Your pictures on the theme of home cooking

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "home cooking". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

News imageSteve Demeranville SpicesSteve Demeranville
Steve Demeranville: "Walking the backstreets of Andalusia, Spain's Seville, the spices were on display for the choosing, ready for sale for the evening's cuisine."
News imageMaggie Crouch A mince pieMaggie Crouch
Maggie Crouch: "I baked an enormous mince pie for my friend Bonny's birthday."
News imageRobert Mazelow Mess from spilt cookingRobert Mazelow
Robert Mazelow: "A cooking nightmare."
News imageLorraine Devlin Wine in the window of a caravanLorraine Devlin
Lorraine Devlin: "Happy memories of a caravan trip to Devon and my husband's birthday - a light meal with wine, watching a gentle shower pass by."
News imageGeoff Rimmer Soup and a rollGeoff Rimmer
Geoff Rimmer: "Well, you got a roll with it!"
News imageHarri Holmberg CrayfishHarri Holmberg
Harri Holmberg: "After a night in August in a tent at a nearby lake south of Stockholm, Sweden, we came home with self-caught crayfish. They were cooked the next day and then the crayfish lie and soak up the crayfish broth for a night before we can enjoy the salty taste."
News imageBrenda Yamba Woman at a barbecueBrenda Yamba
Brenda Yamba: "Family get-together, Lusaka, Zambia."
News imageDerek Wilcock Ingredients in the shape of a faceDerek Wilcock
Derek Wilcock: "All the ingredients you need for a perfect Italian meal."
News imageRebecca Harrison PretzelsRebecca Harrison
Rebecca Harrison: "When the home-baked pretzels turn out so well that you both want to capture them in full technicolour."
News imageDebbie Beard A cake with the union flag on topDebbie Beard
Debbie Beard: "My attempt at a Jubilee bake - not perfect but made with enthusiasm."
News imageNatasha Everson-Williams Beetroot dishNatasha Everson-Williams
Natasha Everson-Williams: "Loving the beet - summer beetroot harvested for a veggie pasta dinner."
News imageKeith Hadley Scones and creamKeith Hadley
Keith Hadley: "My homemade scones topped with strawberry jam and clotted cream - ideal for the summer."
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The next theme is "in the dark" and the deadline for entries is 12 July 2022.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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