Welcome to February

To warm up this frequently freezing (but thankfully short) month, we’re serving up a generous portion of great-value recipes in this special budget issue.

Our brilliant easiest-ever midweek meals come in at £1 a head (p44), and we’ll inspire you to transform cheap and plentiful seasonal veg into something special and a little bit di erent. Turn turnips into rib-stickingly good tartiflette (p38), and discover the surprise ingredient that makes our sticky to ee pudding cover recipe (p42) so moreish.

We also hear from food lovers who keep their costs down while still eating well, by teaming up with others to shop or eat together – or even rear their own livestock (p21). Being part of a local food community reaps other benefits too: making friends, supporting local producers, encouraging kids to get involved in growing their own food and, of course, cooking – all of which we applaud.

On that note, if you’re new to Good Food, welcome to our friendly community, where we love to share our passion and expertise with you. I hope we’ll inspire you to enjoy all your food – whether cooking or eating out – even more this month.