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What I made: Halloumi Veg Tray Bake with Chilli-Honey Drizzle Who: Celia Palazzo, Editor, Ebury Publishing

You can use whatever nuts you have on hand so this is great for clearing out your store cupboard! I love anything that can be left in the fridge and is then ready to go, so these bars are ideal for me. What I thought: A really simple recipe and absolutely perfect for snacking. Who: Emily Brickell, Editor, Ebury Publishing It’s such a joyful and comforting way to cook, and this lovely recipe was no different the recipe is adaptable, encouraging you to use any fish (or I bet tofu would work perfectly, too), and play around with different sides and serving suggestions to make it work for you. Melissa’s recipes are very flexible, encouraging you to use up whatever delicious, seasonal ingredients you can get your hands on. I made this exact recipe twice in one week because I loved it that much.

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What I thought: THE most fresh, zingy, delicious meal! I can’t believe how quickly and easily this came together, and it felt healthy whilst being very satisfying and full of bold flavours. What I made: Sesame Fish with Tricolour Quinoa, and Quick Pickled Veg Who: Francesca Thomson, Campaigns Assistant, Ebury Publishing A delicious weeknight meal that’s full of flavour. They’re super simple to make, especially if you have a food processor, and I really appreciated the fact that once they’re chilled they’re baked in an oven vs the need to turn them and watch over them frying in a pan – although you can do this if you’d prefer. What I thought: I’ve never made veggie “meatballs” before and these did not disappoint. What I made: Spaghetti and Veg Balls in Tomato Sauce Who: Abby Watson, Senior Campaigns Manager, Ebury Publishing I can’t wait to try the other recipes in this book although this rainbow salad will be my new lunch go-to for a while yet. With a mixture of salad, spicy chickpeas and crispy halloumi you can’t really go wrong, but the cashew-coriander-mint chutney elevated this dish to new levels. Packed full of texture, colour and flavour, this was the perfect mid-day meal which kept me full all day. What I thought: Desperate to eat something other than defrosted soup for lunch, I was delighted to see the words ‘fried halloumi’ together with a salad that can be made in just fifteen minutes. What I made: Fried Halloumi and Chickpea Rainbow Salad Who: Sarah McKenna, Managing Editor, Penguin Audiences Could this be the ultimate Melissa Hemsley cookbook? We couldn’t wait to start cooking from it to find out… Many of the book’s recipes also take thirty minutes or less. As with Melissa’s previous cookbooks, flexibility and sustainability are also central to the book’s ethos, with plenty of simple swaps to make your recipes vegan or vegetarian and ideas on using up ingredients to keep food waste to a minimum. Feel Good is full of joyful, nourishing meals that will pack your plate with colourful veg and boost your mood in the process. Melissa has always been an advocate of food that not only tastes fantastic but makes you feel good and it’s this principle that underpins her latest collection of recipes. So you can imagine our excitement when we heard Melissa had a new book on the way. Another great example of a food truck that enables you to get close to your customers – the Renault Master Platform Cab allows just that.From the thirty-minute meals we rely on to get us through the working week to the fridge-raid favourites that help us to reduce food waste, Melissa Hemsley’s recipes are a permanent fixture in The Happy Foodie team’s weekly repertoire. Look out Townsville! You’re all gonna be lean mean fighting machines before you know it! Sally spent a lot of time planning her food truck venture, even flying to Brisbane to do work experience with our friend Jerry of The Dapper and Chic. Combining her passion, her savvy business sense (her branding and marketing is brilliant!) and a great looking food truck is surely a recipe for success. Sally, a self confessed foodie, loves to cook.

Sally’s now busy spreading the word of her healthy gourmet street food via her new food truck – The Feel Good Foodie. Sally has owned a take away franchise for a number of years and decided starting her very own venture would be a great opportunity to serve up the kind of food that she is passionate about. Another healthy food truck! There seems to be a bit of a trend going on around our way… We reckon converting the hungry hordes of Townsville in North Queensland into health conscious folk could be quite some challenge… but if anyone’s up for it, it’s Sally Vujica.

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