Snacks

How to Set Up a Snack Drawer Children Can Help Themselves From

A snack drawer and fridge shelf that ends the constant 'can I have a snack?', with how to stock it, simple rules…

Golden, flaky homemade sausage rolls for parties, picnics and Bonfire Night. The chilling step that makes them puff, how to freeze them…

Fluffy popcorn in a saucepan in five minutes, with almost no unpopped kernels. The three-kernel test, the 30-second rest, and sweet or…

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…

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…

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

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…

A reliable all-in-one cupcake and a buttercream that isn't sickly. Why room-temperature ingredients matter and how full to fill the cases.