Easy Cook - Back-to-Work Money-Saving Dinners - Value Meals

Aug 28, 2026

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Easy Cook magazine focuses on practical, budget-friendly home cooking with a strong back-to-work theme for September 2026. The issue highlights quick, family-pleasing meal ideas and recipe techniques designed to minimize prep effort while using ingredients many readers may already have. Featured content includes barbecue menus and new pasta ideas, alongside lunchbox-ready inspiration for the school term, aiming to deliver reliable taste, nutrition, and convenience for busy households.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages92

Reading Time2 h 22 min

AccessFree to download

Back-to-work money-saving dinners

Value meals

End of summer BBQ

Fruity autumn bakes

Genius air fryer bakes

Feasting with feta

Pasta ideas

100+ RECIPES UK’S BEST-VALUE FOOD MAG BACK TO WORK MONEY-SAVING DINNERS SEPTEMBER 2026 VALUE MEALS r JAMES MARTIN'S END OF SUMMER BBQ KEEP YOUR KIDS HAPPY WITH OUR FRUITY AUTUMN BAKES LA DOLCE VITA EAT LIKE THE ITALIANS GENIUS AIR FRYER BAKES FEASTING WITH FETA ©2026 Barefoot Cel lars, Modesto, CA . All Rights Reserved . Merchcilifulldreyn, marye now young adults (less mercifully, they’re still at home), so I no longer have to fret over the post-holiday sulks that come with the return to school. But after more than a decade in this job, I know the secret to motivating any reluctant pupil: a genuinely delicious (and nutritious) packed lunch. Which is exactly the main event of this month’s Easy Cook. On page 48, our 10-page back-to-school special is packed with ideas the whole family will fight over – from spicy tuna wraps and chicken onigiri to carrot & pineapple muffins, plus a smoky fish dip worth raiding the fridge for. Lunchbox envy guaranteed. Have a great term! Keith Kendrick Editor IN THIS ISSUE YJames Martin rustles up a delightful barbecue menu (p58) . YImogen Royall shares three brilliant new takes on pasta (p74) . Curly twirlies n Makes 12 n Prep 20 mins n Cook 20 mins 140g soft toffees 100ml milk 2 x tubes of 6 ready-to-roll croissants (we used Jus Rol) 50g dark chocolate drops, ora block of chocolate, roughly chopped golden icing sugar, for dusting 1Heat theovento 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Put the toffeesintoa small pan with the milk and melt over avery low heat, stirring occasionally, to bring together tomakea smooth sauce. Allow to cool for 1-2 mins until a little less molten and thickened slightly. 2Cover two baking sheets with baking parchment. Unroll one tube of croissant dough. Pinch together the diagonal perforated seams, but divide the dough into three rectangles along the straight crossing seams. Cut each rectangle into four long, thin strips – soyouendup with 12. Drizzle a little toffee along the length of each strip, then scatter with some chocolate drops. Unroll the other dough and cut into the same size strips, then sandwich together with the toffee-choc covered ones. Holding the ends of each strip, twist tightly and lay on the prepared baking sheets –they will expand a little. 3Once all the twirliesareshaped, bake for 12-15 mins until golden and crisp. Dust with a little golden icing sugar to serve. Best served freshly baked. Will keep frozen for up to three months. Re-crispin alowoven before eating. PER TWIRLY 246 kcals, fat 13g, saturates 7g, carbs 28g, sugars 13g, fibre 1g, protein 0.2g, salt 0.9g From How to get in touch with us Most of our recipes have previously appeared in our sister title, Good Food, and have been developed in the Test Kitchen, so you can trust that they work every time. General enquiries 020 7150 5000 [goodfoodmagazine@immediate.co.uk](goodfoodmagazine@immediate.co.uk)[ ](goodfoodmagazine@immediate.co.uk)Easy Cook, Immediate Media, 44 Brook Green, London W6 7BT Subscriptions 01233 560 607 [easycookmagazine.co.uk/contact-us](easycookmagazine.co.uk/contact-us) SCAN THE QR TO START YOUR EASY COOK SUBSCRIPTION TODAY Easy Cook 3 OUR PROMISE TO YOU We know how busy you are, so the recipes in Easy Cook are designed to make life easier ■ We try to keep the ingredients lists as short as possible, and preparation times to a minimum. ■ To save you time, many of our recipes use ingredients you might already have in your kitchen. EDITORIAL Group magazines editor Keith Kendrick Head of food Cassie Best Recipes editor Sara Buenfeld Group content & production manager Stella Papamichael Content & production managers Marianne Voyle, Sarah Nittinger (maternity cover) Contributing senior sub-editor Fiona Forman Multimedia production editors Dominic Martin, Katie Hopkins Senior multimedia sub-editor Hannah Guinness Multimedia sub-editor Zazie Atkinson With thanks to Maxine McCaghy DESIGN Art director R

FAQs

What is the main theme of this September 2026 issue of Easy Cook?

The issue centers on back-to-work, money-saving dinners and value meals, with practical recipe inspiration for busy households.

What kinds of recipes are included for families and school lunches?

The magazine includes ideas for family meals and lunchboxes, featuring nutritious, genuinely delicious packed lunch options and kid-friendly baking.

How does Easy Cook aim to make cooking easier for readers?

Recipes are designed with short ingredient lists and minimal preparation time, and many use ingredients already likely in the reader’s kitchen.

Aug 28, 2026

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