Tips & Tricks

Assorted paper bags filled with different pulses including lentils, chickpeas, beans, and peas, displayed on a grey background.

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...

Boxes of Carême puff and shortcrust pastry sheets in colourful packaging on a dark background.

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? ...

Pantry staples including sauces, spices, lime, and condiments displayed with a bowl and spoon, ready to enhance Dinner Ladies meals.

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 chicken and edamame bite meal ideas: noodle soup, rice bowl with egg, and lettuce wraps with vegetables on plates.

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...

Dinner Ladies cookbook titled Cook Now Eat Later on a dark textured background, featuring cover illustration and bold yellow title.

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...

Dinner Ladies 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...

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...