March recipes & inspiration

Celebrate St Patrick's Day

St Patrick Day, commemorating the patron saint of Ireland,  is marked on 17 March each year and a great opportunity to explore the island’s culture and great food history. We’ve got some great Irish classics to explore, including Dingle pies and fifteens, a terrific no-bake treat.

Our St Patrick’s Day recipes also celebrate three of Ireland’s famous liquid assets – Guinness, Baileys Irish Cream Liqueur and whiskey – with ingenious ideas for cooking with them. This chocolate porter cake and oxtail braised in Guinness are two of our favourites.

Wild about wild garlic

Discover our best wild garlic recipes to make the most of this seasonal springtime ingredient. Wild garlic leaves add a wonderfully subtle, savoury flavour to sandwiches, salads, stir-fries and soups – and can be transformed into wild garlic oil and butter to preserve the bounty.

Look for wild garlic from around March until May each year in the UK. Later in its season it has star-shaped white flowers. You can learn how to forage for wild garlic here.

Mother's Day magic

From stunning cakes and bakes to treating Mum to breakfast-in-bed or an indulgent lunch, let our Mother’s Day recipes to show the superwoman in your life how much you care. Some of our favourites include dippy eggs with cheesy pancetta soldiers and cinnamon French toast for brunch and our best-ever carrot cake and rhubarb and custard sponge showstopper for enjoying with a cup of tea.

Fresh air fryer ideas

The gadget of the moment is a midweek saviour with buckets of experimental potential, too. Air fryers are a versatile addition to your kitchen, delivering the crispiest chips, tender meat and so much more. The delicious. food team are fans – read all their top tips for getting the most out your air fryer.

Need inspiration? Try one of our quick and simple air fryer recipes, from air fryer chicken wings and potato wedges to a salmon rice bowl that’s as speedy to make as it is healthy. The air fryer is great for baking, too – we’ve got an air fryer quiche and air fryer mac ‘n’ cheese to prove it. Air fryers are brilliant for sweet recipes as well, such as doughnuts and apple turnovers or even air fryer banana bread. Give a new air fryer recipe a go this month!