Not being a huge fan of the muffin variety of baked goods, it takes some pretty damn good muff to win me over. This is why these guys are packed full of all the good stuff - dried figs and walnuts, wholemeal spelt, dark chocolate chips. The result is a rich and flavourful muffin, slightly crispy round the edges,  nutty, sweet but not saccharine and even pretty healthy.

Just when you thought the classic Italian salad of juicy tomatoes, sweet basil and oily croutons couldn't get any better, the folks at Diner Journal go and add wedges of honey-doused caramelised grilled peaches, plums and nectarines. 

I've been blessed for the last year living with a girl who loves to eat, and will eat anything I put infront of her. So for her birthday I decided that instead of going out for dinner, we should have a dinner party at home. So we squeezed 15 people into our tiny apartment for her birthday feast.