Delicious UK

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If you make one thing… • An effortless little pud for grown-ups, packed with the heady aromas of elderflower. The first few flowers come into season at the end of the month, too, making a beautiful garnish if you can find some. Finished with cream, it's sunshine by the spoonful

WHAT'S ON THE MENU? • Food editor Tom Shingler mixes and matches this month's celebratory recipes

APPETISERS

PUB OF THE MONTH • THE RED LION INN, CULROSS, FIFE

The booklist • From an Iranian-Italian odyssey to a creativitysparking kitchen reference book, award-winning writer and cook Mark Diacono picks this month's top titles

OVER TO YOU

STAR PRIZE • This month's star email wins a Magimix Le Micro Mini Chopper, worth £60

meet the reader • Lesley Foxton lives in Northumberland with her husband David, a former chef. She enjoys cooking for her 18-strong extended family

Bank holiday weekends ahoy! • We asked on Instagram: if you could drink only one cocktail for the rest of your life, what would it be?

HOT LIST • It's a month of celebrations, which call for extra kit for entertaining or taking with you to parties. Here's what we rate - including several bargain buys - all chosen by editor Karen Barnes

delicious discoveries • Whether it's from a tiny producer or a major player, we try all the new stuff and recommend the best for you

Hot on the shelves • Food editor Tom Shingler chooses what's worth putting in your trolley from the big retailers

An aviation cocktail with Claire Ptak • The creative cake-maker and owner of London's Violet Bakery talks lifting weights, her mother's fruit pies and the importance of speaking out

RESPECT TO THE SANDWICH! • What used to be a last-minute lunch has ascended the ranks of food royalty in recent years, becoming a meal-between-bread that can hold its own against anything on a plate. Make 2023 the year of the sandwich and start giving this universally loved snake the reverence and attention it deserves

SANDWICH: AN ANATOMY • When planning your own sandwich fillings, getting the right balance of flavours and textures is key…

Love me tender • With spring in full swing, the seasonal larder has rewarded us with a welcome explosion of tender green delights: broad beans, peas, spring onions and leaves of all shades are suddenly available – and all set for kitchen action

A right royal feast • We asked six of the Uk's top chefs and food writers to come up with a crowningtouch dish for the coronation – whether you're watching it on the telly, hosting a street party or just fancy an excuse to create something special on one of the three May bank holidays. Peg out the bunting… And pray for sunshine!

The great celebration food quiz • With lashings of nostalgia, royal facts and British flavours, food writer Nicola Miller's quiz is the perfect activity for a weekend get-together

Which royal couple's wedding was each of these cakes for?

Name these teas…

Let them eat CAKE! • Queen of baking Mary Berry is never short of a cake or biscuit recipe, and these crowdpleasers range from simple to positively crownlike… Perfect for bank holiday gatherings, street parties – or just a cosy afternoon tea at home

Putting on a spread • Bring me your egg sandwiches, sausage rolls, mini pork pies and victoria sponges, says Debora Robertson: it's time to celebrate in street party form - the very British, bring-everyone-together way of increasing the jollity of the masses

The food I cook at home • What do you get when you combine Australian and Chinese-Indonesian food...