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Recipe: Green Bean, Courgette and Artichoke Salad

Career Spotlight: How to Become a Private Chef

Working as a private chef is just one option of many open to people with a cooking qualification. To help you decide if it’s the career route for you, read our guide to everything you need to know about becoming a private chef.

Our Mentors’ Favourite Gadgets

What are the kitchen tools or appliances you simply could not live without? We put the question to our mentors and got quite an insight into how they manage their kitchens, both at home and even when they’re on holiday. We promise they aren’t on Microplane’s payroll!

Student Story: Nisha of Bollywood Bites

Nisha Riat enrolled on Leiths Online’s Essential Cooking in order to broaden her skillset. Her online studies reignited a passion for cooking that she has parlayed into her brand-new street food business Bollywood Bites. This is her story.

Leiths Mentors’ Food Heaven and Food Hell

It’s a question they famously ask on Saturday Kitchen: what’s your idea of food heaven and food hell? We asked our mentors and got some very surprising results.

Book Review: A Student’s Verdict on Verdura by Theo Randall

For our first book review, here’s former essential student Jenny on Theo Randall’s vegetarian Italian book Verdura.

La Vie en France: Heather’s Story, Part II

Leiths Online alumna Heather Lusardi and her partner Sam quit their jobs to pursue their dream of opening a gastronomic getaway in rural France.

Recipe: Thai Prawn Salad

When it’s so hot you don’t want to turn the oven on, spicy Asian salads come into their own. This Thai prawn salad from our Essential Cooking course asks you to do quite a bit of chopping but is the work of seconds to assemble on the plate.

Discover Our Mentors’ Store Cupboard Saviours

You know the feeling when it’s time to cook supper but there’s nothing in the house? That’s when you need a pantry packed with ‘store cupboard saviours’ – longer life ingredients that will pep up your sorry leftovers and turn a midweek meal into a marvel. Here are the essentials our mentors swear by. 

Recipe: Peach and Raspberry Cobbler

A cobbler is similar to a crumble, except that the topping is made from a scone mixture, which bakes on top of the fruit, absorbing some of the delicious juices.

Great Grains - Get to Know Your Ancient Grains

Once the preserve of cranks and faddy eaters, traditional whole grains have been successfully rebranded as ‘ancient grains’ and are now recognised as the sustainable, healthy and, above all, delicious ingredients that they are. Read on to discover ten of the best.

Student Story: Meet Anya Peach

Anya Peach, the founder and host of Cookbook Club, shares her passion for bringing people together through food and cooking from various cuisines and cultures.