Tips & Tricks

Know your pulses!

Know your pulses!

Never let it be said we Dinner Ladies don’t have a finger on the pulse. Whether that pulse is a nutty chickpea, lentil, kidney bean, silky borlotti or comforting split...

Know your pulses!

Never let it be said we Dinner Ladies don’t have a finger on the pulse. Whether that pulse is a nutty chickpea, lentil, kidney bean, silky borlotti or comforting split...

Supplier spotlight: meet Carême, the cream of pastries

Supplier spotlight: meet Carême, the cream of p...

We’ve been chatting to Claire Wood, the co-owner of Carême Pastry, to discover the secrets of making buttery puff pastry that ALWAYS tastes this good!   What makes good pastry? ...

Supplier spotlight: meet Carême, the cream of p...

We’ve been chatting to Claire Wood, the co-owner of Carême Pastry, to discover the secrets of making buttery puff pastry that ALWAYS tastes this good!   What makes good pastry? ...

How do YOU do Dinner Ladies?

How do YOU do Dinner Ladies?

We know you love clever hacks and the little extras that turn every meal into something special. So here’s our easiest-ever shopping list of simple pantry staples to whip up...

How do YOU do Dinner Ladies?

We know you love clever hacks and the little extras that turn every meal into something special. So here’s our easiest-ever shopping list of simple pantry staples to whip up...

Three hacks for: chicken and edamame bites

Three hacks for: chicken and edamame bites

Enjoy these as they come: Family friendly, juicy free-range chicken patties, flavoured with a Japanese-y blend of ginger, soy sauce and Panko breadcrumbs. They're studded with crunchy water chestnuts and...

Three hacks for: chicken and edamame bites

Enjoy these as they come: Family friendly, juicy free-range chicken patties, flavoured with a Japanese-y blend of ginger, soy sauce and Panko breadcrumbs. They're studded with crunchy water chestnuts and...

Five cookbook favourites from a team that loves to cook

Five cookbook favourites from a team that loves...

It goes without saying that what every mother REALLY wants for Mother’s Day – as well as a lovely big box of home-made snap-frozen dinners to pop in the freezer...

Five cookbook favourites from a team that loves...

It goes without saying that what every mother REALLY wants for Mother’s Day – as well as a lovely big box of home-made snap-frozen dinners to pop in the freezer...

Behind the scenes in our test kitchen

Behind the scenes in our test kitchen

Come through the big swing doors of the Matraville kitchens. Join the Dinner Ladies product development team and find out how a dish goes from being an ‘idea’ to a...

Behind the scenes in our test kitchen

Come through the big swing doors of the Matraville kitchens. Join the Dinner Ladies product development team and find out how a dish goes from being an ‘idea’ to a...