It's funny how you can loathe a particular plant for a long time and then see it in a different situation and discover its merit.

Recipes from the The Grower's Cookbook: Beetroot Spread and Lemon Biscuits

Dennis Greville and Jill Brewis combine their gardening and cooking talents to show you how easy it is to grow and cook your own produce in the recently released The Grower's Cookbook.

The mailbags are full again, so here are some of the more interesting or titillating tips.

Wondering what to wear to work as the weather gets warmer?

Lisa Lyford answers our readers' questions about personal styling.

Not to be denied a soapbox, the Oily Rag community has been out on the hustings, meeting and greeting in supermarket aisles, smiling much while saying little.

There's rarely been a winner of the Best Foreign Language film at the Academy Awards that hasn't be a feast for the senses.

Have you looked at a runway collection or designer's lookbook lately and wondered when everything got so nerdy?

It's no secret that games based on movies are usually rushed, incomplete, bug-ridden efforts thrown together in a short time to coincide with the launch of the movie.

Yes, although in hot weather plants are inclined to start flowering and run to seed. To overcome this make successive sowings every two weeks right through until autumn.

I'm always delighted when I come across a piece of information that supports my affection for cats, writes Leigh Bramwell.

Lisa Lyford answers our readers' questions about personal styling.

Since it's spring and we're likely all focused on what vegetables we're growing this season, it's not a bad time to look back on what's been trendy over the past few decades.

Superfood is the buzzword when it comes to health and healthy cooking. You see it everywhere. But what does it actually mean ... and which foods have super qualities?

Clodagh McKenna is an Irish chef who places a strong focus on local and seasonal food, writes Colleen Thorpe.

Linda Hall talks to Christian Stevenson, aka DJ BBQ, an American entertainer and barbecue cook.

Spring heralds the first of the strawberries, asparagus and rhubarb; and it's the official start to the whitebait season.

Q: Which watering can is best: plastic or galvanised iron? A: Both have their good points. Plastic is light, often cheap, and fairly durable. But slime soon develops if cans are left full.