Move over Marmite! Why fancy food on toast is latest trend with fried chicken, honeyed beetroot and even Bubble & Squeak as toppings

Why fancy food on toast is latest trend with fried chicken, honeyed beetroot becoming

Toast the Cookbook by Raquel Pelzel is a beautiful ode to bread and the myriad ways it can be jazzed up with recipes for toppings such as (clockwise from top left)@ fried chicken; lemongrass kiwi; chopped liver; aubergine and capers; honeyed beetroot; and Bubble & Squeak.

How to make scones using just THREE ingredients (and you will never guess what one of them is)

The simple method, which requires self-raising flour, one tub of cream and one can of lemonade, was invented by Monique Bowley, who placed fourth in Australia's Greatest Bake Off.

Do you know the difference between 100% organic, free range and pasture-raised? What confusing food labels REALLY mean

There are a myriad confusing terms used on labels. A new infographic makes things clear with simple definitions of terms such as 'grass-fed', 'grass-finished' and 'pasture-raised'.

Model Chrissy Teigen reveals ingenious butter food hack involving a microwave, a jug of water and a lot of steam to make spreading easy

Model and FABLife cohost Chrissy Teigen posted her butter-softening hack to Instagram, which looks set to put an end to the age-old problem.

Pour at a 15-degree angle in a wide-rimmed, straight-sided glass and drink at 5°C or cooler: Scientist reveals formula for the perfect pint of beer

Food scientist Dr Stuart Farrimond has worked out the formula for a perfect pint, revealing that pouring from a bottle at more than 15 degrees impairs the taste of beer.

Would you cook eggs in a freezer bag? Food hack promises to deliver the perfect omelette every time

A YouTube video by Allrecipes suggests that the best way to prepare this breakfast meal is to place all your ingredients in a freezer or sandwich bag, and cook it in a pot of boiling water.

The Great British Bake Off's rudest week yet as Twitter goes wild for innuendo-laden quarter final

The show kicked off with Sue Perkins giggling at the creamed horns, followed by Paul Hollywood eyeing up 'attractive fillings' and finishing with Mary Berry urging a contestant to 'have a banana for lunch'.

Ham from a can, melted cheese on leftover takeaway rice and Wotsits with sausage: New book champions the depressing and terrible photos of everyday meals for one

Dimly Lit Meals For One book champions terrible photos of everyday meals for one

Tom Kennedy 31, from Cambridge started his blog as a riposte to the proliferation of stylised food pictures on Instagram. His images are so popular, they are now being turned into a book. His site features home-made meals such as (clockwise from top left): noodles with mystery meat and gravy; fish fingers served in a measuring jug; rice with melted cheese; more mystery meat and a side of mash; peas, breaded chicken and a sausage, served with cheesy pasta and cheesy Wotsits with a sausage, all which were shot in the kitchens of his blog readers and followers.

Sales of wine costing less than £3 a bottle DOUBLE in a year as price war erupts between supermarkets and discount shops

Millions of shoppers across Britain are opting for bargain, with sales of bottles of wine priced between £1 and £3 soaring by 130 per cent, according to new research.

Is his baking career in the bin? Former GBBO star made famous by ice cream meltdown is spotted working on a building site

Great British Bake Off star, Iain Watters, from Belfast, has returned to his day job as a builder, and is currently working on a construction site in East London but he says he still loves baking.

Can eating superfoods be cheap? FEMAIL tests Jamie Oliver's new healthy cookbook for breakfast, lunch and dinner... and saves £50 feeding a family of three for a week

FEMAIL tests Jamie Oliver's new cookbook Everyday Super Food

Joanne Gould, 30 from Golders Green, London, put Jamie's Everyday Super Food recipes to the test for FEMAIL and finds that she makes a whopping £52 saving on her weekly shop, while still managing to eat healthily. On Day 1 Joanne spent £8.10 on three meals, which included a breakfast of muesli, fruit, yoghurt and seeds. On Day 2, the total cost of shopping was £12.50 and included Greek salad for lunch. Day 3's total cost was £9.25 with chicken and squash cacciatore for dinner, Day 4 cost £13.80 for three meals including a healthy chicken Caesar salad; the cost for Day 5 was £11 and included was a bland Bombay chicken dinner; Day 6 cost £13.67 and Joanna served pasta for lunch and on Day 7 Joanna spent £19.48 on three meals, serving griddled steak and peppers with tabbouleh rice for dinner.

Have you been saying it wrong? Buyers incorrectly pronounce Nutella... as the brand reveals it DOESN'T start with 'Nut'

The official pronunciation of the hazelnut chocolate spread is 'new-tell-uh', according to the Nutella website. The brand explained the correct way to say it on their website under FAQs.

Chicken and waffle sponge anyone? The world's weirdest cupcake flavours revealed including bacon, liquorice and TOBACCO

The US set the trend for specialised cupcake bakeries, but now the world has been taken over. From American Brunch and Tobacco to Banana Bacon, here are 10 of the strangest.

