Tomorrow Greek Cypriots will mark the start of the Easter Lent by heading out to the fields to eat vegetables (and sometimes souvla), but is it worth denying yourself?

Archangel of death
Business is booming for one funeral director who is looking to establish a crematorium

Talk about piste off
It’s galling when your kids can ski faster than you after only a week’s instruction

A ZenChi massager wobbles the user like a fish and can, reportedly, solve a whole heap of problems

In debt to fashion
If you can’t afford to get the washing machine fixed, how can you afford that new pair of shoes?

I don’t know if any of you suffer from the disease known as relative-spend blindness, aka splashing out on fashionable luxuries when you don’t have enough cash to cover the basics.

Bloody Mary

Death by chocolate?
Few temptations are as delicious as a truly sumptuous chocolate cake. Use good quality dark chocolate, high in cocoa solids, for better results.

Melt In The Mouth Low Fat Chocolate Cake
Serves 12

200g plain flour
50g cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
2 egg whites

Pralina
Time for a coffee
Whether you want to eat or just drink coffee, Pralina has the atmosphere to match

Talk the chalk Does Chablis deserve its reputation as one of the great wines?