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Raising a glass on the banks of the Charente is becoming a tradition for Ron Cousins…

Mille-feuilles...

Rack of pork...

Prawn bisque with cognac...

Wild mushroom soup...

Cloud-free winter skies call us back into the garden, but what exactly should we be doing at this time of year? Trevor Bridge shares his plans for the season with us….

When it comes to injecting a note of gaiety into social occasions, nothing has quite compared to the accordion. Roger Moss looks at the nation’s enduring love affair with these remarkable instruments...