Fine dining for £30 or less: The UK's cheapest Michelin-starred menus revealed

These menus - which all come in at less than £30 - feature impeccably cooked ingredients and intelligent pairings devised by some of Britain's top chefs.

Man tastes 250 cream teas in his quest to find the perfect West Country treat and says he's found the best one in Devon... because the 'jam doesn't fall off on' his moustache

Ditch Townsend, 49, from Devon says the Old Forge Cafe in Chagford, Devon serves the best cream teas. His next favourites are Corn Dolly in and Oak Barn - both of which are also located in the county.

Swap spaghetti for courgetti, serve on smaller plates and DON'T eat dinner in front of the TV: The tricks that will help you to eat less but still feel full

Cambridge University reveals tricks to help you to eat less but still feel full

FEMAIL has worked with Frida Harju, in-house nutritionist at health and fitness app Lifesum, for her nutrition tips to make yourself feel fuller for longer. Do's and don't include (top row from left): making 'rice' with cauliflower florets; replacing spaghetti with courgetti; cooking meals with chilli and cinnamon and (bottom row from left): eating from big plates; grazing at buffets, and TV dinners.

Never fry bacon, always boil potatoes and DON'T eat tomatoes raw: How to prepare food so it doesn't lose its nutrients

Dietitian Sophie Claessens from healthy living website Vavista  tells FEMAIL how to prepare food to ensure the optimum level of nutrients are maintained.

Heston's Fat Duck is 'absent', Gordon's Maze is down one and an unknown chef wins TWO for his nine-seater restaurant in latest Michelin Guide

The Araki in Mayfair, London, was awarded two Michelin stars in this year's guide whilst Gordon Ramsay's Maze lost its only star and Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck didn't appear on the list.

GBBO's Paul Hollywood signs bakery deal worth millions by putting his name to a new range of bread (but you'll have to bake it yourself!)

GBBO's Paul Hollywood has signed a £5m bakery deal with Carrs Foods which will now supply Ocado, Tesco and Waitrose with pre-baked rolls branded with Hollywood' s name.

Japanese café lets customers order a WIFE for the night who serves them dinner in just a bikini and a kitchen apron

Ore no Yome, which translates as 'My Wife' in Japanese, is in Tokyo's Higashi Ikebukuro neighborhood. It lists their staff on their website and provides the personality features of each woman.

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Do you know fugu from pho? Take our quiz to find out if you really are the ultimate foodie

These days everyone considers themselves a gastronome but now there is a new breed of expert on the market; the Ultimate Foodie. Take our 50-question quiz to find out if you measure up.

How Lakeland became fashionable: Family-run firm behind the spiralizer reveals the quirky gadgets that will be in YOUR kitchen next year

As Lakeland becomes beloved by clean-eating Instagram stars, its buying director tells FEMAIL which of its new gizmos are guaranteed to be on our Christmas lists - and social media - this year.

Why you should be eating beetroot, yoghurt and MARMITE at your desk: Experts reveal foods that will improve performance (and the snacks to always avoid)

FEMAIL has worked nutritionists and dieticians to identify the 22 foods that will power the brain for a busy day at work, and the ones you should avoid as eating them will make you feel tired and sluggish.

The mother-of-two you will NEVER believe is 51! Chef who looks decades younger says she is proof of the age-defying effects of eating food packed with spices

Chef Anjula Devi, 51, from west London, believes that the secret to her amazingly youthful looks lies in her traditional Indian diet filled with herbs and spices such as turmeric, coriander and cumin.

Are you measuring spaghetti wrong? Video shows how standing pasta in an empty water bottle guarantees the perfect portion

One simple hack, demonstrated by in this video by Hacking Life, reveals the fool-proof method that will ensure you will always get pasta measurements right.

Is this the unhealthiest burger ever? Chef's 6,000-calorie creation contains nearly three pounds of meat, 10 rashers of bacon and 12 onion rings (but it comes with a salad)

The 30cm-tall burger, which weighs four pounds, was created by Dave Cameron, head chef at The Hog in Horsley, Gloucestershire, for the village local fete, which takes place this weekend.

Big Mac, fries and a martini, please! The best cocktails to complement your dirty takeaway

MailOnline has consulted some of Britain's top bartenders, who created the perfect cocktails to go with the nation's favourite takeaways - from McDonald's to pizza and fried chicken.

End of the Champagne lifestyle? Brits spend more on Italian sparkling wine Prosecco than traditional French fizz

Sales of Prosecco jumped 72% in value in the year to mid-July, reaching £339 million, whilst sales of Champagne rose just 1.2% year-on-year, with total sales worth £250 million.

A slice of white bread, one plastic container and a blast in the microwave: Video reveals simple trick to soften rock-hard brown sugar in just 30 seconds

The Rumble video, presented by DIY expert Jill Urban demonstrates how to soften rock-hard brown sugar with just a slice of white bread and a quick zap in a microwave.

