Heather Taylor
Senior Food Editor
6.12.2025
How to make a Margarita
Sour, salty and sweet, a Margarita is one of the world’s best-loved cocktails for good reason. Find out how to make a Margarita using three key ingredients with our step-by-step guide, then shake things up with our favourite Margarita recipes, whether you’re going spicy, tropical, fruity or frozen.
Margarita cocktail recipes
6.6.2025
Korean food and recipe ideas
Korean food is having a moment. Delve into this multi-layered spicy, savoury and umami cuisine with delicious Korean-inspired recipe ideas, ingredients and must-try new products landing in our Foodhall.
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5.28.2025
How to grill, according to Tom Kerridge
Prepare to up your barbecue game with a little help from superstar chef, Tom Kerridge. Discover Tom's collaboration with M&S Collection for our exclusive new grill range, available in the Foodhall. Plus, level-up your barbecue feast with Tom's guide to grilling meat, barbecue menu ideas and more.
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5.23.2025
Budget summer holiday food
Looking for healthy school holiday food that won’t break the bank? We’ve got you. From easy recipes to make with kids to the best-value ingredients to feed the family, read our pick of budget-friendly summer holiday meal ideas. Plus, make planning your family’s meals a breeze with our expert tips and meal prep hacks.
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5.16.2025
Top 10 ways with frozen peas
Good for your budget, healthy and bursting with sweet, vibrant flavour, frozen peas are a stalwart family ingredient. See our pick of flavour-packed, wallet-friendly recipes that put this freezer hero to delicious use.
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5.16.2025
Healthy summer dinner ideas
From bold and beautiful salads to fish dishes and veg-packed seasonal dishes which celebrate the season’s crop of stellar produce, read our pick of healthy summer meals to cook when the sun shines.
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5.4.2025
Top mince meal ideas
Mince is a great-value family staple that's versatile enough to be used in all sorts of crowd-pleasing dinners. Read our top 10 ways to use mince, from Tom Kerridge’s spaghetti bolognese to new twists on chilli con carne, batch-cooked ragu and flavour-packed kofte.
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4.22.2025
Try the pistachio trend
Discover more about the viral pistachio food trend and see our edit of the must-try pistachio products in the Foodhall and irresistible pistachio recipe ideas.
Go nuts
4.18.2025
The best types of crisps
No-one does crisps like M&S Food. We've got all your crunchy, moreish snacking cravings covered, so come on a virtual tour of the crisp aisle and see all the best types of crisps to try.
Crunch time
4.15.2025
What to eat during exam season
With exam season in full swing, our nutrition experts are on hand to help with some top tips on the best study snacks to eat during exam season, from quick bites to balanced dishes to keep you fuelled while revising.
Study snacks
4.9.2025
Why you need to try boxed and canned wine
Forget everything you thought you knew about wine in a can or pouch. They can offer excellent quality, value and convenience. Find out more about this growing wine trend and see the best boxed and canned wines to try.
Tell me more
4.4.2025
How to cook lamb
Whether you want a succulent lamb shoulder for Sunday lunch or some tender lamb chops for a flavour-packed midweek meal, make sure it’s cooked to perfection with our ultimate guide to how to cook lamb. Discover the different cuts to choose from, see how we source our British lamb, and be inspired by our delicious lamb dinner ideas.
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4.2.2025
What to cook with kids
Looking for ideas for how to get kids to help with the cooking, or need some small person-approved recipe ideas? Read our expert guide to what to cook with kids and inspire your littlest eaters to get involved with food.
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3.19.2025
How to make breakfast in bed
Whether you’re cosying up with your family on a Sunday, treating someone special, or treating yourself, a lazy breakfast in bed is one of life’s great pleasures. Discover our go-to recipes and top tips for a next-level breakfast in bed.
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3.14.2025
Top freezer food tips
When it comes to cutting back on food waste, saving on your family budget, and getting clever with leftovers, the freezer is your friend. Read our guide to the best foods to freeze and how to freeze them, plus top kitchen tips and freezer-ready recipe ideas.
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3.12.2025
Roast dinner top tips
Golden Yorkshires, crispy-skinned chicken, lashings of gravy: Sunday roast is one of life’s great pleasures. From timing tips to shortcut ingredients – plus ideas for what to do if you don’t fancy cooking – learn how to cook roast dinner like a pro with our easy guide. Plus, discover our pick of the best Sunday dinner recipes.
