Here are some of our favourite picnic foods so you can create your own moveable feast.
Despite the title, this recipe doesn't actually come from New Orleans, but is named in honour of the wonderful pecan trees I admired on a visit there eons ago. I've been making this, or a version of i…
I made this coleslaw and I ate half of it before the guests came!By riayala
If ever there were questions raised about the need for Rich Tea biscuits, then Rocky Road would be all the answer required. A doddle to make, and easily transportable, a batch of these has saved me of…
I always make a large vat of these since they're lovely to pick at in the fridge. Plus, although they're easy to make, you do need quite a few ingredients — and this holds true whether you're making a…
It’s not hard to make biscuits that hold their shape well while cooking; it’s not hard to make biscuits that taste good and have a melting, buttery texture: what’s hard is to find a biscuit that does…
What a find. Taste on a par with the enjoyment the children get from making them. A keeper. Thank you!By Cheeselouise
It seems strange that I’ve managed to write seven books without one plain chocolate chip cookie (by which I mean a plain cookie with chocolate chips in it). It’s true that the Totally Chocolate Chocol…
Just came out of the oven and these cookies are heaven..... Yum yumBy Mcr00baker
Along with chocolate, there is much comfort to be gleaned from reading cookbooks. This recipe combines two loves by being chocolatey to the point of madness and having revealed itself to me after a co…
These are the best cookies I've ever eaten. It's impossible to only cook half the batch. In fact they're so good I just double up all the ingredients and freeze 12 and cook 12!By Cato80
You'd think this was designed to keep the children happy, and while that's OK with me, it is the adults who seem to find this particuarly irresistible. If I can find a tub of edible disco glitter in o…
It's a long time since I popped one of these crunchy, crisp, sweet and chewy treats into a lunchbox, but I have a great residual fondness for them, and not just because they taste compellingly like se…
These mini meatloves are best eaten cold, either dunked in mayo, ketchup, brown sauce or mustard, or sliced up and made into sandwiches with your sauce of choice or, indeed, the whole concatenation of…
Wow, made these for the first time today and were lovely. Love the fact that I got enough left for the rest of the week. Thank you Nigella.By Sunflower1
I love the Japanese way of eating cold noodles: I just lift a bowl to my face, fork furiously and slurp. If you want to make these part of a meal, then know that they go wonderfully well with salmon:…
This recipe does involve a lot of fiddly preparation, but what it creates is addictive; every mouthful repays the effort a hundredfold. What's more, you can stash it in a Tupperware or similar and lea…
I am convinced that it is when raw that beetroot is at its best, and this recipe offers the most persuasive evidence; I promise you that it is loved even by those who were traumatised by putridly swee…