. Cook gently for 10 minutes until soft, golden and translucent but not browned. Add the rice and stir until well coated with the butter and heated through. Pour in the wine and boil hard until it has reduced and almost disappeared. This will remove

for one hour). Knock back and knead for one minute, then roll out to fill a large baking sheet, or divide into four to make individual pizzas.To make the tomato sauce, gently cook the onion in the olive oil over a low heat until soft and transparent. Add

Concierge Service will help to make sure all yourfamily’s needs are met, so you can get on with enjoying your break. A concierge can arrange for a chef to cook for you, organise babysitting and ensure your fridge is packed with Christmas fare. A Beach

break. All baby equipment is provided at no extra cost, and a free crèche offers exciting activities including crafts, arts,cooking and games. Outside, there is table tennis, football, croquet, a trampoline and an adventure playground – so childrencan

of a cook, housekeeper, gardener and use of tennis courts and concierge. Explore our Travel section for lots of other ideas for Perfect Villa Holidays and our pick of the best beaches for kids in the Caribbean.

Heston Blumenthal, Michelin-starred chefIf children are helping you cook, don’t expect them to make a dish from start to finish. It’s the interaction that’s the best thing – they can learn from you and you can learn from teaching them.Mimi Doe

 hotel, in Portscatho, Cornwall, has beaten off five other Cornish catering teams to be crowned winner of the Cornish Challenge 2012, which tests both cooking and service. 

-box recipes and enjoy a more relaxed morning, along with a ‘good-mum’ glow.Lunchboxes by Annabel Karmel (Ebury Press, £6.99) The kids’ cooking guru turns her attention to lunch boxes and offers lots of recipes and meal plans. You’ll find sandwiches, savoury

at the office and make a cup of tea (usually the first food of the day for me), open my computer and start checking emails. Kate, who runs wholesale, and Clare, our Bookkeeper, will both be there as well as one or two sales girls. We occupy one huge room, which

The last time I went to Butlins I was 11, it was at Barry Island with my school, we stayed in rather nasty chalets and it was cold and grey. I remember the soggy white bread with the cooked breakfast we had every morning, trying fencing (being very