Soothe away January’s aches and over-indulgences
Joint pain – and even gout – can benefit from herbal help

24 hours with Elena Kafkalia

A new Spice Girl?
The four sopranos. Opera singers from four countries have got together to bring the genre to a younger audience

Would you leave the house to go out in just a white t-shirt and jeans? No scarf, no belt, no earrings, no bag? I didn’t think so! In the same way, cushions bring style to the couch and a personal touch. Here are a few guaranteed to jazz up any boring furniture or maybe something subtle for that huge red couch.

Marks and Spencers

Love apple makes a great complement

Wine, God and good mezze
In the first of a new monthly series of day trips that take in a winery and a good lunch, we visit the village of Pelendri

Allegria

Moroccan feast
A selection of cooked or raw salads accompanied by flat bread to scoop up morsels of food and to soak up all the juices is common in the Mediterranean cuisine. After the festive season’s binging, reach for these simple, low-fat, meat-free dishes

Spiced Lentil Salad
140g green lentils
4 tomatoes, finely chopped
2 tsp paprika

Andreas Skarparis
Cluster Restaurant and Caf? Bar
Baked Chevre wrapped in Vine Leaves

200g Chevre cheese
½ head garlic
12 pcs sun dried tomato slices
8 vine leaves
150g mixed greens
20cl balsamic vinegar

Sunday lunch
The Paphos Amathus Hotel serves up a cracker

Most restaurants deserve to be reviewed on the basis of one visit, because that is how most of us experience them. The big difference with a hotel restaurant is that residents will, over their two-week stay, invariably chose to eat lunch and or dinner there at least three or four times.

Pikes of Clare Valley
Reliable wines from a family producer in Australia