Okay. We've managed to get the kids settled back in to their school/daycare routine, those heading to uni are almost sorted and those in the workforce are already looking forward to the next break. We're all deserving of a cup of tea and yes, thank you Aaron, I will have a freshly baked bran muffin with mine. They have always been a favourite and I can't quite recall when or why I stopped making them, but it has been too long, so we're bringing them back, with slight enhancement (yes they've gone vegan!).
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It's also an expensive time of the year so you might want to start thinking about some cheaper cuts of meat - ask your butcher for lamb flaps to slow cook for Allyson Gofton's pulled Mexican spiced lamb. Make good use of all the well-priced seasonal fruit and veg and snap up those plums for Peter Gordon's awesome plum chutney.
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To help with the filling of those lunchboxes Michael Meredith from Eat My Lunch shares a couple of recipes – his favourite