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King prawn & fish curry, butternut squash lasagne, one-pot braised lamb – what will you cook for family and friends during this month of celebrations? Our team and contributors have created a world of imaginative recipes, from savoury stars, like our roasted carrot & whipped feta tart, to Anisa Karolia’s rose & pistachio milk cake, and the cutest hot cross bun French toast dippers – take a look on page 16. I guarantee your mood will be instantly sunnier! April is the perfect time to launch our Sow, Grow, Glow feature, too. With our friends at BBC Gardeners’ World, we explore how growing your own can help you cut down on waste and save money, and we’ve shared nutritious recipes to use up your lovingly harvested crops. We’ll be running this…

BBC GOOD FOOD PODCAST Discover our brilliant new podcast every Tuesday, where hosts including Tom Kerridge quiz cooks, chefs and producers about their favourite dish. Listen on bbcgoodfood.com/podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Our GF Nation Survey shows that the energy crisis is putting the Sunday roast at risk, because many of us prefer not to switch on the oven. Getting together to share a meal with family and friends doesn’t have to cost the earth. The Save Sunday Lunch campaign has budget-friendly, energy-efficient recipes from Good Food’s diverse community of food lovers. For inspiration, go to bbcgoodfood.com/sunday-lunch. Turn to p98 to make Melissa Thompson’s masala spatchcock chicken with mustard seed potatoes (pictured). COOK THE COVER (p10) RECIPE Cassie Best PHOTOGRAPH Jonathan Gregson FOOD & PROP STYLISTS Esther Clark, Luis Peral SHOOT DIRECTOR Ben Curtis…

Biggest and best We’re proud to be Britain’s biggest-selling food magazine and the UK’s No 1 food website, bbcgoodfood.com. Our contributors – BBC chefs, our in-house cookery team and confident, outspoken columnists – are experts in their fields. Meet us at the UK’s biggest food shows (visit bbcgoodfoodshow.com for dates and details). Our best-selling cookbooks feature our trusted recipes – you’ll find these in bookshops. Recipes for everyone There are at least 70 recipes in every issue – that’s more than any other food magazine in Britain. We always include quick, easy dishes, ideas for relaxed entertaining and more challenging recipes for when you want to take your skills up a notch. Tested and trusted All our recipes are thoroughly tested by experts to ensure they’ll work for you. We put our gadgets through a…

Easter millionaire’s squares These colourful no-bake squares are the perfect treat – great for when friends come round, or if you’re visiting family over the Easter break. MAKES 9-16 PREP 30 mins plus 2 hrs chilling NO COOK EASY V 100g unsalted butter100g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces100g marshmallows (vegetarian, if needed)125g crispy rice cereal For the caramel layer 397g can condensed milk100g unsalted butter100g light brown soft sugar For the topping 300g white chocolate, broken into pieces a mixture of food colouring gels (we used pink, yellow, green and blue) mini chocolate eggs, to decorate (optional) 1 Line a 20cm square cake tin with baking parchment. Tip the butter, dark chocolate and marshmallows into a saucepan over a low heat and warm for 2-3 mins, stirring occasionally until melted together. Watch closely to ensure the mixture doesn’t…

the classic Classic hot cross buns MAKES 12 PREP 30 mins plus 3 hrs proving COOK 25 mins MORE EFFORT V ❄ 250ml whole milk50g unsalted butter, cut into cubes500g strong white bread flour, plus140g for the crosses and extra for dusting½ tsp ground cinnamon85g golden caster sugar7g sachet fast-action dried yeast2 eggs, beaten vegetable or sunflower oil, for the bowl100g mixed dried fruit50g mixed citrus peel2 tbsp apricot jam 1 Warm the milk in a small saucepan over a low heat until steaming. Remove from the heat, add the butter and swirl the pan until the butter has melted and the milk has cooled slightly. 2 Mix the 500g flour, the cinnamon, sugar, yeast and 1 tsp salt together in a large bowl. Pour in the warm milk mixture and half the beaten egg, and…

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