Magneto, Macbeth... and Marco Pierre White! X-Men villain Michael Fassbender set to play former bad boy chef in biopic

Marco Pierre White, 53, revealed that the Macbeth and Steve Jobs actor has first option for the script which will be based on the chef's best-selling autobiography, The Devil In The Kitchen.

Would you like some beer on your toast? Archaeologist turns her favourite drink into breakfast jelly and is now so successful she sells 3,000 jars a week

Nancy Warner, from Stowe in Vermont, US, came up with the ground-breaking idea after running out of fruit with which to make jams and jellies for her preserves company run from her own kitchen.

What would YOU do to avoid soggy cornflakes? Inventor's bizarre device sets off an alarm if there's too much milk into your bowl... but it's not in stores yet

Inventor Dominic Wilcox from Sunderland has created a range of gadgets including a cereal dispensing crane and a device which sets off an alarm if your breakfast is too soggy.

But what IS a spiralizer? Half of Britons have never heard of healthy eating gadget loved by Hemsley sisters... and a tenth don't even know what a spatula does!

A study by Kenwood has revealed the gaps in the nation's culinary knowledge with 55% of Britons admitting they don't know what a spiralizer, made popular by chefs Hemsley + Hemsley, is.

Top chefs' secrets that will change the way you cook forever

FEMAIL has consulted the UK's top chefs including Marco Pierre White and Vivek Singh for restaurant tricks that will give your home-made meals a professional polish.

Newly slim Jamie Oliver says we should increase our superfood intake by putting seaweed in salad and drinking THREE coffees a day... to lose weight like him

The TV chef, 40, says it's simple to swap superfoods into your diet and you'll notice the difference in how you look and feel. He shared his secrets on ITV's This Morning after losing nearly two stone.

Can you contour your face with FOOD? How eating oysters, spinach, and tangerines could be the secret to chiselled cheekbones and plump lips

Frida Harju, nutritionist at health and fitness app Lifesum, advises incorporating food into your diet that is high in vitamins C and A and zinc to help boost skin and improve definition.

Bizarre trick for the perfect boiled egg

Many of us get it wrong when preparing eggs, resulting in yolks which are either too soft, or too hard. This graphic reveals that the best way to get a perfect egg is to steam it instead.

Stomach-churning meals you will NEVER want to cook! New recipe book based on discarded shopping lists features delicacies like kitchen roll pie and rat poison ragu

Photographer Thomas Lakeman creates cookbook based on discarded shopping lists

Thomas Lakeman's beautifully inedible food cookbook À La Cart' has with some of the world's quirkiest recipes, inspired by discarded shopping lists found in supermarkets across London. The 31-year-old photographer from Brixton is currently trying to raise funds on Kickstarter so he can publish the 112-page book. Recipes in the book include (clockwise from top left): Cotton bud cereal noodles; battery burger; salad with Silk Cut cigarettes; chocolate meatballs; tongue and cereal and a plug sandwich.

Butcher creates 3,500 calorie MAN-WICH by wrapping a cheese sarnie in 20 rashers of bacon.. because he was fed up with the Great British Bake Off's 'pompous' food

Chris Cunningham, 26, from Kilkeel, County Down, used more than 20 slices of bacon and 1lb of cheese to build the 4lb-heavy 'real' sandwich which took him half an hour to fry.

Sounds offal! Scottish dairy farm serves up 'adventurous' HAGGIS ice cream and swede sorbet... and taste-testers are 'pleasantly surprised' by the results

Jane Davidson, owner of ice-cream shop Glen Urr, who created the frozen treat, said she likes 'a challenge'. The company's previous quirky creations include malt whisky, beer and curry ice-creams.

What a miscake! The unbelievable icing fails that reveal how some bakers take their orders just a little TOO literally

After a mother was sent a 'blind girl' topper on a cake after an autocorrect fail of the word 'blonde' on her order, it appears she isn't the only one to get unfortunate icing. FEMAIL rounds up the best.

Are YOU brave enough to try the UK's hottest chilli? As the Komodo Dragon pepper hits supermarkets, two brave volunteers taste it for themselves

This week the Komodo Dragon, the UK's hottest commercially grown chilli pepper is being rolled out in 500 Tesco stores nationwide. Two brave volunteers from MailOnline taste it for themselves

The secret vegetarian challenge: Woman tricks her carnivore husband into eating meat-free meals for a week... but did he notice the difference? 

Joanne Gould, 30, from London, decided to put her carnivore husband Richard to the test - cooking him vegetarian meals for a week, to see if he would notice the difference.

There's more to diets than salad! The 18 fat-burning foods that will help you lose weight

From avocados and tomatoes to grapefruit, lentils, and green tea, Frida Harju, in-house nutritionist at the health app Lifesum reveals the 18 foods you should eat to lose weight and why.

Bacon sundaes, rose-flavoured burgers and a Doritos-crusted pizza... perhaps there's a reason these limited edition Franken-foods DIDN'T stay on the menu?

Fast food giants around the world will seemingly stop at nothing to pique their customers' interest, and while some experiments are hits, others are just stomach-churning misses.