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Communication is Key
Mike Piercy, educational consultant and former Head of The New Beacon, shares advice on how parents can support their children at school Trust is such a fragile thing. It can...
Something Blue
Amanda Lafontant, senior designer at Aston Matthews, explains how she transformed this family bathroom into an elegant retreat Creating a family bathroom in a period property is always a challenge....
Nourish to Flourish
Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Charlotte Lau discusses the link between nutrition and the menstrual cycle Half of the world’s population experience menstruation during their lifetime and with an estimated 30-40%...
A Changing Climate
Jennifer Stuart-Smith takes a look at how gardeners are having to adapt to extreme weather conditions. Whether you are a farmer, fisherman or gardener, there’s little point battling Mother Nature....
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Pork belly with apple purée, Tenderstem broccoli & dauphinoise potatoes
Place the pork belly in a roasting tray and cover with the cider, season with salt and pepper and cover with tin foil.Roast in the oven for 2 hours at 150°C. For the dauphinoise potatoes, thinly slice the peeled potatoes,...
Pan fried king scallops with minted pea purée & crispy Parma ham
Lay the Parma ham on a baking tray and place another tray on top. Put in the oven to become crispy for about 10 minutes at 180°C. For the pea puree, place the frozen peas in a pan of boiling...
Lemon meringue gâteau
Pour the cream into a large bowl and add the yoghurt, icing sugar and lemon rid. Whisk until mixture forms soft peaks. Fold in the crushed meringue and the lemon curd and stir through the mixture just enough to marble...
Cream of the crop
Jen Stuart-Smith highlights the celebrated South East nurseries who’ll be appearing at this month’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024, from 21-25 May There can be few garden shows that cause as much excitement as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Founded...
Speaking Sense
Mike Piercy, education consultant and former Head of The New Beacon, turns language pupil A favourite word: smellfungus. A favourite book: The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (two weighty tomes). A favourite pursuit: looking up a word, getting distracted by other,...
Change it up
Neil and Sharon Maidment’s reconfigured family home is the result of a very successful partnership with OPEN architecture, who opened their eyes to a new layout they never imagined was possible Words: Fiona Patrick Photographs: David Merewether The green modular...
Go with the Flow
Sue Whigham shares some valuable new-to-gardening advice I’m sure that by now we should be used to the rain but I’m not entirely sure that we are. We had a dry, sunny day the other day and how everybody’s mood...
Take me to… a UK Staycation
We’re kicking off our new travel feature with a collection of ideas to get you trying something new with explorative and adventurous trips Cornish Escape The Park, Cornwall is an award-winning holiday village, just a short stroll from Mawgan Porth...
Rhubarb & pistachio loaf cake
Serves 10Prep time: 10 minutesCooking time: 55 minutes A great way to make the most of rhubarb season – this easy loaf cake pairs beautifully with crushed pistachios and a rosewater syrup. Serve it with a dollop of crème fraîche...