PICNIC

Soda Bread is so easy to make - the perfect homemade bread for beginners. 

Crisp ginger biscuits to accompany tea, coffee or a glass of milk. Bake a few batches as these freeze particularly well and you never know when there might be a biscuit emergency.

The AGA cooker is famous for its traybakes – large, shallow cakes which can be cut into many pieces. This particular bake has a distinctive poppyseed texture and a tasty orange tang. Tradition has never tasted so good.

These are so easy to make and freeze very well, so there can always be slow-burn energy food to hand for outings and long walks. A square popped into a lunchbox should see them through until the end of school.

Laura James shares her divine recipe for Strawberry and White Chocolate Muffins.

This is a simple versatile dish and ingredients can be personalised to suit your tastes. Great for a quick solo snack, kid’s dinner, or cut into pizza style slices for a summer picnic. They are also a great way of using up any of those Sunday Roast leftovers.

This vegetarian dish is perfect as a starter or as a main meal. Make one large quiche or several smaller ones.