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Recipe of the week: fine diced ratatouille by Alain Ducasse

It’s ratatouille with a fine-dining twist.

Warm up with top 3 winter cocktails

A surefire way to fire up the taste buds during a cold snap is to rustle up a cheeky cocktail.

Try tins for top taste and value

It's pretty much a given that at the back of most people’s kitchen cupboards are cans we’ve had for years

Recipe of the week: rocky road with figs and walnuts by Lola Milne

Lola Milne's rocky road, made with with tinned figs, is a little bit different!

Has global trend for wine peaked?

Great Grog's Richard Meadows considers whether the global trend for wine has peaked.

Tips to make and fake top takeaways

If you’re looking to save a little cash and maybe boost the nutritional value of your go-to comfort food, try the ‘fakeaway’.

Recipe of the week: healthy baked ‘scampi’ by Chris Bavin

Try this tasty fakeaway 'scampi' dish at home

Provenance aside, the Scots are true masters of malts

The Malt Room's Matt MacPherson looks at the differing opinions over the provenance of whisky.

Shop for less but feed the family more

Five years ago, Paisley-born Lorna Cooper set up a Facebook page to help people get dinner on the table more easily, healthily and cheaply.

Recipe of the week: Lorna Cooper’s slow cooker chocolate cake

"Yep, it’s cake in a slow cooker!" says Lorna Cooper, author of Feed Your Family For £20 A Week.

Try some of these gin-spirational top trends in 2020

Chrissie Fairclough from Gin Club Scotland reveals what’s hot on the gin scene in 2020.

Save more by wasting less at mealtimes

Waste warrior, food writer and cheerleader for sustainability, Melissa Hemsley talks about her new veg-led cookbook.

Recipe of the week: Melissa Hemsley’s tahini choc chip cookies

“The vegan version of these are just as delicious, none of us can decide which we love the most,” says food writer Melissa Hemsley.

So, just how vegan is your whisky?

Matt MacPherson of The Malt Room in Inverness looks at whether the 'water of life' is as vegan as it first seems...

Ditch detox diets and try switching up

Model-turned-nutritionist Rosemary Ferguson has successfully switched all-out hedonism for veg juicing.

Recipe of the week: Rosemary Ferguson’s chickpea traybake

Try Rosemary's chickpea traybake – high in fibre, rich in antioxidants and you can stick it all in the oven.

FOOD & DRINK

A flavour of France stirs the senses

Recipe of the week: fine diced ratatouille by Alain Ducasse

Recipe of the week: fine diced ratatouille by Alain Ducasse

Warm up with top 3 winter cocktails

Warm up with top 3 winter cocktails

Try tins for top taste and value

Try tins for top taste and value

Recipe of the week: rocky road with figs and walnuts by Lola Milne

Recipe of the week: rocky road with figs and walnuts by Lola Milne

Has global trend for wine peaked?

Has global trend for wine peaked?

Tips to make and fake top takeaways

Tips to make and fake top takeaways

Recipe of the week: healthy baked ‘scampi’ by Chris Bavin

Recipe of the week: healthy baked ‘scampi’ by Chris Bavin

Provenance aside, the Scots are true masters of malts