A ritual I’ve developed for the New Year is to survey my fridge, freezer and store cupboards, make a list of everything therein and then devise meal plans to use up all those items that lurk at the back and will soon go out of date or be past their best.

It’s such a joy to find that jar of special olives or jam you brought back from holiday and then make it the centre of main meal or pudding. The internet (or your tried and trusted recipe books) will give you inspiration. Send us a picture of what you cook!

And while you sort out those cupboards, remember those who go hungry in this world and think about donating some of your unopened, in-date tins and packets of staple food to the food bank (collection point at Ripley church, amongst other places) or at least say a prayer for them.