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hot chocolate recipes

Dine 3 min read

Hot-chocolate recipes

Three ways to serve our favourite winter warmer

a table topped with plates of food and bowls of olives

Dine 5 min read

In praise of picnics

Alexandra Dudley, James Rich and more foodies on the joy of picnicking

a table with a cake on it and a plate of food

Dine 1 min read

How to style an Easter table

simple pleasures sharing dessert

Dine 1 min read

Simple pleasures: sharing dessert

Manon Lagrève’s festive dessert

Dine 4 min read

Manon Lagrève’s festive dessert

read and shop woodland feast

Dine 1 min read

The golden hours

a table set with plates and bowls of food on it

Dine 4 min read

Seasonal eats – recipes to share

Two of our favourite autumn recipes to share with loved ones

a table set with white plates and white napkins on a covered porch

Dine 6 min read

No hats, no heels – all the fun

Journalist Kate Finnigan on her love of small-scale celebrations

a collage of three different pictures of cakes and pastries

Dine 5 min read

3 Easter bakes to try

trifles to try

Dine 12 min read

3 trifles to try

gingerbread house recipes with deborah brett

Dine 4 min read

Making a gingerbread house with Deborah Brett

My Christmas memories on a plate

Dine 12 min read

My Christmas memories on a plate

a woman sitting at a table with a plate of cake

Dine 5 min read

Sweet summer recipes

Homemade lemonade, raspberry tartlets and fruity pavlovas

Dine 5 min read

Alfresco meals to remember

Some of our favourite writers, editors and experts share their most unforgettable…

a person holding a spoon over a heart shaped dish of food

Dine 2 min read

Making rhubarb clafoutis with Manon Lagrève

read and shop table styling lunches

Dine 1 min read

Table-styling tips for weekend lunches

Simple pleasures: the post-Christmas-dinner nap

Dine 1 min read

Simple pleasures: the post-Christmas-dinner nap

cocktails and canapes with alexandra dudley

Dine 2 min read

Cocktails & canapés with Alexandra Dudley

Dine 6 min read

How to be a happy host