Raw cut garlic can be added to pesto, sauces, and garlic butter. These all make for delicious condiments to many main meals. I love adding freshly minced or chopped garlic to homemade steak ...

For slow-cooked dishes such as bolognese you can use mince from any cut that you would use for stewing (such as chuck or flank). For burgers, patties or meatballs, meat minced from a leaner cut ...

Don't overfill them as they will leak and make your mince pies stick to the tray. Cut out 12 lids with a smaller pastry cutter, re-rolling the pastry as needed. These can be fluted or straight ...