1. Anna’s porridge prize is oat-ally amazing

2. Christmas Cake recipe

My favourite Christmas cake comes from the estimable Hamlyn All Colour Cook Book published in 1971.

3. Little house on the prairie

It is difficult to imagine anything more heroic than making a living from the land. Linda Fort talks to a couple who are local food heroes in Bradfield Southend.

4. Chef serves up a passion for food at the Spring Inn

“For the love of food” is the reason why Adrian Brunswick has taken over the Spring Inn in Sulhamstead.

5. Why we’re in love with Cupcakes

Although it might just as well be National Wooden Lavatory Seat Appreciation Week for all the validity these things have, it is in fact National Cupcake Week.

6. Make the most of Courgette heaven

The first time I encountered a courgette was as a 16-year-old Saturday girl working in a greengrocers in Chalfont St Peter back in the 1960s.

7. Chef David Hanlon at the Hilton Hotel, Reading

Chef David Hanlon wants the guests at the Hilton Hotel to feel at home. And he wants people from all over Reading to come to The Larder restaurant.

8. Lou La Belle’s vision of a classy cafe...

Louise Graham was driving through Pangbourne with her boyfriend and she pointed to a large double-fronted café.

9. Food, glorious fresh food

Next Wednesday, a new food festival celebrating the best produce in town will get under way. Linda Fort gives a preview of some of the tasty treats you can enjoy.

10. See master chefs at work at The Oracle

Food glorious food will be celebrated with a cocktail of demonstrations and live music at The Oracle shopping centre next month.