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1. Canned Beans & Lentils Beans and lentils are some of the more nutritious foods you can choose. When they’re canned, they’re some of the more long-lasting food staples you need to have in your kitchen. Outside of being nutritious, they’re quick and easy to cook and add can be added to lots of different meals. As well as making a meal in their own right, they are also brilliant for bulking meals out and making them go further: you can often reduce the expensive meat content by adding a tin of beans or lentils – my half and half …

Cooking for guests: exciting and enjoyable or scary and too much pressure? Here is how you can make cooking for guests an enjoyable experience for all involved! Image Credit – CCO License Check Dietary Requirements Different people have different dietary needs, and it might not always be obvious whether your guests have any. Before you start planning your soiree, have a quick check all of your guests’ dietary requirements. It’s better than not checking, and ending up serving food they can’t or won’t eat: my husband took over the reins recently when we had very good friends round – he …