Freshly picked peas at the peak of ripeness are so tender and sweet they barely need cooking, and children should enjoy helping to shell them. Tossing the blanched peas with nutty browned butter, chive flowers and pasta makes a simple, tasty dish

it a good go (and before anyone rejects it just because they hated it the first way). For example, try mushrooms in a risotto for dinner, cooked for a breakfast 'side' with eggs, or used in a pasta dish with olives and spinach2. Have a snack tin

cake, truffle honey, polenta, pasta and balsamic vinegar. There is a wide selection on offer, the biggest temptation being that you will want to keep them for yourself.

Keel, where we tucked into delicious Fish Stew that would do any sailor proud, and Tomato Pasta, followed by a rather cheeky Chocolate Chilli Cake and Jude’s Ice Cream. As befits the ship’s history, you must partake of a cuppa char – why not try

Syndrome There's nothing like having a grinning companion to egg you on in your misdemeanours. One twin starts chucking their pasta, the other joins in. And the next thing you know it's Little Italy all over the floor. Psychologists have dubbed