. * Annabel Karmel has a new range of kitchen equipment, including hand blenders and food mills, to take the stress out of preparing baby food. Prices in the Make It Easy range start from £3.99 for weaning pots.* Giggles is a new dairy snack from The Laughing Cow. A

Imagine our delight when we found out that Le Creuset have a heart-shaped range, including a stoneware baking dish, ramekin set and deep dish. What’s more, they can go in the microwave, oven and the freezer. The cast iron casserole dish is my favourite and costs £79. For details,...

Serves 6–8Felix has become an expert at this one and has found that making flatbread is like making pancakes: the first one is a guide. You then adjust the thickness of the bread or heat of the pan accordingly.Ingredients250g (9oz) plain flour150g (51/2oz) buckwheat flour1/2 tsp ...

Keep the children away from the biscuits before teatime by cleverly disguising them in this healthy looking and vibrant Big Apple Cookie Jar, which costs £15 from Matalan. 

There is always a pot of basil by the kitchen sink that I lovingly tend to. We pick the leaves to use in a mozzarella and basil salad, which is one of the children’s favourite dishes. Last weekend, Felix fancied pasta for lunch, so we decided

picked this as a flat for family life. The rooms appear to spiral off the spacious hall, with the main living room to the left, bedrooms straight ahead, with the kitchen and dining room off to the right. There’s plenty of space for children to run around

Little Kitchen by Sabrina Parrini (Hardie Grant, £12.99) Featuring tasty classics, from mini shepherd’s pie to soufflés, this is as child-friendly as it gets. It even lists the equipment you’ll need. Give this delicious, healthy slice a go

Lucy Ryder Richardson lives in a classic four-bedroom Seventies house, architecture that relentlessly divides visitors into definite “love it” or “hate it” camps. Certainly, as we arrive on a sunny morning and walk up the steps to it, her house feels quite special. It is set on a...

Packed with 120 recipes, Tana’s Kitchen Secrets by Tana Ramsay (Mitchell Beazley, £19.99) is a real family book. The “secrets”, posted throughout, help you master techniques, such as how to make a great risotto. This recipe is a tasty way

Ingredients150g (51/2oz) butter100g (31/2oz) dark chocolate300g (101/2oz) chocolate digestive biscuits1/2tsp ground cinnamon250g (8oz) mascarpone300g (101/2oz) cream cheese550ml (18fl oz) double cream200g (7oz) caster sugar4 eggs1/2tsp vanilla essence3 small packets of MaltesersM...