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    Peace of cake

    Celebrate VE Day at home with classic teatime treats, from crunchy macaroons to succulent sausage rolls and these delicate little sponges

    From Weekend magazine

    Mini Victoria sponges

    Fancy finger sandwiches

    Sausage rolls with crackling crumbs

    Egg-free fruit cake

    75th anniversary biscuit cake

    Quick coconut macaroons

    VE Day poppy biscuits

    Times of Knead

    Nothing lifts the spirits like the aroma of baking bread, and it’s so cheap and simple to make your own – as these recipes from the National Trust prove

    From Weekend magazine

    Gluten-free loaf

    Rye bread

    Pizza dough

    Milk rolls

    Quick soda bread

    Perfect pitta bread

    Sourdough bread

    How to make your sourdough starter

    Have a lighter lockdown

    Deliciously health recipes to help you lose up to a stone for summer

    From Weekend magazine

    Coconut, cardamom & blueberry porridge

    Moroccan-style avocado on toast

    Nutty granola

    Oat waffles with mixed berries

    Baked potatoes with ricotta & roasted tomatoes

    Broccoli & Cheddar quiche

    Spicy prawn laksa

    Tuna, green bean & bulgur wheat salad

    Coronation Chickpea open sandwich

    Fennel grilled chicken with apple & potato salad

    Butternut squash & tofu Thai curry

    Oven-baked red pepper risotto

    Griddled pork steaks with mint & watermelon salad

    Easy carbonara

    Sloppy joes with butternut squash wedges

    Thai beef salad

    Smoked haddock & potato hash

    Sticky Peanut Butter Chicken

    Salmon & dill pasta