SpringAsparagus Try it steamed in pastaCherries A treat in packed lunchesNew potatoes Boil and serve with a little butter and chopped herbsPurple sprouting broccoli Stir-fry with soy sauce and sesame seedsRhubarb Delicious in crumble

New Year’s resolution? I never make them. I always have so much on I’d rather not set myself a to-do list.What is your favourite seasonal recipe? I don’t have any favourites. I just love putting a dish together with the new season’s fresh ingredients

. New Year's Eve is marked by a gala gourmet dinner - the perfect way to kick off 2013.Prices start from £2,679 per family of four, for seven nights on a B&B basis. Price includes Thomson return flights from Gatwick and private transfers. For details

When the seasonal excitement of Christmas is over, in all it's attendant excess, there's something rather satisfying about the idea of embracing a simpler life, including that old chestnut: quality time with your family. That might mean turning off

This year the fashion trade fairs for children in Copenhagen were combined at CIFF Kids after rival fair CPH Kids announced earlier this year that they would not be holding their show this season. CPH tended to have the more trend-led and smaller

for the upcoming autumn winter 2013-14 season.Kleine Fabriek is always an excellent place to discover new fashion and homewear labels as well as to see what our favourites have created. Quite fittingly, the fair's motto is to 'think big about small fashion'. You

and beautiful collection, with an interesting geo-print over dresses as well as the ever-popular glittery dresses and playsuits. We loved the bright blue colour, new for the season and the Teddy Boy style coat. We shouldn’t play favourites, but new label

. It’s an essential part of life and we need to work hard to make sure no one is truly hungry.What will be your New Year’s resolution? Give up smoking, and this year I mean it.What is your favourite seasonal recipe? Jerusalem Artichoke Soup with Oyster

Kleine Fabriek winter 2013, NoppiesWe saw too many beautiful things at the winter 2013 edition of Kleine Fabriek to write just one fashion report, so here are some more sneak peeks of what will be in your child's wardrobe next season...Little Label

traditional stately style and six are contemporary chic.Alternatively, stay at one of the family apartments in the Dower House, which is just 800 yards from the hotel. There's an Ofsted-registered créche where your child can enjoy seasonal activities - perhaps