Weekend treats Features

Are barbecues bad for you?

Are barbecues a health hazard? Does charred meat cause cancer? How can you avoid getting food poisoning? Kathleen Griffin looks at the dangers of getting out the grill, and provides a guide to safe sizzling

Brian Turner's roast beef and yorkshire pudding

The UK chef, restaurateur and 'Ready Steady Cook' regular is a champion of British classics like thi

English summer hamper

Ditch the pre-packed sandwiches, artificial-flavoured crisps and supermarket dip: it's time to hark back to the glory days of the English summer picnic

Get your chops around some chips

With all that sinful salt and forbidden fat, chips are the ultimate guilty pleasure. Celebrity chef Ed Baines shows us how chips, cooked the right way, needn't be number one on the dieter's hit list

Host a New York-style brunch

Always ahead of the game, those fashionable New Yorkers have been hosting brunch parties for years. With long working hours, evenings reserved for paddling in the dating pond and lunchtimes no more than a quick Starbucks snack, the weekend days are the perfect opportunity to get friends together for brunch

How to host a twee afternoon tea

Once the preserve of the blue rinse brigade, the afternoon tea has experienced a resurgence in the style stakes. Here's how to recreate the twee tradition at home

Nice ice: easy home-made ice-creams

You don't need complicated machinery to make ices at home. Terry Farris has 4 delicious suggestions to rustle up in no time

Oysters not to die for

Everything you ever wanted to know about this sumptuous bivalve, including the best places in Britain to eat them

Packing a punch

A selection of the best punch recipes posted on the iVillage Recipe of the Month message boar

Party food skewers

Party food always tastes better on a skewer. Celebrate with our cocktail stick canape. iVillage UK