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Bring the beauty and flavours of the Black Sea and the Transylvanian mountains into your kitchen with Irina Georgescu’s comfort food recipes from the vibrant and diverse lands of Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria

It’s time to declutter and deep-clean your home in time for the new season ahead. Just follow our easy steps

Our latest fiction writing competition asked entrants to pen a love story, and we found find three romantic tales which we’re sure you’ll enjoy over the next few pages. Congratulations to Daniel Taylor with The Clockmaker’s Valentine , which you can read overleaf, along with two runners-up. Plus on page 58, find out details about our next themed short story competition...

These were a very popular breakfast muffin or snack on our first gut-health course. They can be easily made gluten-free and are very easy to eat! We’ve adjusted them slightly to make them more of a su

AS PART OF OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBR ATIONS, WE SHOWC A SE THE TECH, TRENDS AND EVENTS TAKING ROOT IN THE WORLD OF GA RDENING THIS SUMMER – AND ANNOUNCE AN EXCITING COLL ABOR ATION WITH HOR ATIO’S GA RDEN AT THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

We’ve relied on Charlie Bigham for effortless and tasty ready-made meals since 1996. Thankfully, as these crowd-pleasing recipes prove, his approach to cooking from scratch is just as flavourful and fuss-free