Study with BBC Good Food experts Barney and Cassie to grow your skills and culinary knowledge. The live virtual classes include pre-recorded video lectures, guides, and a community area where you can chat to your peers and share tips and advice. It’s

When I drink, I always try to choose the right vessel for the spirit. For refined spirits, I always try to choose a glass with the finest rim possible. The vessel is one of the most important things there is – it gives a value to a cognac, for exampl

‘Sharing food with friends and family is a tonic – it lifts the spirits and acts as a soothing balm. So whenever you can, share a meal with others. Set a welcoming table. Pencil in some dates with people you’ve missed.’ As we head into 2021, we’re em

Brandy is a generic term for a grape-wine-based spirit. Cognac is a protected name for brandies made in and around the town of Cognac, in the west of France. It’s known as the most refined brandy in the world. Armagnac, like cognac, is named after it

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A real treat, Rick Stein returns to the county he loves to explore the land and sea that shapes Cornwall. Along with championing local food, history and culture, Rick will be cooking simple dishes inspired by his travels. Weekdays at 6.30pm on BBC Tw

Did you know the team behind Good Food also creates olive magazine? It has all the easy recipes you love, added inspiration from the UK restaurant scene and foodie destinations, plus contemporary kitchen interiors ideas to make the most of your time

We’re bringing back some of your favourite comforting and healthy recipes, so whether you’re hoping to lose extra pounds or simply re-energise, you can start this year looking and feeling your best The food we eat not only affects our physical healt

This episode sees Persian chef and author Sabrina Ghayour share a classic Persian rice recipe and reveals how to create the perfect tahdig crust. Her latest cookbook, Simply, is out now (£26, Mitchell Beazley). Choose the best quality basmati rice yo

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Start the day right with this healthy baked banana porridge containing walnuts, banana and cinnamon. SERVES 2 PREP 5 mins COOK 25 mins EASY V 2 small bananas, halved lengthways100g jumbo porridge oats¼ tsp cinnamon150ml milk of your choice4 walnu

1 THE PESTLE AND MORTAR, 35,000 BC One of the oldest tools known to man, the pestle and mortar, has barely changed in millenia. Evidence of the first breads were discovered in pestle and mortars, and it continues to be – despite electric blenders – u

Watch Keshia make Montserrat’s national dish, goat water (see p117), as part of our World in Your Kitchen video series. Find it at bbcgoodfood.com. Nadiya makes Persian basmati rice chelo with tips from Sabrina Ghayour on page 110. Tune in to the Roo

Chinese Takeaway in 5 by Kwoklyn Wan (Quadrille, £15, out 21 Jan ) After growing up working in the kitchen of his family’s Cantonese restaurant, Kwoklyn Wan became a chef and author. His latest cookbook contains 80 recipes for takeaway favourites, wh

BANANAS AND DAIRY are a good source of the amino acid tryptophan, which the body needs to make the feel-good hormone serotonin. When eaten with a carb source such as oats, the brain can absorb the tryptophan easily. GREEN VEG such as broccoli are nu

Food director Cassie says: “A good sturdy box grater is a must-have in any kitchen. You’ll need one with large holes on one side (for cheese, carrots and potatoes), and a finer second surface is useful for parmesan and zesting. I like one with a chee

No New Year’s resolutions here. Not anymore. I’m old enough to know that I never, ever stick to them, so I save the effort and inevitable disappointment of failure, and instead channel that energy into positive things. I see each year as an opportuni

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