Sarah Akhurst
Kitchen and Homes Director
Sarah is Good Housekeeping's Kitchen and Homes Director, looking after all things food and homes for the brand. Sarah started her career in journalism, then retrained as a chef 15 years ago following a lifelong dream to work in food. Since retraining, she has worked as a private chef, assisted on tv commercials, created recipes for some of the country's leading brands and became the go-to birthday and wedding cake baker in her friends and family network. In 2025, she was shortlisted for Cookery Writer of the Year by the Guild of Food Writers
Tiramisu affogato recipe
A little twist on the classic hands-off Italian dessert
Vietnamese-style short ribs with pancakes recipe
Sweet, sour and salty, these tender ribs make a perfect sharing dish piled into pancakes with crunchy veg and herbs.
Speedy posh sardines on toast recipe
An easy low-cook supper that's on the table in 10 minutes
Retro sea breeze cocktail doughnuts recipe
We've transformed the classic grapefruit and cranberry cocktail into a zesty filled doughnut.
BBQ salmon with charred spring onion and saffron butter recipe
Bring the joy of a beach-shack supper to your back garden with this easy barbecued fish.
Crispy salt and pepper squid recipe with chorizo mayo
Nothing says ‘by the beach’ more than a cone filled with hot fried fish.
Easy one-pot Spanish baked rice recipe
Serve as a side dish, or as an easy midweek supper
Hugo spritz, but make it cake: everyone’s favourite summer cocktail in a loaf cake
Elderflower liqueur, mint sugar and a splash of Prosecco? Cakes don’t come more summery than this.