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Warm up winter and make a weekend night in with the family into a special event with this North African-inspired menu

SOUP'S UP!

These comforting bowls from chef and restaurateur Carl Clarke are great to make ahead for midweek lunches or to serve as a satisfying supper

A week of lunchboxes SORTED

Can’t face making sandwiches every day? These lunches can be made ahead and easily adapted for variety

PASS THE PASTA

Kids will love to help assemble this easiest ever lasagne, made with streaky bacon, beef mince, a crème fraîche sauce and gooey mozzarella

Friday Night Fakeaways

Love a takeaway? These homemade versions of our favourites are simple to make, and they’re healthier and cheaper, too

Simple saviours

Whether you’re after an easy breakfast, a quick lunch or fuss-free supper, look to your cupboards for the bases of satisfying meals

10 Of The Best Healthy One-Pots

Cosy up to healthy comfort food. It doesn’t have to be laden with fat and carbs to make you feel warm inside, and these dishes pack in the veg!

PARTY FOR ONE

If you’re cooking for yourself on Christmas Day, this special pie from food director Cassie Best is an easy way to enjoy all the festive flavours without making a huge meal

NEW WAYS WITH LEFTOVERS

Turkey sandwiches have their place, but Rosie Birkett has fresh ideas for what’s left of Christmas dinner

Your 12 days of Christmas

Try shaking up traditions this year – we’ve revamped 12 classic recipes from the perfect ham to mince pies, to see you through the season

TAKE IT EASY ON NEW YEAR'S EVE

Make Diana Henry’s laid-back menu to bring in the new year

Quick veggie ramen

Quick veggie ramen

TOM'S TURKEY DINNER

BBC chef and Good Food Podcast host Tom Kerridge shares his Christmas Day menu

RETRO CHRISTMAS REVAMPED

Breathe new life into old traditions with Melissa Thompson and her spruced-up versions of classic seasonal recipes

DREAMY DESSERTS

For a spectacular finish to a festive meal, how about our showstopping profiterole wreath, a delectable dairy-free cheesecake or piled-high pavlova? Tis the season to indulge

COMFORT FOOD AND JOY

Perfect your favourite recipes this festive season with a little help from NEFF’s innovative Slide&Hide® oven

Easy Christmas Cake Decorating

Two members of the Good Food team share their favourite ways to spruce up a Christmas cake. Find a festive fruitcake or sponge recipe on bbcgoodfood.com

VIRGINIA STATE, USA

Virginia is a wine region that is beginning to see the fruits of its perseverance. Adventurous winemakers in this eastern state, close to Washington DC, have learned to adapt, and the proof is in a smartly deployed array of grapes and styles. Jason Tesauro takes a tour and highlights producers to watch and a selection of its distinctive wines to try

PETRUS

Icon: it’s a word that is much overused, in wine as elsewhere. But in the context of the world’s greatest wines, none could be more deserving of the descriptor than this sought-after and convention-defying estate on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. Jane Anson gets to the heart of the enigma that is Petrus

SWEET AND FORTIFIED WINES: how to serve and preserve

They’re among the best value, and most delicious, wines in the world. But there can still be uncertainty among wine lovers around how best to enjoy these classic and characterful styles. Anne Krebiehl MW asks the experts for their food-pairing tips

SWEET BORDEAUX: looking beyond the obvious

It’s not all about Sauternes, you know – there are other, lesser-known Bordeaux areas that produce top-notch dessert styles using botrytised grapes. Andy Howard MW explores these outlying and often great-value appellations, and recommends 12 top wines to try

AGEING GRACEFULLY

Matured for at least 10 years in oak casks, XO Cognac is one of life’s affordable luxuries. Laura Foster explains how it’s made and recommends top XOs to buy

BILLECART-SALMON, CUVEE NICOLAS FRANCOIS 1959 Champagne, France

DECANTER WINE LEGENDS

Andrew Jefford

‘The jolts of 2020 have been an education – the lesson is care’

2020: the year that was

2020: the year that was Celebrity wines, counterfeit SuperTuscans and paper bottles. We look back at Decanter news coverage from a year to remember – and not just for Covid-19. Compiled by Chris Mercer

Anniversary Buys: The Decanter Guide

Whether you’re toasting an 18th birthday with a birth-year Bordeaux or marking a golden wedding anniversary with a 50-year-old fizz, major milestones deserve a magnificent wine to match. Anthony Rose went in search of the best bottles to help your 2021 celebrations go with a bang

Christmas BABKA WREATH

Put a festive spin on this chocolate classic with cherries and pistachios

Meringue magic

Whip up this vegan twist on a meringue pie using the power of aquafaba

KERALAN COMFORT

This month, Olive’s Indian cooking expert shares a light but deliciously creamy chicken curry

GET IT RIGHT PEAR TARTE TATIN

This classic French dessert reaches perfection with beautifully ripe British pears