Sequins, songs, kids... dance! This is what saved SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR's sanity during lockdown

....and her wonderfully joyous discos filmed in the family kitchen helped lift the nation’s spirits too. She tells Hattie Crisell why Friday nights round at hers became so precious Getting into the groove! Sophie with, from left, Kit, 11, Ray, eight, Jesse, four, and husband Richard Sophie wears dress, rotate …...Read More

Potato and Lentil Pasties

If you want to use all the filling for pasties, either buy two rolls of pastry to make ten pasties and freeze some or halve the lentil mixture This is a very versatile recipe – there are so many variations you can do with this one for everyone to enjoy. …...Read More

Gooey Brownies

We bake this at home all the time as we are chocoholics! I first wrote a sweet potato brownie recipe eight years ago for my first book. Since then everyone has created a version, so I thought it was about time to update my old one. We bake this at …...Read More

'Lockdown taught my daughter to live again'

‘I will never trust you again,’ she spat at me. ‘And when I do kill myself, it will be your fault' When her badly bullied teenage daughter tried to take her own life, this devastated mother found herself battling with guilt and constant fear. Then the family found a surprise …...Read More

Toad-In-The-Hole with Onion Gravy

Serve with mashed potato and greens on the side as a simple but tasty supper This can also be a Yorkshire pudding recipe – just take the sausages out. You can use either gluten-free or normal wheat flour as it works well with both, or make into a veggie toad-in-the-hole. …...Read More

Spiced Lamb, Roast Veg and Couscous

Fuss-free as it’s a one-pot dish that takes hardly any prep This a showstopper – everyone I make it for says that it is melt-in-the-mouth delicious. The spices are not too strong for kids but add incredible flavour and a twist to normal lamb. It’s also fuss-free as it’s a …...Read More

Fast family feasts

Quick, easy, healthy meals that everyone will love, from chef Natasha Corrett All-in-one wonder: salmon and sweet potato traybake, see here Now buy Natasha’s brilliant book Our recipes are from Family Kitchen: Simple Healthy Meals for Everyone by Natasha Corrett, which will be published by Mums Know Best on 13 …...Read More

Ricotta and Spinach Frittata

Frittatas are quick to make, last four days in the fridge and are packed with so much protein for energy I cook a frittata pretty much once a week as they are quick to make, last four days in the fridge and are packed with so much protein for energy. …...Read More

Four weddings, four funerals & the world's wealthiest widow

She outlived four husbands, spent their enormous fortunes – and earned the nickname Lady Killmore. Robert Wainwright reveals the secrets of Enid Lindeman, one of history’s most scandalous socialites Enid on the day of her wedding to first husband Roderick Cameron, 1913 What an entrance! In August 1948, she stepped …...Read More

Magical, mind-blowing and better than sex? This year's biggest stars

That’s what we call nightlife! the Milky Way and Perseid meteors make for a spectacular sky Magical, mind-blowing and better than sex? Stargazing is this year’s breakout hobby and, as Sadie Nicholas discovers, moonlit picnics are the place to be It’s late at night and a group of women are …...Read More