Easy living

Prep your kitchen for a new season of cooking, says Natalie Osborn

Rimforsa work bench, £350; Blanda Matt serving bowl, £14; Skogsta storage crate, £7, all Ikea

GOOD IDEA

Keep tea towels at a grabbable distance by rigging up a laundry rack above your worktop

Together at the table

Matalan Direct (the appliance and furniture sister brand to Matalan) and Heart Research UK’s Together at the Table campaign encourages families to enjoy a healthy, nutritious meal together more often. Search Together at the Table to find meal plans and recipes developed by ITV chef, Sally Bee.

Recipes to turn back the clock

If you or one of your loved ones is diabetic, this new book should be on your radar – it promises to help get your health on track by hacking your food cupboard with simple recipes and ideas

While this cookbook boasts 70 mouth-watering recipes, they’re not the main attraction here – it’s actually Reversing Diabetes’ (Murdoch Books, £14.99) author, Dr Alan Barclay, who you should be most excited about. With 20 years of clinical experience as an Accredited Practising Dietitian, his practical advice and careful explanation of the science behind diabetes is eye-opening to say the least. But if you are all about the eats, his baked chocolate egg custards will not disappoint.