sourdough

Non Alcoholic Punch Michelle Wilding Istock 1637732935

Non alcoholic Christmas Punch

small bowls of fresh fruit vegetable and herbs on a white marble background

Veganuary ideas

a Christmas nut roast in a white casserole dish

Vegan Christmas

Chef Xiuli Lei

Vegetarian Chinese cooking

a stack of vegetable pakoras on a wooden board with chilli dipping sauce garnished with green herbs

Vegetable pakoras