At olive we believe you can eat imaginatively and well without spending a fortune. Every month we aim to inspire food lovers to cook new dishes, but it's not all about cooking at home. The magazine has three main sections, eat in, eat out, eat away so you'll also find great value restaurants, top recommendations and tips from around the world. In every issue: 100+ easy, stylish recipes all triple tested, 7 meals for under £35, great value restaurants, bargain travel ideas
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march inspiration • Discover some great ways to make the most of this month, from eco-friendly kitchenware, must-have new products and initiatives worth supporting, to the worthy winners of our Easter supermarket taste test
creating • Pippa Middlehurst, winner of the BBC’s Best Home Cook in 2018, experiments with firm tofu
Biang biang noodles
Dream meals out
Add some spring colour to your table
with the Olive magazine podcast
The eco-friendly kitchenware solution
An award-winning team fighting food waste
cooking with Shopping inspiration for the month ahead
Easter Supermarket Taste Awards 2021 • The Olive supermarket awards are back. We’ve chosen our favourite ready-made products, so you can enjoy the best this Easter
How we chose the winners
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How to make the most of March’s best ingredients
Give it time • Let the oven or hob do all the work with these hearty recipes that take it low and slow for meltingly tender results
get the look
cook’s notes
Everyday healthy • Nadine Brown shares nourishing ideas to enjoy throughout the week
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Indulgent brunches • Three food writers share their favourite late-morning treats to spoil yourself after a well-deserved lie-in
Ground breakers • Put vegetables centre stage with these flavour-packed seasonal recipes
3 ways with lemon curd • Explore the full potential of this traditional, tart citrus spread
Love your leftovers • Use up brown bananas and uneaten dried fruit and nuts in these sweet, moreish pancakes
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Imad’s Syrian kitchen • Explore the flavours of Syria with this authentic selection of classic recipes
menu decoder
Viva vino albarino! • Olive’s wine expert, Kate Hawkings, on the charms of this crisp, zingy white wine
wines to try this month...
The Measure • This month is all about tart rhubarb gin, creamy British vodka and a bitter cherry amaro
3 to try...Irish whiskies • Get ready for St Patrick’s Day with these winning Celtic spirits
pro vs punter Aktar at Home • Critic Eileen Twum and Olive reader Anna Clark test a make-at-home curry banquet from Michelin-starred chef Aktar Islam
Restaurant REINVENTIONS • The creativity in the restaurant industry knows no bounds, as these inspiring lockdown stories testify
LOCKDOWN SWITCH-UPS • Ten more ways hospitality is facing down Covid-19
10 things I love about seville, spain • Chefs share the unique ingredients, traditions and dishes of their favourite cities. This month, we discover the capital of Andalucía with Peter Sanchez-Inglesias of Casamia, Paco Tapas and Pi Shop in Bristol, and Decimo in London
cook like a local Sri Lanka • From light-as-a-feather hopper pancakes to spicy street-food snacks and fresh sambals, try a taste of this eclectic cuisine at home
Get a taste of Sri Lanka
unwind • Gather ideas for your kitchen inspired by the calming, minimalist industrial look, spend a long Sunday afternoon taking your time to make a decadent, luxurious lasagne, and enhance...