Celebrate the season – and the Bank Holiday weekend – with a vibrant feast with recipes for everyone

Pretty-as-a-picture bakes inspired by the fresh zing of spring, along with crafts to help share them

■ Serves 8 ■ Prep 30 mins plus 10 mins resting ■ Cook 1 hr 500g kale, thick stalks discarded and roughly chopped1 tbsp each butter and olive oil2 onions, chopped3 garlic cloves, finely chopped750g ric

Hosting a family do? Impress guests with twists on the classics, plus a pretty-in-pink pudding

Have yourself a homely, retro-inspired dinner party with chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen’s delicious menu

Blending the old and the new, Diana Yates has gently updated the kitchen in her cottage home, creating the perfect environment for calming morning rituals before the rest of the household stirs