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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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Afternoon tea set up, middle eastern style, with a small brown teapot on a leaf.

Kunafa Pastry with Ricotta Cheese

landscape photo of rachel moore wearing a hat in front of her allotment on a bright sunny day

Sow the final seeds of the year

The Allotment Diaries Episode 5

Mediterranean vegetables and hash brown quiche in an oven dish, on a towel with ingredients around it.

Mediterranean vegetables and hash brown quiche

Veganuary 2025 Ollie Bragg Istock 1180833562

Veganuary 2025

Vegetarian Spring Parcels Nadia Terry Istock 1371954810

Vegetarian spring rolls

Red Christmas themed cooking utensils in a wreath with red and gold baubles on a grey background

Christmas Veggie Cookery

FABRIC SCRAP SWEETIE BOWLS Rachel Moore IMAGE

Scrap fabric sweetie bowls

A close up of some purple spouting micro salad leaves

Micro Veg

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)