The hungry gap is often seen as a tricky time in the kitchen, where the vegetables that have been overwintered or stored are running low, the ground is still cold and there is little growing. But I prefer to see these months as an exciting time to get creative with pickles, ferments and preserves, and … Read more
I start playing songs to my son James from the moment he is born. If I’m given the job of rocking him back to sleep, I usually put on reggae: Junior Murvin’s Police and Thieves and Dawn Penn’s You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) tend to do the trick. If my partner Ginny or … Read more
Unsalted butter is easily one of my most used ingredients. At any given time, I have at least four blocks in my fridge, ready to be softened and whipped into cakes or rubbed into flour for pastry. There is a camp of people who prefer to use salted butter for baking, and while there are … Read more
On his way to work at a north Chicago public high school, Spiro Bolos has been making a photo series of people on this train station bench. On the way to visit his partner one Sunday afternoon, he saw these young men. The US navy’s largest training camp is about an hour away; home to the … Read more
My wife and I enjoy gardening chiefly because it’s something we can do together while keeping well out of each other’s way – our garden isn’t big, but it’s bigger than our kitchen. We also have separate spheres of influence: I am in charge of the grass, the tree and the raised bed at the … Read more
Adrian on Catherine What were you hoping for?Someone cute for my national press debut, and hopefully a connection, too. First impressions?A big warm smile and a strong leopard-print top. What did you talk about?How nervous we’d both been all day. The world of dating. Work. Travel. Music. My fussy eating. Why garden cities are called … Read more
Jurassic World Rebirth may be the most anticipated film of the summer, but it’s not the dinosaurs that are piquing our attention. Images of its star, Jonathan Bailey, in character wearing a pair of tiny metal-frame spectacles are breaking the internet. But is it Dr Henry Loomis or the frames themselves that are causing the … Read more
Last year, I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. I have told a few people, but not my family, other than my brother, and I don’t know if I should. They live abroad. I have a lot of unresolved childhood issues, which I’ve mostly been able to put aside. But the diagnosis is making it … Read more
The prosecution: Rupi The old fittings are works of art – replacing them with dull modern ones would be blasphemous My boyfriend Raf and I have just bought our first home and we love it. We found a two-bedroom Victorian house with original features, including the fireplace and geometric tiles in the hallway. I’m of … Read more
There’s a sizable Lebanese community in London and, thanks to them (and their many restaurants), I’ve eaten plenty of great Lebanese food in my time. A recent discovery was the Lebanese take on moussaka at Maroush on Edgware Road, which is very different from the Greek version made with lamb and bechamel. This version is … Read more