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Nigel Slater’s recipe for crisp gnocchi and chopped salad
Hot, crisp garlic gnocchi, ice-cold cucumber, tomato and radishes. Cook 500g of gnocchi in deep, generously salted boiling water until…
Read More »Tell us: are you house swapping in the UK this summer?
Rising costs mean many will be unable to afford to get away this summer, particularly as the price of holidaying…
Read More »‘Doctors should prescribe it!’: the joys of wild camping – and why it is under threat in England
What was that?! I was asleep, now I’m suddenly wide awake. It’s the middle of the night, I’m alone in…
Read More »Now I’ve given birth, I’m worried I may never want to have sex again
I gave birth five months ago and still have very little interest in sex. More than that, when anything goes…
Read More »Hoist the sails – if you feel like it: a Thames barge break
There is a pirate ship on Margate beach – although instead of a skull and crossbones, it is flying the…
Read More »Sudoku 5,704 medium
Click here to access the print version. Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3×3 box…
Read More »Swish, squeeze and shave: how to care for delicate cashmere
Cashmere is one of the only things about winter I like. I will always take sunshine, heat and slow afternoons…
Read More »Ukraine artist inspires Dior’s couture show that reimagines a ‘better tomorrow’
What is the point of haute couture? This was the question that Dior’s creative director, the Italian designer Maria Grazia…
Read More »I’m learning to live with my fear for my baby’s safety: it’s the price we pay for love
I write this from a house that is slowly emerging from Covid, which finally caught us after two and a…
Read More »Want to save £240 a year? Stop leaving the central heating on for your pets
Name: Heating for pets. Age: In the long history of the relationship between human and animal, relatively recent. Appearance: Invisible.…
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