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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 close up of homemade elderflower cordial made by Rachel Moore

Elderflower cordial

a chicken salad with kidney beans, Brussel sprouts, quinoa, spinach and sesame seeds

3 light lunches

a bowl of cabbage soup resting on a green hessian place mat on a painted turquoise wooden table

Moroccan hot and cold cabbage salad (Cabbage Zaalouk Salad)

Mini batboots (flat breads) and turkey burgers - Nadia Terry - Istock 1225510676

Mini batbout (flat breads) & turkey burgers

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