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

Goodbye four-course meals and hello supermarket snacks

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Have yourself a homely, retro-inspired dinner party with chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen’s delicious menu

■ Serves 8 ■ Prep 30 mins plus 10 mins resting ■ Cook 1 hr 500g kale, thick stalks discarded and roughly chopped1 tbsp each butter and olive oil2 onions, chopped3 garlic cloves, finely chopped750g ric

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