Basil pavlova By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:59 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:59 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 12 PREP TIME 20 minutes, plus cooling COOK TIME 1 hour This pavlova recipe, from my friend Isabelle Smith, is a wonderful variation on the classic. Basil is a great partner for summer fruit and also … Read more
Baked apricot with bay and honey By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:03 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 4-6 PREP TIME 15 minutes COOK TIME 45 minutes While there is very little better than a fresh apricot eaten straight from the tree, if you are lucky enough to have a … Read more
Pea shoot risotto By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:03 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 4 PREP TIME 15 minutes COOK TIME 30 minutes Where possible, I like to make use of more than one part of the plants I grow, and pea shoots are a particular favourite of mine … Read more
I’ve had an email from my friend Suzanne who’s on a speed awareness course. (Something to do with learning to drive slowly, I believe.)
Creamed chicken By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 This recipe was born one summer weekend when my friend Elizabeth Metcalfe was visiting. After a busy day working up our appetites, we went to the garden to pick vegetables and herbs for supper and made up … Read more
Struggling to find her own place in a family grieving the loss of a mother and wife almost tore Kate Ferdinand apart from her husband Rio. In their most searingly honest interview, the couple reveal how straight talking saved their relationship Kate wears: T-shirt, James Perse, Fenwick. Trousers, Ted Baker. Rio wears: T-Shirt, Massimo Dutti. Trousers: Clements … Read more
‘I started to worry. Do I want to nag someone for the next 20 years?’ Now that we are officially engaged, and with David wanting to talk things through in person, I suggested meeting at the organic pub in Islington: my old haunt in happier days (why isn’t the stupid woman happy now? I can … Read more
HOROSCOPES: Keep calm this week, Aquarius By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB Don’t get too excited about something that may never happen and which you can do nothing about. A Full Moon in your opposite sign … Read more
Money, success, celebrity… top hypnotherapist Paul McKenna had it all. Yet for years he was unlucky in love. He tells Julia Llewellyn Smith how he finally focused his legendary powers on himself – with astonishing results ‘I could hardly write about relationships when i couldn’t stay in one’ Six years ago Paul McKenna came to … Read more
Baked custard with blueberries By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 6 PREP TIME 15 minutes, plus infusing and cooling COOK TIME 50-55 minutes Cooking the blueberries in their juices really helps to bring out their flavour and creates a wonderful contrast with the smooth, … Read more
Easy pickled vegetables By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 FILLS 4 x 1 litre Kilner jars PREP TIME 20 minutes, plus cooling and infusing COOK TIME 20 minutes My friend Dr Kyle supplies me with the seeds I need each year for the garden. She … Read more
Fruit vodka By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 PREP TIME 15 minutes, plus infusing This flavoured vodka is the best I’ve ever tasted because the fruit is front and centre. Traditional recipes work by volume – one-third alcohol, one-third fruit, one-third sugar. My gardener friend … Read more
Lettuce soup By Aaron Bertelsen Published: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 9 February 2020 SERVES 4 PREP TIME 10 MINUTES COOK TIME 30 MINUTES This is a wonderful way to use up the outer leaves and ribs of lettuce that might not make it into a salad. It is also very … Read more