Recipes are like magic potions. They promise transformations,’ says Bee Wilson in her introduction to Sylvia Plath’s Tomato Soup Cake (Faber, £12.99), a collection of classic authors’ recipes.

Are there any quick and easy recipes you lean on for holiday hosting? One is a recipe I call the Fastest Chicken Noodle Soup—it’s in What Goes With What. You cut up some chicken, sauté it with carrots ...

The antioxidants in dark chocolate, combined with the vitamins and proteins in almonds, offer a snack that can help reduce cardiovascular disease.