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Update • We’ve picked our favourite Valentine’s gifts, the best toppings for pancakes and share Ken Hom’s chow mein recipe
8 new ways to brighten up your month • Try something new this month with our round-up of ingredients, trends and green solutions
Eat cheese to help out • Cheese lovers Sam Elsdon and Shivali Best came up with a clever way to help both cheesemongers and food banks during the pandemic
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Anna’s food picks • This month’s shopping inspiration from food & reviews writer Anna Lawson
3 of the best • Extra-special shop-bought pancake toppers
Cheese & charcuterie platters
What we’re drinking • Our favourite tipples this month
Create your own customised cookbook • Turn your favourite Good Food recipes into a unique cookbook to give as a gift or use in your own kitchen
Ken Hom’s Chinese New Year main • Celebrate on 12 February with a popular noodle dish from the chef, author and presenter
TV and radio picks • What’s cooking on the BBC this month
Most wanted • Whether you’re buying for a good friend, family member or partner, Anna Lawson shares great gift ideas for Valentine’s Day
Your comfort food favourites • From fish pie and kimchi cheese toasties to apple pie and sticky toffee pudding, here’s what our readers want to eat when they’re craving comfort food
WE ARE • Each month, we introduce you to the experts who create content for your favourite food brand
Books for cooks • Relax with this month’s top reads
More from BBC Good Food
serve up a timesaver • Spend a rewarding hour or two in the kitchen and get ahead on the week’s dinners. Fill your freezer with these brilliant ideas from the Good Food team, and you’ll save time and money – a win, win
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easiest ever midweek meals • Stir up a one-pot wonder with recipes that boast layers of flavour and very little washing-up
custard classic • End dinner on a retro note with this kitsch pud – it’s simple enough to make midweek, and is super-comforting
pancakes • To celebrate Shrove Tuesday (16 February), two members of the Good Food team share their favourite pancake recipes
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sweet potato balls • BBC Good Food reader Ben Lee is a Taiwanese cookbook author and photographer. Here, he shares his recipe for this moreish snack
use up your leftovers • We do our best to waste as little food as possible in our test kitchen. Here’s how you can do the same this month
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