So long shaving, Survivor and whirlwind romances: Melburnians on the lockdown habits they’re going to ditch Back in hard lockdown, 12 Melbourne residents share what they won’t be repeating this time around
Tree of the week: ‘Our olive tree is very expressive. It tells you when it’s thirsty’ In a weekly series, readers tell us about their favourite trees. This week: an olive in a small Californian orchard
Tom Kerridge on love, weight loss and the restaurant crisis: ‘There will be some horrific casualties’ The chef talks about taking up running, his worries for his industry – and why politicians should stop calling restaurant work ‘low-skilled’
What a porker! Why pigs have got slimmer as humans get fatter The average pig now has only 16% body fat – lower than the average for people in the UK. How has this happened?
Joe Wicks: ‘I’ve opened up my mind to all foods – except tinned tuna’ The lockdown workout star has come a long way from his chaotic childhood and a very unhealthy diet
So, your oats: 17 ways to go beyond porridge, from fruity granola to Scottish cranachan Porridge is by no means the beginning and end of oats – here are loads of other ideas, from biscuits and cakes to curry and fish tacos
From going grey to hand washing: 12 lockdown habits we’re going to keep Life in lockdown has been an exercise in patience, but for some, there have been rewards worth bringing into their ‘new normals’
My daily coronavirus lockdown walks are full of food discoveries Pink wafers from a corner shop, fresh naan at the grocer’s – and a heart-warming sign in one shop window: ‘We are still baking’
If God wanted me to be a size eight, would he have made Birds Eye Potato Waffles so waffly versatile? ‘Being locked away has permitted many of us to eat without the annual creeping tyranny of how we should look in time for summer’
How to grow cucurbits: pumpkins, courgettes and cucumbers Grow summer and winter squashes to feel prepared, says our gardening expert