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3.7.2025
A complete guide to potatoes
From buttery Jersey Royals to King Edwards and Maris Pipers, discover the best types of potatoes to try. Plus, find out where potatoes come from, when they’re in season, and how to use potatoes with our senior food editor’s top tips and potato recipe ideas.
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3.7.2025
Beginner's guide to red wine
From different grape varieties to flavour characteristics and styles, get the lowdown on red wine with this expert guide from our in-house wine pros.
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2.27.2025
How to meal prep
Get organised with our senior food editor's easy meal prep ideas, from batch cooking to genius flavour-boosting ingredients.
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2.14.2025
How to host a dinner party
Your turn to host? Read our ultimate dinner party guide, from how to prep to what to cook, what to drink and how to entertain without the stress. Whether you’re pulling out all the stops with a made-from-scratch feast or want some easy shortcuts from the Foodhall, make staying in the new going out with our expert tips.
Be the host with the most
2.7.2025
Top tips for quick dinners
Want to cut down on prep time in the kitchen without missing out on bold, punchy flavours? It's all about cooking smarter. Read our Senior Food Editor's guide to time-saving cooking tips and genius flavour-boosting ingredients.
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1.24.2025
How to source and cook fish
Fish is good for you, versatile and tastes delicious, but many of us are unsure about the best way to cook it. Banish your fear of fish cookery with easy-to-follow tips, recipes and hacks from our Senior Food Editor. Plus, discover more about how to shop for fish sustainably and our go-to recipe inspiration for everything from tacos to traybakes which put the freshest, responsibly sourced fish centre stage.
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1.20.2025
The best hot cross buns
Hot cross bun season is officially upon us, so why wait until Easter to sample the very best hot cross buns on the market? Whether you’re going traditional with something soft, spiced and fruity, indulging in chocolate or fancy a cheesy, savoury bun, our expert product developers have pulled out all the stops with this year’s range. Read our guide to the hot cross buns you need to try this Easter, plus lots of irresistible recipe and topping ideas.
Hop to it
1.3.2025
2025 top food trends
Discover which food trends will be coming in 2025, and the must-try products from our Foodhall to help you try the trends yourself. From must-try flavours to viral dishes and cooking techniques, here's what we predict will be trending.
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12.27.2024
Have a kitchen reset
Foodie tips, tricks and ideas to help you wipe the slate clean, refresh your kitchen and boost the flavour of your dishes.
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12.27.2024
Budget cooking hacks
Want to cut down on waste, save on your family food budget and still eat eat deliciously, every day? We’ve got you. Keep reading for our wallet-friendly food ideas.
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12.27.2024
How to eat for your brain
Make 2025 the year you eat to support your brain health with our innovative new Brain Food range. Plus, read our expert nutrition tips for the best foods to eat to keep your brain running smoothly.
Food for thought
12.27.2024
Top 10 easy health hacks
Our senior food editor’s pick of the must-try new products landing in the Foodhall this month. Get your new year off to a deliciously healthy start.
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12.12.2024
Grazing board ideas
Whether you want a pull-out-all-the-stops celebration breakfast or an epic picky tea, our grazing board ideas are guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser. Plus, they make use of some genius flavour-boosting Foodhall shortcuts, so while they look seriously impressive, they’re super-easy to pull together.
Build your board
12.6.2024
How to plan your big Christmas food shop
From food for the festive feast to all the other meals in between, planning your big Christmas food shop can feel daunting. At M&S, we’ve got everything you need, from wow-worthy centrepieces to brilliant basics to stock up on. Read our guide to what’s landing in the Foodhall and when, plus some clever tips to help you plan like a pro.
Get planning
11.25.2024
Top tips for the perfect roasties
Want golden-on-the-outside, fluffy-in-the-middle roasties? Read our expert guide, from nailing the perfect cooking technique to which fats to use and some top tips and recipes from Tom Kerridge. We promise your roasties will rule them all this Christmas.
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11.25.2024
How to choose the best panettone
Soft, fluffy panettone is an Italian festive food tradition that’s well worth embracing. Whether you’re going for something traditional or want to up the flavour factor with a chocolate or nut-studded panettone, read our guide to how to eat panettone, this year's must-try flavours and irresistible recipe ideas to help you use up the leftovers. Plus, check out our behind-the-scenes video for a peek at how M&S panettone is made!
