A good, filling but balanced snack to fill our lunch boxes as we head back to work and school is crucial.

Olivia Caldwell enjoys sharing plates under a vine- covered ceiling at Kinross Cottage.

Nigel Slater has a suggestion for all those courgettes.

A couple of piquant pickles are handy for hot weather, writes Nigel Slater.

Butlers are something seen in Downton Abby-type dramas not in real life, you might think.

 If you are craving the sun, sea and salt air that comes with a holiday by the sea but cannot quite get there, Donna Hay’s latest book will certainly put you in the mood without going anywhere.