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Broad bean veggie burgers with goat’s cheese

Chef and author Ollie Hunter’s new book Join the Greener Revolution: 30 Easy ways to live and eat sustainably is a manifesto returning to the three main principles introduced in his first book: Zero Waste, Organic and 50% Produce within 30 miles. Ollie illustrates how we can endeavour to use natural resources sustainably and all chapters… Read More

How to entertain at home

With lockdown easing on the horizon, we’ll soon be able to socialise again. Kay Plunkett-Hogge and Debora Robertson’s funny, frank handbook Manners: A Modern Field Guide is the cheat sheet to every social situation. Whether at home or work; public spaces and shops; births; weddings; holidays; eating out; how… Read More

Omelette wrap with satay sauce

Nicola Graimes celebrates the right carbs, not only highlighting their numerous health attributes, but also their diversity and the enjoyment they give to our cooking and eating. The Right Carb features 50 delicious and vibrant recipes covering Breakfasts, Small Plates, Big Plates, Sides and Treats. As well as easy-to-understand… Read More

Spiced yoghurt-braised chicken

We’ve switched to low-fat foods but are we any healthier? You have to be eating the right type of fat for long-term good health. Award-winning health and cookery writer Nicola Graimes’s new book The Right Fat presents over 50 delicious and vibrant recipes with easy-to-understand nutritional advice. Here’s her… Read More

A Handful of Beans From Field & Forest

In her journal From Field & Forest, illustrator Anna Koska celebrates the natural world; the changing of the seasons, the blossoming of flowers and the ripening of fruit. Working in watercolour, pen and ink, oils and luscious egg tempera, Anna sources inspiration from the flora and fauna in the… Read More

Stargazing Slow Adventure on Harting Down

Why rush through life when you could stop, ponder and truly experience the world around you? The belief that spending meaningful time being, living and journeying outdoors can positively refocus your mind and boost your well-being is what lies at the heart of Tor McIntosh’s new book Slow Adventures. Read More

James May’s Cottage Pie

Oh Cook! is a foolproof manual packed with more than 60 delicious recipes for even the most basic of home cooks by James May. In this Amazon Prime series tie-in, the star of The Grand Tour and Our Man in Japan, seeks to unpack the mysteries of cooking, unearthing… Read More

Maximalist style for the autumn – tips from Abigail Ahern

Interior designer Abigail Ahern calls herself ‘an unabashed maximalist’. In her new book Everything: A Maximalist Style Guide, she guides us through this explorative and optimistic style and how to achieve it. Here she shares her top tips for turning your home into a maximalist welcoming cocoon this autumn. Read More

The Food Almanac: Recipes and Stories for a Year at the table

In October autumn truly arrives. A chill pricks the evening air and the trees silently turn to vivid shades of saffron and scarlet, their last days full of colour. On the best days there is a mellow brightness that calls you outside into the clear, crisp air to rustle through… Read More

The Story of Film by Mark Cousins

‘A ROMANTIC FIERCELY INTELLIGENT RE-MAPPING OF CINEMA’ – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH   The Story of Film pays homage to the radical thinkers who have shaped our cinematic landscapes and celebrates the iconic films that continue to have an impact on what we watch in… Read More

Unicorns, narwhals, yaks, cows and civets – understanding the financial jungle

‘This is a colourful and timely book at a time when the science & industry of finance is being seriously questioned by people who have been defrauded, pensioners who have lost their savings, & homeowners whose mortgage debt has sky rocketed through hidden clauses, rendering them homeless and bankrupt. The… Read More

Crafting Through Covid: Jane Austen Embroidery

Authors of Jane Austen Embroidery, Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin talks about their new book and crafting through covid. This talk was organised by the University of Kent originally aired on the 16th September. You can catch up on the conversation on YouTube: Jennie Batchelor is Professor of… Read More