Books for cooks

With a thriving career and a joyful marriage, TV and radio star Kelly Brook is the happiest she’s ever been. Here, she tells Christobel Hastings about running the London Marathon, her new radio gig and why she’s ready to reintroduce herself

Dismissed in the noughties as the ‘airhead heiress’, Paris Hilton has had the last laugh, becoming a phenomenally successful businesswoman and pop star

Last year, Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne received a shock cancer diagnosis. In her first inter view since, she tells Sali Hughes how the experience has helped her to find joy in the everyday

Juliet is an RHS Gold award-winning garden designer and regular contributor on radio and television. Bob is the author of dozens of gardening books, as well as a radio presenter and organic gardener.

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■ Makes 12 ■ Prep 20 mins plus cooling ■ Cook 20 mins 500g block all-butter puff pastryplain flour, for dusting1 egg, beatenyour favourite filling, such asprawn cocktail, potato curryor crumbled feta