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Charred green veg • Barbecue or griddle your greens this summer to add a smoky flavour
Have you tried? • Dried black limes
Anna’s food picks • Food editor Anna Glover’s favourite food & drink
Britain’s best cheese
3 of the best ice creams
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Trending now • What’s hot in the world of food and drink
Gregg’s sunshine on a plate • A classic Mediterranean starter from BBC One’s Gregg Wallace
tv editor’s picks • What’s cooking across the BBC
A new way to beat single-use plastic • Say ‘pasta la vista’ to plastic straws
What we’re drinking • Our favourite new drinks on the market
Books for cooks • This month’s top new releases
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Most wanted ❤ • Celebrate summer days with sunny yellow buys to keep your kitchen bright all year round
Cocktail hour photograph MELISSA REYNOLDS-JAMES • Get the party started with this Spanish classic
Summer IS SERVED • Bring some sunshine to your table with one of these fruity desserts – ideal for rounding off al fresco summer suppers
3 EASY WAYS WITH WATERMELON
ASSEMBLE THE TART
THAI BASIL?
SPOTLIGHT ON MANGOES
MORE SEASONAL SWAPS
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gf easy • 40 simple recipes for busy weekdays
easiest ever midweek meals • These no-cook recipes are quick to prep, and perfect for when it’s too hot to turn the oven on
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share your recipe • My Good Food member Dani Mosley came up with this risotto-style orzo dish – it makes a quick midweek meal for the family
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Learn new skills at our COOKING CLASS POP-UP • Join the Good Food experts at our September event
storecupboard saviours • Food editor Anna Glover solves your midweek cooking dilemmas with new simple recipe ideas
mac ‘n’ cheese • There’s no need to stir up a white sauce when you use a slow cooker – just tip in your ingredients for this velvety smooth bowl of pasta
punchy pesto • Swirl pesto through simple dishes to pep them up
MADE FOR Summer • Keep your cool with a Hotpoint fridge freezer – your food will be as wonderfully crisp and fresh as the day you bought it
Greek yogurt lollies
4 ways with a sheet of puff pastry • Take a simple sheet of ready-made puff pastry and turn it into easy, moreish snacks to pack up and take on a picnic
aubergines • Rosie Birkett highlights this month’s aubergine crop and how to use it
grow it, cook it! • BBC Good Food’s Miriam Nice has teamed up with Emma Crawforth of Gardeners’ World to help you grow, cook and eat the best of the season in this newly extended feature
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get out and about!
afternoon tea • Keep the kids happy this summer holiday with a patisserie-style afternoon tea – they’ll enjoy making it as much as they do eating it
good advice • Family editor Lily Barclay speaks to the British Dental Association for advice on children’s tooth care
news • Health editor Sarah Lienard finds out how to stay hydrated and uses summer berries in a nutritious spread
let’s cook outside • Who said a barbecue has to be unhealthy? Swap your usual sausages and...