HISTORICAL By Eithne Farry For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 6 February 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 6 February 2020 THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Picador £14.99, 352 pp) THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Picador £14.99, 352 pp) In starkly beautiful sentences Kiran Millwood Hargrave, up until now a bestselling children’s author, … Read more
Take a classic trench, add new colours, cuts and details and what have you got? Only spring’s coolest cover-up. A shorter-length trench is casual yet chic and just the cut for the season’s culottes Trench, £99, johnlewis.com. Trousers, £120, jigsaw-online.com. Hat, £18, weekday.com. Bag, £29.95, seasaltcornwall.co.uk. Trainers, £60, Converse, schuh.co.uk Your day-to-night trench in soft … Read more
Fattoush salad By Ainsley Harriot For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 Fattoush is a fresh, crisp salad popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean. It’s a great way to use up any leftover flatbreads or pitta and makes a crunchy side dish or satisfying lunch … Read more
Garlic and chilli prawns By Ainsley Harriot For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 Gambas al ajillo is a popular Spanish tapas dish, which also makes a great midweek supper when served on toasted bread with a side salad. It’s delicious and so quick … Read more
Lifestyle: look what’s back! By Nicole Gray Published: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 22 March 2020 Time was when an avocado-green bathroom marked you out as someone with dreadful, stuck-in-the-70s bad taste. Oh, how things have changed… Beyond the pale If floor-to-ceiling avocado green is too bold for you, try combining it with … Read more
DYSTOPIAN By Jamie Buxton For Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 13 February 2020 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 13 February 2020 QUALITYLAND by Marc-Uwe Kling Translated by Jamie Lee Searle (Orion £14.99, 352 pp) QUALITYLAND by Marc-Uwe Kling Translated by Jamie Lee Searle (Orion £14.99, 352 pp) In Qualityland, needy delivery drones sulk if we don’t … Read more
QUICK READS By Sally Morris for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 20 February 2020 | Updated: 00:18 BST, 21 February 2020 We’re all rushed for time these days, but even so, the fact that one in three people in the UK doesn’t regularly read for pleasure is a shock. And research shows that one … Read more
Fashion: YOU will love… By Shelly Vella For You Magazine Published: 00:01 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 29 March 2020 …Fashion Director Shelly Vella’s natural inspirations Plant, £33, and pot, £6, root-houseplants.com Top, £195, lkbennett.com Basket, £50, amara.com Dress, £130, Atelier at monsoon.co.uk Shoes, £185, sabah.am Shoes, £139, kurtgeiger.com Dress, £34.99, Johanna … Read more
Cheat’s Berry Clafoutis By Annie Bell Published: 00:02 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 29 March 2020 Simple batter recipe can be found here You can whisk up this frying-pan take on a clafoutis in minutes. It’s especially good doused in a river of cream. Serves 4 batter recipe (see here) made with … Read more
Spinach and Parmesan Pancakes By Annie Bell Published: 00:02 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 29 March 2020 Simple batter recipe for these savoury pancakes can be found here Creamy and tender, spinach with parmesan is a winning combination. These are delicious dished up with crispy pancetta. Serves 4 (Makes around 12) 300g-350g … Read more