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Good Food is the UK’s biggest selling food magazine, packed with triple-tested recipes and practical ideas for every meal occasion. From weekday suppers to relaxed weekend lunches, recipes are seasonal and work first time. In every issue: 100+ triple-tested recipes, everyday cooking,weekend ideas, seasonal ingredients, TV chefs, inspirational photographs and practical advice.

Welcome to October

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Why you can trust BBC good food • BBC Good Food is the UK’s No 1 food lifestyle media brand. We are passionate about food and cooking. While recipes are at the heart of what we do, we are committed to helping you have the best food experience you can, whether you’re shopping for food, in your kitchen or eating out in the UK or abroad. This is what we promise…

THIS IS YOUR good food

What you’ve been sharing • I love logging on to our GF Facebook Community page to find out what you’ve been discussing - and what I can learn. Here are some of my highlights.

The Christmas excitement begins • I know the Yuletide season is still a little way off, but I can’t help myself, so I asked the group about their favourite festive memories:

YOUR TOP SIX CREATIONS • With the seasons changing, I’ve been looking at snaps of your summer cooking. Here are my favourites.

ALOO CHOLE • From Good Food reader Humayun Hussain

JOIN US FOR LUNCH WITH BBC CHEF TOM KERRIDGE • Subscribers are invited to The Bull & Bear on 3 November

Cook’s calendar

10 THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH • The Good Food Team shares their kitchen to-do list, plus Emma Crawforth from BBC Gardeners’ World on what to plant

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MUSHROOMS • October is the best time for wild mushrooms of all shapes and sizes. Look out for seasonal varieties, such as chanterelle, porcini and ceps, and shine a light on their earthy flavour with this stand-out brunch dish

Follow our 7-DAY MEAL PLAN • During busy weeks, you may feel you don’t have enough time to think about what you’re going to cook every night. However, setting aside an hour to plan a menu and shopping list at the start of the week will save you lots of time, and cuts down on food waste.

Making a difference CHOCOLATE FOR CHANGE • Celebrating the skills of artists with learning and physical needs

BBC gf OUR FOOD PICKS • Our round-up of October’s food and drink must-haves

RAISE A GLASS • Our pick of must-try spirits and craft beer

WE ARE BBC good food • Each month, we introduce you to the experts who create content for your favourite food brand

TV chef SALIHA MAHMOOD AHMED’S VEGGIE BITES

TV & RADIO PICKS

THIS MONTH’S Wish list • As the evenings become longer and temperatures start to fall, cosy up at home with our favourite autumnal kitchenware

BOOKS FOR COOKS • What Fiona Forman is cooking this month

new comfort classics • October is for curling up with something hearty and warming to eat. Our autumnal ideas will satisfy your cravings, from our sausage-and-bean cover star, to a rich coq au vin pie and a chocolate sponge pudding with homemade custard. It’s time to welcome in the colder evenings

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happy halloween • Throw a spooky party on 31 October for your little monsters using our creepy-cute recipe ideas - they’re sure to scare up some fun

WHEN IT COMES TO COOKING CHILDREN LEAD THE WAY • The pandemic changed the way we shop, cook and eat in the past year, but our UK-wide Good Food Nation survey of more than 3,000 adults and children reveals that it also impacted how our kids interact with food

close connections • In this new series, we talk to families and friends whose love of food has brought them…