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Good Housekeeping Magazine gives you the best recipes, health advice, beauty and fashion expertise, consumer testing reports, great ideas for your home and real life inspirational stories.

Breaking the cycle

How we do it… • For 103 years, GH has been recommending products that last and illuminating ideas to change the way we live. Here’s how we put rigorous testing and advice you can trust at the heart of all we do.

Tried. Tested. Trust ed – the GHI mantra

Meet the team… • This month’s Good Housekeeping experts

‘I’m NOT frightened now about things going WRONG… There’s a kind of PEACE’ • Last year, Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne received a shock cancer diagnosis. In her first interview since, she tells Sali Hughes how the experience has helped her to find joy in the everyday

Housewise • Our bite-sized round-up of EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK

Lunch-resistant lipsticks • Because the last thing you need to worry about when you’re hosting (or attending) an Easter event is feathering, smearing or marks on glassware.

Brightly does it

Shed ahead

Step into salsa season • Whether you’re looking to ‘de-beige’ a picky tea or pimp up some grilled fish or meat, a decent salsa is the fast track to flavour and freshness. Quick to prep (5min tops with a decent knife), it can deliver tanginess, spiciness and juiciness all in one hit. Here are a few of our favourite recipes…

Showstopping bakes incoming… • These pastel delights won’t just look good on your worktop; the GHI’s top-rated machines will whip your cakes into shape.

Meringue Kisses • These make a pretty and delicious gift when packed in a cellophane bag and tied with coordinating ribbon, or use to decorate a centrepiece cake.

Get set for Easter

A bit on the side • They may not bring all the big furniture energy that a fancy sofa or sideboard delivers, but side tables are incredibly flexible, useful pieces of furniture. Just the right size to be portable, a decent side table is as happy in the garden as in residence by an armchair or sofa.

Yes, this makes scents… • The notes we’re drawn to shouldn’t be confined to a traditional EDP spritzed from a bottle. Our home serves as a sanctuary, so make sure yours works on every level. From enticing diffusers to fragrant bedtime rituals, there are myriad ways to enjoy the fragrances you love.

Thanks a bunch! • To find the best online florists, we sent out 126 bouquets. Each was scored according to how easy the website was to use, the range on offer, how arrangements were packaged, their appearance and how long they lasted.

’Tis the season of Christmas testing at the GHI • As a VIP Member, you can take part in our legendary annual Christmas taste tests. The festive fun begins in June (yes, really!), so join today

Everything is absolutely, totally 100% fine • This TikTok trend is all the rage, but can it help our columnist?

The wrong shoes • From brogues with ballgowns to trainers with tulle skirts, writer Jan Masters explains how to find your feet with the ultimate style hack

The great British food heist • How can something as harmless as a midweek TV dinner end up embroiling you in major organised crime? Stephen Armstrong investigates

‘We were nearing divorce. Then a comment changed everything…’ • After 20 years of marriage, Lucy Brazier thought she knew everything about her husband – until a chance remark made her reassess their relationship

What’s your dog really thinking? • Does your dog love you? Can they really feel guilt? What do they think when you call their name? Louise Atkinson talks to the scientists for an insight into her puppy’s mind

Shane Watson… Is your husband at risk of a midlife fashion makeover? •...