STIR-UP SUNDAY

Sunday 22 November is Stir-Up Sunday this year, the traditional day to bake your Christmas cake, make some mincemeat or steam a pudding for the big day. So, grab a mixing bowl, pick a recipe (or try all three), and get in the Christmas mood

GET CRAFTY

Add a little homemade magic when decking the halls this Christmas with our guide to decorations, name tags and place settings

7 Ways To Sustainably Eat Cheese

Cheesemongers give tips on how to buy and store cheese in an environmentally conscious way

Your new comfort food favourites

We’re sharing hearty dishes that will brighten up the darkening evenings – you’ll want to make them again and again recipes BBC GOOD FOOD COOKERY TEAM

Sticky toffee pudding

Rich and indulgent, this is the ultimate comforting dessert. It’s easily put together, then simply leave it to cook so it’s ready to serve in the evening with ice cream

Lopè's friday night feast

Fill your kitchen with the heady aromas of African cooking, courtesy of Lopè Ariyo, the first-time author of Hibiscus

Honey-glazed pork

Good Food reader Maggie Wong developed this recipe with her father, who lives in Hong Kong. ‘While apart, we find sharing our recipes is a way to make us feel closer,’ she says photograph MIKE ENGLISH

Halloween treats

Need to conjure up something sweet for the family? Try these spooky brownies from food editor Cassie photograph TOM REGESTER

Gluten-free comfort

Enjoy a warming chicken dinner with creamy blue cheese, leeks and walnuts. It’s ready to eat in just 45 minutes

Cook, freeze, reheat

Batch-cook these easy recipes and put them in the freezer so you can feed the family without a fuss when it’s busy

Family matters

The learning doesn’t have to stop during half-term – get the kids in the kitchen to spark an interest in cooking, with food director Cassie Best

10 TIPS FROM PROS What you can learn from Michael Caines

Clever ways to improve your cooking from the Michelin-starred restaurateur

How To Make It Homemade Fruit Snack

Good Food’s Miriam Nice takes on a fruity project, while Emma Crawforth of Gardeners’ World explains how to prepare for autumn

What you can learn from Angela Hartnett

We talk Italian cooking with the acclaimed chef, BBC regular and MBE honouree

Tonight's special

Treat yourself on a Friday night to a round of crispy, spicy chicken tacos – best enjoyed with a margarita

simple steak

Cook this veg-packed steak dinner on the barbecue, or in the oven for ease – it’s part of the Summer Diet Plan on bbcgoodfood.com

RAVINDER BHOG'S PODCAST EXTRA- My curry secrets

In our BBC Good Food Podcast, the cookbook author, chef and owner of London’s Jikoni restaurant shares her insights about one of Britain’s most popular dishes

Emma Freud meets Jason Isaacs

Our columnist chats to the actor about making movies, his Jewish heritage and the ‘mutant’ spaghetti bolognese he’s famed for among his family

DRINKS CABINET Pure refreshment

Squeeze out every last drop of summer with Miriam Nice who offers a selection of our most refreshing drinks this month, plus get top tips on fruit waters from food writer and supper club host Selina Periampillai

COOK BOOK CHALLENGE New World Sourdough

Editor Keith Kendrick finally joins the sourdough craze – but with a difference

5 ways healthy dips

Swap shop-bought dips for one of these homemade options – they taste more vibrant, are better for you, and make a great snack or addition to lunch

10 Tips From Pros: What You Can Learn From James Cochran

The Great British Menu finalist shares some easy ways to up your cooking game

Nothing beats face-to-face shopping

Home deliveries of food have changed the way we shop, but at what price?

Tonight's special

Our version of the classic Spanish tapas dish is taken to another level with pork meatballs. It’s the ideal Friday night treat

NEXT LEVEL BBQ chicken

SERVES 4 PREP 30 mins plus 1 hr marinating COOK 1 hr EASY

HOW WE EAT NOW "Our grandparents have never been more precious"

Covid-19 kept us separated from our families for months, and reminded us how much our loved ones mean to us. In this new series, British-Iranian writer Punteha van Terheyden talks to grandchildren and grandparents about the bond they share through a love of cooking. She begins with her own story

SUMAYYA USMANI'S SINDHI KARRI

In this series, we’re celebrating the world’s best comfort food by asking chefs and food writers to share the dishes they love from their backgrounds. Here, food writer and cookery teacher Sumayya Usmani shares hers as told to TONY NAYLOR

New ways to eat and drink

As more of us venture back out to pubs and restaurants, we tot up the 10 biggest food and drink trends that have emerged during the last few months spent at home, and how they may be shaping our future

Charcoal & wood

There’s more to cooking with charcoal and wood than just grabbing a bag of something when the sun comes out. With a little forward planning, you’ll end up helping the environment and have fuel that imparts better flavour

5 ways we've been EATING GREENER

Having to spend more time at home has changed how we eat and shop – and it could be good news for the planet