My shopping bags were too heavy. Could I embrace the obvious solution?

Replacing my canvas totes with a shopping trolley seemed the sensible thing to do, but I wasn’t sure I was ready to become that person

The Suffolk, Aldeburgh: ‘A sweet celebration, perfectly executed’ – restaurant review

Lobster and chips on the Suffolk coast proves life-affirming, and reminds me of my dear old mum

The Parakeet, London: ‘The food is great but beware of the dogs’ – restaurant review

The live-fire grilling at Parakeet is really exciting, but their dog-friendly policy is barking mad, says Jay Rayner

Recipe for warm pasta salad with orzo by Mateo Zielonka

Lovely warm and just as good for a picnic or packed lunch

Recipe for sausage and carrot gnocchetti by Joe Trivelli

Carrots as the star of a sauce sounds leftfield but really works

Recipe for brown crab cacio e pepe by Chris Leach

Californian food inspired these interesting flavours

Recipe for clams, lovage, linguine by Florence Knight

The fresh taste of summer in a bowl

Recipe for broccoli and anchovy farfalle by Georgia Levy

Probably the nicest thing you can do with a head of broccoli

Recipe for gnocchi with green peas and ricotta salata by Masha Rener

This cheesy peas dish is perfect comfort food

Recipe for pasta and potatoes – pasta e patate – by Jacob Kenedy

This dish is made with humble ingredients but gives maximum satisfaction

Recipe for angel hair pasta al pomodoro by Claude Bosi

Nice and easy but very tasty

Recipe for noodles with poppy seeds – iofcă cu mac – by Irina Georgescu

An easy, sweet treat from Romania for all ages

Recipe for pistachio pesto by Elia Sebregondi

A citrussy take on the classic Italian sauce made with pistachios, not pine nuts

Recipe for pasta with butter to save and salve – pasta al burro e salvia – by Letitia Clark

Comforting and buttery, this a friend for the fragile diner

The 20 best easy pasta recipes – from pistachio pesto to great baked gnocchi

Elia Sebregondi’s citrussy pistachio pesto, Nigella’s no-cook garlicky thyme mushrooms, Rukmini Iyer’s crispy baked gnocchi and two recipes each from Nigel Slater and Anna Del Conte. Buon appetito!