AMANDA BROOKS

In the light of her new book Farm from Home, a collection of photographs, anecdotes and recipes from family life in rural Oxfordshire, the former New York stylist (left) talks about the pleasure of seasonal cooking (page 76).

The perfect spot for a picnic

‘Up on the gallops at the tallest point of our farm there’s a bench where you can sit and look out over the pastures. We usually have a collection of horses and dogs roaming with us.’

A stately home you wish you owned

‘My dream home would be something like Cornwell Manor [near Chipping Norton].’