Food news

Taste of Italy

For last-minute dinners in a flash, look no further than Cirio’s range of rustic pasta sauces, priced at £2 each from Ocado. Made from Italian tomato passata, each sauce is flavoured with authentic Italian meat, wine and extra virgin olive oil. Grilled peppers, mushrooms and pork belly combine in our favourite, the Pancetta del Casale. HAMPER FILLERS

Rustle up a crowd-pleasing spread with Higgidy ’s range of picnic grub. Choose from Garden Veg and

Ricotta or Mediterranean Pepper and Feta quiches and SunBlush Tomato and Cheddar mini muffins.

Priced from £2.65 at Sainsbury ’s. Daily bread

Sail the seven seas from the comfort of your toaster with the Breads of the World collection from Jason’s Sourdough. The range features flavours inspired by the peppery rye of a New York sub, the hearty herb-infused open sandwiches of the Baltic and basildrenched flatbreads from Italy.

Priced at £1.80 each from Asda.

CATCH OF THE DAY

Give your lunch break a boost with the new collection of sushi ready meals from Marks & Spencer. Fire up your tastebuds with Korean-style Chicken or Salmon and Avocado dragon rolls then cool off with Miso Sweet Potato and Tuna and Avocado sushi wraps. Packed with the freshest ingredients, the range is big on flavour while light on packaging. Priced from £2.50.

FOOD NEWS

Spend more time entertaining and less time cooking this summer with these time-saving buys Most impor tant meal of the day

Give your breakfast a boost or stock up on long-lasting energy for a weekend in the great outdoors with gluten-free porridge oats from Great British Porridge Co. Fuel the entire family with a bag of porridge, which comes in five delicious flavours, or enjoy on the go with a Breakfast Bowl that can be made in seconds with hot water – perfect for camping! Available from Sainsbury ’s and Ocado and priced from £1.29 for a 60g Breakfast Bowl.

HAPPINESS DELIVERED

If the lengthy lockdowns have left you short on ideas for entertaining the kids at home, then let Little Cooks Co come to the rescue with their monthly baking kits. Available for £12.99 per kit or a monthly saving if you subscribe, each parcel comes with healthy, organic ingredients and recipes for cooking with little ones, plus surprises such as seed kits and fun activities to try.