The crying game

When it comes to Ashley Park, the answer has always been yes – while filming Emily In Paris, while owning a Broadway stage, while starring in some of the buzziest projects of the past few years. And, also, we now know, while living through a recent near-death experience, which has taught the 33-year-old force of nature that sometimes you have to power down to level-up all over again

Kate Humble honours the makers of her favourite kitchen tools with simple, seasonal recipes that are as joyful to cook as they are to eat

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An extra-special Christmas feast full of your traditional favourites with tasty twists that won’t blow the budget

From showstopping cakes to cute Santa biscuits, these easy recipes from Coinneach MacLeod, aka The Hebridean Baker, are a celebration of seasonal flavours

Serves 6-8 Hands-on time 30 min WHY THEY’RE THE BEST If you cook your sprouts like little potato fondants (frying them until crisp, then braising in a good flavoursome stock to cook them through), you