Liz Stansfield

Mar 11, 2025 | sainsburysmagazine.co.uk | Liz Stansfield

Food by Liz Stansfield Fry your rice “We throw away a huge amount of rice every year in the UK – but it makes for brilliantly versatile leftovers. Crisp up cooked rice in a pan with sesame oil to bring crunch to a salad.

Sep 3, 2024 | sainsburysmagazine.co.uk | Liz Stansfield

Channel your inner water baby at a wellness trip with a difference on the Cornish coast. When I ask my friend Lorna to accompany me on a wild swimming wellness retreat, I’m fairly sure it will be a relaxing and not too scary break. Chapel House has long been a bit of a destination – a historic townhouse sat directly above Penzance’s working harbour in west Cornwall, where relaxation and good food are given equal rights for guests looking to unwind and refuel.

Jun 27, 2024 | sainsburysmagazine.co.uk | Liz Stansfield

Come rain or shine, this cosy foodie hotel makes a delightful weekend bolthole – with bonus four-legged friends. I adore the New Forest. This glorious perfect national park is the ideal outdoorsy staycation: miles and miles of walking trails and bike tracks, wonderful restaurants and pubs for refuelling, and more ponies to chat to than you can shake a (metaphorical, of course) stick at. However, our visit to Balmer Lawn Hotel falls on a bit of a wet weekend.

Jan 23, 2024 | sainsburysmagazine.co.uk | Liz Stansfield

Enjoy a weekend fit for a king at the regal The Rubens at the Palace hotel, just a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace When the very charming concierge apologises for not being able to whip the cork off a Champagne bottle with a sword (‘sadly, it’s a little too busy’), you know you’re somewhere very special.

Jan 23, 2024 | sainsburysmagazine.co.uk | Liz Stansfield

Recently restored Lansdowne House in Hove is a grand Regency guesthouse by the sea – perfect for a spot of coastal R&R with nothing’s-too-much-trouble hospitalityAfter a busy few months in magazine land, I check into Lansdowne House for the weekend feeling completely wiped out and craving fresh air, good food and great sleep.