It’s lovely to see the allotment full of plants and looking good. We only have the French beans to plant up and apart from weeding we can sit back and reap the rewards of all

One would expect a cookery author to have cupboards full of unusual ingredients but in my case that’s not true. Whenever I visit a delicatessen type of shop I love to look round

When peaches are not in season substitute some diced mango in this recipe. Similarly you could use cubes of feta, halloumi or tofu instead of the chicken.