Lunch Lady Magazine

The importance of optimism is drummed into us from an early age. “Look on the bright side,” people say. “Be a glass-half-full person!” “Stop being such a whingey little sad sack!” (You can thank my older brother for that one.) Yet people rarely stop

• 450g / 15.8oz flour• 9g / 0.3oz salt• 250ml / 8.5 fl oz sparkling mineral water (or half water, half beer)• 80ml / 2.7 fl oz olive oil • 3 sweet white onions• olive oil• 2–3 red and green peppers, roasted for one hour in the oven at 200°C / 400°F

For more than 3.5 billion people, it represents the difference between fullness and hunger. It provides more than 20 per cent of humanity’s calorie intake and 13 per cent of our protein. For the poorest 500 million people in Asia, those figures surpa

Describe who you are. J: I’m Jana, architect converted to baker, passionate about the food we put into our bodies, how we prepare it and where it comes from. I’m originally from Germany but have been living in Barcelona for almost twenty years now. M

Make this porridge your own by adding a little cinnamon, a handful of sultanas or a few chopped dates to the mix before heating. Serve it with some poached fruit, chopped banana and honey, almonds or coconut flakes. Use your favourite plant-based mil

Who are you? We are CHIAOZZA, which rhymes with ‘wowza’. It is a combination of our names, Terri Chiao and Adam Frezza. We are an artist duo working across a range of media including sculpture, design, installation, painting, collage, photography and

Serves 6–8 • 1/4 cup (60ml / 2 fl oz) olive oil• 1 onion, roughly chopped• 2 carrots, chopped• 2 garlic cloves, crushed• 1 tbsp (20ml / 0.7 fl oz) ground paprika• 1 tbsp (20ml / 0.7 fl oz) garam masala• 2 x 400g / 0.9lb cans chopped tomatoes• 1 cup

• 2 cups tightly packed spinach leaves• 1 cup fresh ricotta• 2 egg yolks, lightly whisked• 25g / 0.8oz parmesan cheese, finely grated• 1/3 cup wholemeal flour, plus extra for rolling• 1 tbsp fresh herbs or 1/2 tbsp of dried herbs• pinch of salt, crac

• 3 tbsp butter or a neutral flavoured oil, like grapeseed• 1 large cauliflower, broken into florets, and chopped finely• 1/2 brown onion• 1cm fresh ginger, peeled and minced• 1 clove garlic, minced• 1/2 tbsp garam masala• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon• 1/

How do I start my own Little Free Pantry? Location, location, location! How do I determine location? All of the following should be considered in determining location. Safety first! Your location should not put anyone in an unsafe place, whether in a

Serves 4–6 • 4 tbsp (80ml / 2.7 fl oz) soy sauce or tamari• 2 tsp (10ml / 0.34 fl oz) honey• 1 tbsp (20ml / 0.7 fl oz) rice wine vinegar• 1 tsp (5ml / 0.17 fl oz) sesame oil• 2 tbsp (40ml / 1.4 fl oz) coconut aminos • 1/4 cup (60ml / 2 fl oz) olive

Serves 6–8 • 50g / 1.8oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing• 3 tbsp (60ml / 2 fl oz) honey• 1L / 2pt milk• 3/4 cup (180ml / 6 fl oz) thickened cream• 2 tsp (10ml / 0.34 fl oz) vanilla paste• 1 tbsp (20ml / 0.7 fl oz) ground cinnamon• 100g / 3.

• large piece of black felt (big enough to cover backing board) • piece of ply or thick card to use as a backing board (we used A3 size but any size can work) Step 1 : To make the backing board, place the black felt on top of the ply board and trim

When you’re growing up, the meaning of ‘happily ever after’ seems so unambiguous. You find your person, you get together with that person, and then you spend the rest of your lives in a state of unified bliss. No need to see what happens after the we

Long before five-year-olds were queuing up the next episode of Bluey on their iPads, there was Fuzzy-Felt. You remember it, right? The two-dimensional soft felt toy of your childhood that required no USB cable or AirPods. If you’re having trouble rec

• 1kg / 35oz pitted cherries*• 4-6 geranium leaves, optional• 375ml / 12.7 fl oz raw honey• 1 lemon, juiced *If you’re using canned or jarred cherries give them a good rinse off from the syrup they’ve been drenched in. Frozen cherries can be used to

Who’s in your family? There’s me (Behan), Jamie and our three kids: Niall (20), who moved off the boat last year to start uni, Mairen (17) and Siobhan (15). What motivated you to sell your belongings and set sail? More than anything, it was about put

Serves 6 as a side Dress the salad with 1/2 to 3/4 of the salad dressing and serve the extra in a little jar on the table, for those who would like a little more! • 1 cup wild rice, soaked in water for at least 2 hours• 3 cups (720ml / 1.5pt) veget

• 225g / 7.9oz unsalted butter• 100g / 3.5oz raw caster sugar• 225g / 7.9oz plain flour• 115g / 4oz rice flour• pinch of salt• zest of 1 lemon, grated finely• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, cut finely 1. Cream butter, lemon zest, rosemary and sugar until pa

Changing her one morning in early 2013, the sun beaming over her face, Dwayne noticed that Liberty wasn’t closing her eyes in the glare. A visit to the specialist confirmed his fears. Liberty had been born with two rare optical defects: in her right

What is Little Free Pantry? The concept behind Little Free Pantry (LFP) is simple: give what you can, take what you need. Physically, that looks like a box or cupboard on a post, though it can be any empty vessel. The point is that it’s filled with g

• 500g / 17.6oz pasta• 1-2 broccoli heads• unsalted butter• olive oil• 2 garlic cloves• 1 tbsp fresh or dried herbs• 1 lemon, zested• 100g / 3.5oz feta• grated cheese 1. Boil up a big pot of salted water and whack in your preferred pasta. 2. Chop th

Tell us about your food blog Patacake. How did it come about? Patacake happened very organically. When my son was born, Iʼd been running my cake business, Sticky Fingers Bakery, for around eight years. During his first year on Earth I was quite busy

A pencil for each player A road trip! Cut out the bingo sheets. Buckle up, bright eyes, and start the big search for the items on your sheet. When you spot something on your sheet, call it out—and then cross it off. If more than 1 player spots