Forever recipes

Welcome to this special recipe collection, celebrating 20 years of Tesco magazine. The team has dug deep into the archives to revisit the trends we've all loved, to bring you a collection of forever recipes. We hope you enjoy them for many more years to come!

Comfort and joy

What makes great comfort food? It’s the dishes we turn to time and time again when we’re seeking familiarity and warmth. Maybe it’s an affordable weekend treat or a tasty TV dinner. Whatever your mood, there’s a delicious recipe to match!

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Clever cooks

As our lives have changed, we’ve become ever more ingenious in the kitchen. Clever hacks and gadgets have saved us time and money, and we've been inspired by the king of quick-cook dinners, Jamie Oliver. Here are some of the one-pot wonders and simple suppers that have seen us through the years.

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Global goes local

Street food has been around for centuries but, in the mid-2000s, something exciting happened. Pop-up restaurants and food trucks became dining destinations. Now we can rightly say we’ve got the world on our plate. Enjoy this whistle-stop flavour tour!

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Health nation

In the early 2010s, veg was crowned king and 2012 was heralded ‘the year of kale’ with those leafy greens transforming smoothies and even crisps! Some of us went vegan in January and we started to include more veg in our diets all year round. These feel-good recipes prove it’s a trend that’s here to stay!

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Say it with cake

Over the last two decades, baking has become a national obsession! We all love to don our aprons and get creative in the kitchen – and we're getting adventurous with our flavour combos. Here's just a taster of our hundreds of baking recipes, including our very-first one – a classic lemon tart.

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