That old chestnut

If you know where to look and what to do with it, profound pleasure can be gleaned from foraging autumn’s hedgerow bounty, says John Wright

Torta di castagne, cioccolato e nocciole SERVES 6-8 Ingredients 250g cooked chestnuts150ml full-fat milk75g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids),roughly chopped50g hazelnuts, toasted and chopped60g unsal

Not only is October usually a busy time in the flavour garden for harvesting, but it’s also one of my favourite times for planting trees. The soil has warmed up nicely from the previous summer and thi

I PLANTED my first quince ( Cydonia oblonga ...

Beloved by schoolchildren for decades, the once-popular playground game of conkers has seemingly fallen from favour recently. This has been blamed on health-and-safety rules, but this is largely a myt

Celebrate the season by knitting a decorative autumn wreath