Patch parties

Sometimes the best nights are the impromptu ones, where everyone brings their own food and nips across the road in their slippers to share supper in one quarter. With Christmas around the corner, culinary queen...

Spice up your life

Easy Chilli Co started as a hobby for a Royal Signals soldier who goes by the nickname El Saucio. He told us that he’s loved chilli sauce for as far back as he could remember and used the internet to learn t...

Grill time

With social gatherings safer outside, the barbecue will be the focal point of get-togethers this summer. Culinary queen AJ Sharp has been exploring some char-grilled alternatives… Sometimes we Brits are a litt...

Beca’s hash recipe

This is a great way of using up leftovers and keeping washing up to a minimum. Corned beef hash is a forces’ classic that’s on the menu in many cookhouses. It needs minimal ingredients but is a tasty and fillin...

Celebratory cuisine

What’s the ideal recipe for relationship resilience for couples who endure extended periods of separation? Our culinary queen AJ Sharp has found out how food plays an important role in bringing forces families ...

Come dine with us

We’ve lived in some fantastic Army communities and it seems that often the best spirit lives in the remote postings, writes food editor and Great Taste Award judge AJ Sharp. When you’re away from home, your nei...

Eat well for less

For many military families, groceries are the biggest monthly expense, so Army wife AJ Sharp, associate member of the Guild of Fine Food and Great Taste Awards judge, has gone back to basics to explore how we c...

Winter kitchen: Instant immunity boost

Army wife AJ Sharp, an associate member of the Guild of Fine Food and Great Taste Awards judge, recommends products and trends to get you through the winter months… NOW is the time to dust off the car-scra...

Getting thrifty for food bank

WITH so many of us having overindulged ourselves throughout the winter, it’s sobering to realise that an increasing number of people in the UK cannot afford to feed themselves or their families. Because of t...