Picky Eaters

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Butter the outside, not the pan. Low heat, the right cheese, and the sandwich that has rescued more weeknights than any recipe…

A weeknight bolognese that tastes like it simmered all afternoon. Why you brown the mince properly, and the two cheap additions that…

A smoothie thick enough to eat with a spoon. The liquid ratio that makes the difference, and why the toppings are the…

Cheap, filling, on the table in half an hour, and no soaking. The spice step most people skip, and why red lentils…

A ten-minute dinner children can help build, with the two rules that stop a quesadilla falling apart the moment you cut it.

One dish, mostly storecupboard, and the sauce trick that stops a pasta bake drying out in the oven. Serves six, assembles ahead,…

A smooth tomato soup carrying four vegetables, blended so completely that texture stops being the argument. Serves six, freezes well, about 45…

A dough that works in a domestic oven, jobs a child can actually do safely, and why letting them top their own…

A thick, not-too-sweet smoothie in five minutes from frozen fruit, with the ratio that stops it turning into a thin pink drink…

Practical, non-medical approaches for children who refuse most of what is offered — how to lower the pressure at the table, why…