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The Story of Film by Mark Cousins

‘A ROMANTIC FIERCELY INTELLIGENT RE-MAPPING OF CINEMA’ – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH   The Story of Film pays homage to the radical thinkers who have shaped our cinematic landscapes and celebrates the iconic films that continue to have an impact on what we watch in… Read More

Unicorns, narwhals, yaks, cows and civets – understanding the financial jungle

‘This is a colourful and timely book at a time when the science & industry of finance is being seriously questioned by people who have been defrauded, pensioners who have lost their savings, & homeowners whose mortgage debt has sky rocketed through hidden clauses, rendering them homeless and bankrupt. The… Read More

Crafting Through Covid: Jane Austen Embroidery

Authors of Jane Austen Embroidery, Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin talks about their new book and crafting through covid. This talk was organised by the University of Kent originally aired on the 16th September. You can catch up on the conversation on YouTube: Jennie Batchelor is Professor of… Read More

PRAWN, COCONUT & SPINACH CURRY from SPEEDY MOB

The secret to this prawn curry is buying the best Thai red curry paste you can find. You want one that is both punchy and aromatic as it will be cooled by the sweetness of the tomatoes and the creamy coconut milk. INGREDIENTS thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 3–4 tbsp… Read More

WELCOME TO THE EARTH MOB. SUSTAINABILITY HAS NEVER BEEN TASTIER

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NO.1 BESTSELLING MOB KITCHEN & MOB VEGGIE COOKBOOKS   This is the MOB manifesto for change: a simple, straight-talking handbook that deals with the ecological problems of our age, showing us how we can tackle them from our kitchens. From sustainability to… Read More

You are positively awesome!

  You are positively awesome. It’s so easy to forget that. Life gets in the way, we keep adding to our to-do lists and firefighting our way through (big and small) daily battles. We fail to remember our awesomeness and we don’t give ourselves the… Read More

Embroidery in Jane Austen’s Britain

Jane Austen was both an accomplished novelist and a talented stitcher. In Jane Austen Embroidery, Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin share recently re-discovered embroidery patterns from the Georgian era and explore what needlework meant to the novelist in a series of essays. This is an extract from the book’s… Read More

Make Pastry Chef Ravneet Gill’s lemon loaf – a family favourite

  Lemon loaf Makes 1 loaf 3 eggs 225 g/8 oz/1¼ cups caster (superfine) sugar 75 g/2⅔ oz/¾ stick unsalted butter, softened 100 ml/3⅓ fl oz/scant ½ cup double (heavy) cream 180 g/6⅓ oz/1⅓ cups self-raising (self-rising) flour pinch of fine salt grated zest of 3 lemons   Syrup 75… Read More

Mitch Tonks’ Baked mackerel with potatoes and thyme from Fish Easy

This is a nice way to treat fresh mackerel and makes a homely supper.   Baked mackerel with potatoes and thyme   SERVES 4 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp butter, plus a little extra for topping the potatoes olive oil 2 onions, thinly sliced 4 salted anchovy… Read More

Crochet a granny square blanket

The humble granny square is a great crochet project for beginners and super-versatile as you can use up scraps of yarn. In this project from How to Crochet by Mollie Makes, the squares are put together to make a granny-chic blanket. With over 100 granny… Read More

How to create an inspirational home office

Kate Watson-Smyth has been writing about interiors for 20 years and has helped clients style their homes for more than 10. Here, writer behind the popular Mad About The House blog shares her top tips for how to create an inspirational home office along with some… Read More

Broad bean and artichoke salad

This quick and simple broad bean and artichoke salad from well-loved Italian chef Gennaro Contaldo’s Fast Cook Italian is perfect right now for anyone who is making the most of their store cupboard and fridge/freezer essentials during lockdown. If you don’t have all of the ingredients to hand, you… Read More