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

The X Files actor recalls a magical community festival in the Tuscan hills, where she discovered an unexpectedly delicious soup that still plays on her mind

FAR FROM BEING DEPRESSING OR LONELY, COOKING AND EATING SOLO DINNERS IS ONE OF LIFE’S GREAT JOYS, SAYS Eli Davies

BONE BROTH TICKS EVERY BOX: NOURISHING, SOOTHING, NUTRIENT DENSE. CONSIDER IT A CORNERSTONE OF YOUR KITCHEN

Fry 1 sliced garlic clove for a few seconds in 1 tbsp olive oil. Add 500g courgettes, quartered and chopped, and cook until starting to soften. Stir in 200g frozen peas, a 400g can drained cannellini

Trish realised that she had something that money can’t buy