Rebecca Seal invited Britain's top chefs and foodies - from Antonio Carluccio and Terence Conran to Angela Hartnett, Mark Hix and Tom Parker Bowles - to share their favourite summer recipes.
Food writer Linda Tubby proves you don't need an ice-cream maker to make delicious iced desserts and lollies. Her traditional Italian recipes require little effort and are perfect summer treats
Chicken nuggets or coq au vin? Spaghetti hoops or penne pomodoro? We asked some of Britain's most talented chefs to simplify their recipes for young palates. Then we invited their off spring to sample the results - back at the restaurants. The food was great but it all got a bit messy ...
We asked Britain's best cookery writers and Michelin-starred chefs to nominate their favourite recipes - the only rule was they couldn't vote for their own. Research by Rikke Bruntse-Dahl.
In this exclusive extract from The Kitchen Diaries, Nigel Slater relishes the days spent planning and preparing for Christmas and offers his recipes for cake, pudding and winter suppers.
Italians pride themselves on traditional family recipes they know by heart, but there is one cookbook in their kitchens - Silver Spoon, Italy's 55-year-old bestseller, now coming here.
I get more excited about Christmas in the kitchen with each passing year. I love the warm fruit and spice notes that float through the house; the rich, sweet flavours and the sheer abundance of it all. With classic recipes and once-a-year favourites, there is never a better time for the cook of the house to have a good time in the kitchen ...