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I enjoyed most the cooking with kids section. Now with the summer holidays, cooking with the little chefs is an amazing way to pass their time. They get to be creative and adventurous while learning about health and nutrition.

Fiona Menezes

Iusually like to stick to what I know in the BBC Good Food Middle East magazine, but the cover for Vol-au-vents caught my eye. To be completely honest, I didn’t know what Vol-au-vents were but I decided to give it a shot. I invited my closest friends over to watch the Silverstone F1 race, and the vol-au-vents were the perfect little snack for us to enjoy while watching the race. The pastries were amazingly flaky and we had fun trying out different fillings. We also loved the Ploughman’s sausage rolls. We absolutely loved race day, it was different from our usual routine. My friends and I are already looking at what we can make from the BBC Good Food Middle East magazine for the next race.”

Greshma Ajit

My favourite part of this issue was the Enjoy a Special Picnic in the family section, with all the childfriendly recipes. We baked the chocolate banana cake, which the kids absolutely loved. We want to try the courgette, potato and feta slice next. My 12-year-old son loves vegetables, however, my 6-year-old daughter does not have a good relationship with vegetables. They are very different, like night and day. My son likes his vegetables to be crispy, fresh, and in separate sections of his plate (so not together like a salad). My daughter will only eat fully cooked soft carrots, if it’s mixed in with other ingredients in a dish (so that the taste is almost fully masked by other flavours, but she loves the texture).

Carla Corsino