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Issue 240
Cover illustration: Oven-baked prawn, pea and rocket risotto page

COVER:
Ever-so-easy Easter ¦ Roast lamb and trimmings ¦ Cheat’s hot cross buns ¦ Fast-fix Italian suppers
NEED A BREAK? Pack your bag for a foodie getaway

Bake with us! Mary Berry Lorraine Pascale Rachel Allen friends

+This month we’re...

Oven-baked prawn, pea and rocket risotto page 101

Cooking Curry with the Hairy Bikers

Wearing The fab-overeverything £25 jacket

Make CASH from CAKES Just take flour, eggs, sugar and our useful tips...

Munching Jo Wheatley’s cut-above cookies

Content
86 Scotch eggs, the Michelin-star way
70 The Hairy Bikers spice it up
79 Perfect pistachio meringue cake

GREAT FOOD
59 Eating in Malted chocolate pecan fudge – the perfect indulgence for Easter
60 Join the green party Add colour and crunch to your spring suppers with our recipes using leafy greens
67 Cookie monsters Jo Wheatley’s rich chocolate orange cookie sandwiches are our top teatime treat
70 The Hairy Bikers’ cracking curries Cancel the takeaway – these flavour-crammed curries are all you need to spice up your Friday night
79 Let them eat cake Six gorgeous creations from our favourite bakers that look almost too good to eat
86 Cream of Cornwall The South West’s new foodie star Paul Ainsworth shares his Michelin-style Easter menu
92 Your perfect Easter lunch Enjoy herby roast lamb with wines to match in the first of our new series
95 On my list Aggie MacKenzie reviews the best new products to hit the shelves 100 Smart cook: Italian Four classic dishes: risotto, pasta, frittata and minestrone, all less than 500 calories
107 Smart cook: eggs One box of eggs equals two meals and a pud – we show you how
109 Smart cook: baking Our chocolatey twist on traditional hot cross buns

FEATURES & SHOPPING
17 Castaway cook Spanish chef José Pizarro finds himself stranded on our fictional desert island
19 Eating out News, views and trends
23 Jenny Agutter makes a meal of it The actress on eating 1950s-style food on the set of Call The Midwife
34 Cash from cakes Meet the women who turned baking into a business
40 Childless or child free? We ask one couple why they’ve opted out
43 Could you run a marathon? If these inspiring runners can’t persuade you to put your trainers on, nothing will
49 Books Great reads for April
51 Cover story From tweed to biker

– this season’s hottest jackets 53 Eastern promise Turn your bathroom into an exotic, scented spa with these pampering products 54 Shelf life Give your books a stylish new home with our pick of the best 57 Ask Shane Style guru Shane Watson’s tips on dressing for a wedding

HEALTH
113 Fit, flab-free and fabulous
Find out how our reader got on in month two of her health and fitness plan
121 Ask Elizabeth Our resident psychotherapist lends a professional ear

134 Foodie heaven in Switzerland
34 The businessof baking
128 Garden secrets

BEAUTY
114 ‘We were stuck in a rut and needed a confidence boost’ Two best friends enjoy a well-earned makeover
119 Beauty notebook

HOME & GARDEN
122 In my kitchen We love crafting queen Sara Duchars’ bold, colourful space
128 Small is beautiful Our food director Sarah transforms her London garden from bare patch to leafy hideaway
133 Homes notebook

TRAVEL
134 Gourmet on the go Our pick of the best breaks for foodies
143 A little place we know The Boat Shed at the Ardanaiseig Hotel, Argyll
145 Travel notebook

IN EVERY ISSUE
3 Welcome from the editor
9 Meet the team
10 Letters
13 Coupons Save £££s at the checkout
25 My life Fiona Gibson on new friends
27 Your life Relaxation, entertainment and inspiration for you and your family
110 Next month
148 Recipe index
148 Terms and conditions

JUST FOR YOU
68 Subscribe to Sainsbury’s magazine and we’ll send you Mary Berry’s At Home cookbook, worth £20*
144 Win a week on the Italian Riviera
147 25% off English Heritage annual membership, and kids go free
153 Free† vegetable seed collection for every reader, worth £20
154 Prize crossword Test your foodie knowledge with our fun brain teaser