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Food: The sweet midwinter By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 Stunning puds with seasonal sparkle for the festive table by food writer and cook Skye McAlpine Fruit & mascarpone tart Apple & walnut crumble pie; Chocolate chestnut meringue pie I have a sweet tooth. Cakes, … Read more

The sweet midwinter: Panetonne, mascarpone & almond cake By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 This is a wonderful way to make use of a slightly stale panettone. Once iced, it should really be eaten within a day.  SERVES 10 250g salted butter, softened 500g icing … Read more

The sweet midwinter: Chocolate chestnut meringue pie By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 A Mont Blanc of sorts, in beautiful pie form. The base is made from a mix of chocolate biscuits (any will do but bourbons work particularly well). You’ll need a cook’s blowtorch … Read more

124 super-stylish gift ideas: Sophie Dearden By Sophie Dearden For You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 With 2020 being ‘the year of the tracksuit’, I’m ready for some glamour. So these silky PJs, chic knits and luxe accessories are what I’d most like to find under my Christmas tree. Share … Read more

Susannah Taylor: The superpower we all need to tap into right now By Susannah Taylor Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 This is one of my body awareness exercises in which, after clenching my hands, I focus on what it feels like to relax  Have you heard of … Read more

The sweet midwinter: Flourless chocolate, chestnut & rosemary cake By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 This recipe is adapted from the old Venetian cookbook A Tola Coi Nostri Veci. I make it using sweetened chestnut purée from France. If you can’t find it, use 400g … Read more

124 super-stylish gift ideas: Shelly Vella By Shelly Vella For You Magazine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 ’Tis the season to spoil yourself. And, after a challenging year, I’m dreaming of joy-bringing picks, from sustainable undies and shimmering jewellery to a chic suitcase for a much-needed getaway – fingers … Read more

The sweet midwinter: Fruit & mascarpone tart By Skye Mcalpine Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 There’s no reason why you can’t make this year round: blood oranges for late winter; strawberries at the first sign of warm weather; raspberries later in the season; peaches in high summer, … Read more

ASK CAROLINE: Our relationships expert Caroline West-Meads answers your questions By Caroline West-meads Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 If you have a problem, email Caroline at [email protected]. Caroline reads all your letters but regrets she cannot answer each one personally Her online fling has blindsided me    A … Read more

Liz Jones’s Diary: In which I decide to go wild swimming By Liz Jones Diary for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 6 December 2020 I’d forgotten a towel, but figured I could air dry, if I didn’t freeze first I’ve gone mad. I’ve just been wild … Read more