Recipes

Halloween Food for Kids: Easy Treats for a Party or a Night In

Sweet treats, savoury party food, film-night snacks and five-minute no-recipe ideas, plus what to make ahead and how to keep a Halloween…

Soft spiced muffins packed with small pieces of apple. How to stop the fruit sinking, why you stop stirring early, and how…

Chocolate cupcakes with orange and chocolate buttercream and a shower of sprinkles. The colouring trick that stops the icing going runny, and…

Glassy, crackly toffee apples for Halloween and Bonfire Night. The hard-crack test, why you strip the wax first, and why the hot…

Soft, chewy caramel apples rolled in chopped nuts or sprinkles. The temperature that makes caramel cling, and the food-safety reason to eat…

Don't bin the seeds after carving. The fastest way to separate them from the stringy pulp, why drying them matters, and sweet…

A soft, spiced pumpkin loaf studded with chocolate chips. Tinned or homemade purée, the spice mix, and why it is even better…

Ten minutes in a pan, then it keeps for days. Why giant couscous is easier than the fine kind, and the dressing…

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

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

Made with actual chocolate rather than powder, in five minutes. Why you heat the milk gently and never let it boil.

Tall, light scones in half an hour. Why you must not twist the cutter, why the dough should look under-mixed, and how…