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11.22.2024
The best Christmas cheese and top cheeseboard tips
Want to create a showstopping Christmas cheeseboard? Read our expert tips on choosing the right selection of cheeses to perfectly complement one another, storing and cutting them right, and hacks to help you present everything beautifully.
Choose your cheese
11.14.2024
How to cook and carve a turkey
In charge of the big-day lunch, but not sure where to start when it comes to prepping your bird like a pro? Read our expert guide to choosing, preparing, cooking and carving your Christmas turkey, plus genius flavour hacks to help you boost your gravy. From Tom Kerridge’s foolproof turkey recipe and ideas for how to use up leftovers, our ultimate guide includes all you need for an epic festive centrepiece.
Top turkey tips
11.13.2024
The Christmas food gift guide
Discover the best food and drink gifts in our Foodhall with our food editor's picks. Whether you’re searching for something special for the cheese lover in your life, thoughtful stocking filler ideas to keep the whole family sweet, or ideas for cocktail connoisseurs, we've got delicious edible gifts covered with our in-store range.
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11.4.2024
Must-try mince pies 2024
That first bite of a mince pie means Christmas is officially on the way. At M&S, our product developers have tasted hundreds of mince pies in their quest to create the perfect one. Whether you’re going traditional, gluten-free, plant-based or fancy something different, read our guide to the best mince pies in the Foodhall this Christmas.
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11.1.2024
Wine myths, debunked
Our experts weigh in to bust the most common wine myths and help you find your new favourite bottle.
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10.30.2024
How to cook steak perfectly
You can't beat a juicy steak that's cooked just the way you like it. To nail the technique, it's all about finding the ideal cut and getting the cooking time spot on. Find out how to cook steak perfectly with our expert guide.
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10.17.2024
Christmas liqueurs and spirits guide
Raise the bar this season with our expert pick of the best Christmas spirits, from gins, rum and small-batch vodka to must-try sweet liqueurs. Whether you’re searching for a great bottle to bring as a gift, or want to shake up some special cocktails for your party guests, these unique-to-M&S drinks are guaranteed to get you into the seasonal spirit.
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10.7.2024
Elevate your curry night
Inspired by deep-rooted, regional Indian recipes and cooking techniques, our new range of Collection Indian dishes brings the flavours of Goa, Kerala and Delhi to your home kitchen. From butter chicken curry to royal lamb biryani, and our must-try mash up dish bhaji-topped shepherd’s pie, here’s what’s in store.
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9.24.2024
Tom Kerridge’s new Gastropub range
Fancy tucking into dishes created by an award-winning chef, from the comfort of home, for a fraction of the price? Introducing Gastropub x Tom Kerridge, available exclusively at M&S Food.
Discover the range
9.19.2024
Flavour-boosting festive ingredients
Stock your store cupboard with these Foodhall finds to take your dishes to the next level. From Bloody Mary Chutney to elevate cheese toasties to the marmalade mince pie hack you’ll want to try, discover our edit of must-try ingredients to keep on standby this season.
See our picks
9.17.2024
How to carve a Halloween pumpkin
Get set for spooky season with our ultimate guide to making your pumpkins pop. Learn how to pick your perfect pumpkin, then download our free pumpkin carving template and get creative with some frightfully fun designs. All our pumpkins are sourced from trusted M&S Select Farms and have sweet, edible flesh, so use it up with our seasonal recipe ideas, from hearty soups to fragrant curries..
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9.1.2024
Introducing Heritage Gold pork
Heritage Gold Pork is our most succulent ever, with rich marbling for exceptional tenderness and flavour. It's just landed in the Foodhall, so discover what makes it so special, the best cuts to try, and how to cook with it (according to Tom Kerridge).
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8.28.2024
The best barbecue food
Fire up the grill with our pick of must-try barbecue food in store this summer. Plus, be inspired with our pro chef's tips on how to barbecue and sizzling recipe ideas.
Fire up the grill
6.4.2024
Top 10 store cupboard ingredients
Want an easy way to elevate your midweek meals? Discover our senior food editor's top 10 go-to Foodhall flavour-boosting ingredients to add to your pantry, plus quick and easy recipe ideas for how to use them.
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