School Lunch

How to Pack a Hot Lunch in a Thermos So It Stays Hot

The boiling-water trick that keeps a food flask hot until lunchtime, what to put in it, and the simple test that tells…

A simple formula for filling a bento-style lunchbox, dozens of mix-and-match ideas for each compartment, and how to keep it cold and…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Soft white rolls with one rise and no mixer. How to tell when the dough is kneaded enough, and the trick for…

A pasta salad that is still good on Wednesday, with the dressing rule that stops it drying out and the cutting note…

Lightly sweet, seed-topped muffins that hold together in a school bag and freeze for a month. Twelve muffins, one bowl, about 35…

A one-bowl muffin that uses up over-ripe bananas, freezes well, and defrosts in a lunchbox by mid-morning. Twelve muffins, about 35 minutes,…