Food (Featured)

Escape the chaos of the summer holidays and moving boxes with a true taste of Italy. Join us for a family-friendly review of San Carlo Alderley Edge, featuring their fantastic new kids’ menu, authentic Italian dishes, and a stress-free dining experience for parents and children alike.

Ditch the packet food! Chef Peter Sidwell shares three quick, comforting, and flexible family recipes designed to bring everyone together around the dinner table.

In this edition of Auntie Cath Cooks, Catherine Tyldesley shares two fresh, flavour-packed recipes perfect for busy family life — a chilled honey chicken poke bowl and a hot soy beef poke bowl. Simple, satisfying and full of goodness, they’re ideal for an easy lunch or midweek dinner.

This month, I’m thrilled to share two of our all-time favourite bakes: our homemade Hob Nobs and nostalgic Wagon Wheels. These recipes are more than just sweet treats—they’re time capsules. The Hob Nobs came from a rainy weekend when we had oats, butter, and not much else in the cupboards. The kids loved rolling the dough into little biscuit balls and watching them flatten in the oven. Dipping them in chocolate was the final touch—well, that and licking the spoon clean!

Once you master the basics of risotto, the options are endless. To make it easier on busy weekdays, you can
make the base in advance, then finish it off just before serving

Here’s an easy, fun and healthy pancake recipe (or even a morning breakfast recipe) to try with your kids…

I have added a brief summary of some of the amazing nutritional benefits each ingredient has!

As we hit the Autumn months, we asked our resident chef and food editor Simon Wood to share a mouth watering recipe: Rib of Beef, Celeriac Puree, & Pommes Anna

Auntie Cath Cooks Tandoori-Spiced Monkfish by Catherine Tyldesley