. This is an Alpine adventure with a difference and a number of our clients combine it with another week on the French or Italian Rivieras for the best of both worlds.Can you share three tips for travelling with children? Patience, flexibility and a sense of humour

.Steamed Chocolate Sponge PuddingServes 6Ingredients100g (3oz) unsalted butter150g (5oz) caster sugar2 eggs1 egg yolk200g (7oz) self-raising flour50g (2oz) cocoa powder50g (2oz) grated chocolateMethodMix together the butter and sugar work until it forms a creamy

1. After moisturising, use a light foundation to give a smooth finish and glow. I recommend a brilliant product called Skin Rescue Bio-Complex Veil, which is a make-up primer, and is tinted, so will even out your complexion. It also has an SPF of 15

into chunks and add to the vegetables, then add the soaked beans. Add 500ml of the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Cover with some parchment paper, check the seasoning, put the lid back on the dish and put the casserole back into the oven. Cook for 1½–2

something very comforting about the fact that her teas were always the same and thanks to my grandma I can now make a mean Battenberg and my children, Ella, 11, Lola, 10  and Finley 9, are now learning to do the same.What foods did you like as a child

eying up the shopping potential at one of the world’s largest malls. Once at Atlantis, we are struck firstly by its magnitude – there are 1,539 guest rooms – and its somewhat gaudy splendour. The expansive foyer is dominated by an amazing 10-metre high

At The Gallery? I often think of ideas for my books as I’m cycling to my studio in Utrecht each morning. But art galleries have always been important to me – my first visit to the big art galleries in Paris when I was 18 was completely life changing – so I always