Comedian Jason Manford has lifted the lid on his early years growing up, recalling his parents’ struggles to heat their home and put food on the table. Family holidays and even school uniforms were an impossibility without help from charities. And before his big break in 2007 with a small role in sitcom ‘Ideal’, the aspiring comedian picked up odd …

Everyone loves a snack, but what kind of snacker are you? Are you a Super Snacker? Working through the cupboards each day on the hunt for goodies – snacking is your life. Or could you be a Resourceful Snack Snaffler? Picking through the kids’ lunchboxes after school, an uneaten fishfinger at tea-time or an ancient sweet found in a handbag …

Are you green-fingered or do you stay well away from house plants, seeds and gardens? Take this quiz to find out just how your growing skills fare. How excited do you get about a trip to the garden centre? Do you know how courgettes are grown? How confident would you feel about growing a plant from a seed? It comes …

Using heat-sensitive ink, the label on the mayonnaise jar reveals hidden messages and quirky graphics – once temperatures drop below five degrees. Any foods kept at higher temperatures are likely to go bad at a faster rate – and this includes shop-bought mayonnaise once opened. Unveiled to mark Food Waste Action Week 2023 (March 6th-12th), the new prototype ‘smart jar’ …

Brits admit they generate so much food waste – because their eyes are bigger than their bellies, ingredients go out of date and confusion over portion sizes. A study of 2,000 adults revealed making more than is required, a lack of time to accurately measure out ingredients and not planning ahead were among the top reasons for not knowing how …

With the finest cutlery, napkins, dinnerware and table service from a personal waitress, fanatics Greg Dwight, 38 and his partner Hannah Hoad, 34 from Essex were treated to a meal in luxurious fashion. To start, an ‘amuse bouche’ was served in the form of a barbecue snack mix before mains of a Roast Beef, West Country Cheddar and Truffle Mayo …

Snack-happy Brits have revealed the weird and wonderful ways they eat their crisps – including with cutlery, chopsticks, crushing them to powder, and creating a taste overload with a mix of different flavours. Research of 2,000 adults found eating them with something sweet, covering them with chilli sauce and dipping them into sauce while it’s in their mouth were other …

A study of 2,000 adults revealed the top mishaps people have experienced with their batter – and expect to suffer from again this year. Among the top flops were lumps of flour or eggshell being in the mix, pancakes sticking to the pan, and running out of ingredients. It also emerged that February 21st will see an average of five …

A number of food items – from pomegranate seeds to Brussels sprouts – were given the TV judging panel treatment, with impersonators including mini-Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzingers. And their reactions didn’t disappoint, as their faces did their talking as much as their words. However, their judgements were gate-crashed, as the real deal and Dancing on Ice judge, Banjo, stepped …

Instagram star, The Lunchbox Mama, has revealed a series of packed lunch ideas that will feed kids for a week – all for under a fiver. The mum of two, Rachel Stirling, who has a legion of online followers, shot to fame with her super creative lunchboxes which made her kids the talk of the playground. She has now put …