The Pig

Among the pages of The Pig you will find an idiosyncratic, seasonal approach to the good life, with delicious recipes, how-to guides, lists, panels and stories.

Chapters include:

- The benefits of growing 12 types of mint

- An essay on "the sweetness of carrots"

- How to make your own sack garden

- Recipe for the Gardener's sandwich

- Pigging out: how to enjoy everything from nose to tail

- How to lay the (perfectly imprecise) table

- Recipes for breakfast, snacks and meals all day long, including Smoked vodka BBQ pork leg, Trout pâté & sourdough toast, Garden leek & cider soup, The Pig's tobacco onions and Chocolate gingerbread & smoked chilli chocolate sauce

- A couple of wines that go with anything

- Infusing gin with beetroot

- A selection of cocktail recipes

- How to build a perfect festival

- The only five recipes you need for simple feasts outdoors

- How to dance without spilling a drop

- Anatomy of relaxation

- How to design a calm space at home

- How to make your own massage oils with herbs

- Nettle and lemon tea recipes

- How to create a perfect flame, all year round

- Styling a wall with boot-sale bargains

- Dry and press your own fern leaf

- Inside out: dressing the garden