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Recipe inspiration, courtesy of Giffords Circus (yes, really!)

Roll up, roll up! ... Put some razzle-dazzle back into mealtime monotony with a double whammy of scrumptious, summery dishes from Giffords Circus' new cookbook.
Muddy ‘Lockdown Gardens in Bloom’ is GO!

Calling all green fingered goddesses! We want to see your lockdown gardening handiwork. Snap your space and post it on Instagram for the chance to win vouchers (there's £1000 up for grabs) to spend online at gorgeous garden and homewares boutique Olive & Sage.
House swap: what does £600k get you?

Lockdown living giving you the itch to up sticks and move? Here's what £600k can get you around the UK.
Provençal fougasse with green and black olives

Lockdown is the perfect time to get to grips with our favourite chewy loaf: sourdough. Ready, set, bake with this savoury share-and-tear number (you can skip the sharing bit if you like).
Speedy supper, anyone? Make THIS tonight

Looking for healthy dinner ideas - take inspiration from Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock for a meal that's quick, tasty and packed with protein.
Speedy supper: Fresh Pasta with Asparagus & Wild Garlic

Want a quick and easy dish during lockdown? Try this 20 minute, delectable and light supper direct from our favourite Cotswold chefs at Daylesford.
Divine deck chairs and sun loungers

Pour a pina colada and assume prone position! Into the sun you go with our edit of the most stylish garden seating.
8 flowers to choose for a cutting garden

Since we’re all stuck at home and semi-retired, Muddy has dug deep for tips on what we should be growing to prettify our jugs and vases.
House swap – what will £500,000 get you?

Nothing like a lockdown to make you appreciate your home - or make you want to move when it gets lifted. But what will your money get you across the Muddy counties?
8 flowers to choose for a cutting garden

Dibbers at the ready! Garden broadcaster Toby Buckland picks a pocketful of posies that anyone - yes, even you with the dead house plants - can grow.
A salad for sunny days

This peach and lentil salad with warm pork tenderloin is easy peasy to make, looks amazing and will impress even fussy young palates.
Where’s the best place to live in Leicestershire and Rutland?

The Sunday Times has revealed its top spots to live in 2020 - but did your hometown make the cut?
Cook THIS for dinner tonight

We can’t go out – time to get creative in the kitchen. Take inspiration from the hottest new cookbook on the block. Yum!
Speedy supper

Anything this colourful has got my vote for dinner. Rustle up this super delicious teriyaki bowl in minutes (seriously there's only 5 steps involved) and let the flavour combo explode in your mouth! Plus, your chance to WIN one of three copies of this fab, new cookbook.
3 party cocktails – ready, steady, shake!

Step away from the Chablis and try something different! We've got 5 copies of a cool new cocktail book to give away - and here are three autumn liveners from it to whet your whistle.
Waitrose gin tasting? We’re in!

Brand new, this service from Waitrose combines our favourite things - gin, friends and hanging out at home. See how Muddy's Ed-in-Chief, Hero Brown, got on and book up pronto this summer, it's a blast!
7 perfect days of summer – just add gin!

Ableforth's Bathtub gin looks cool, tastes even better and will rev you up for a summer of fun. Here, win a case (yup, six bottles of it!) and find out for yourself.