During bitter cold Canadian winters, roughly 300,000 to 400,000 grey seals meet up on Sable Island. This remote sandbar off the coast of Nova Scotia is where the pinnipeds rest, breed, give birth ...

Mary's pear and blueberry galette is an easy comforting pudding that’s so quick to make, but special enough for a dinner party. It would work well with tinned peaches or apricots as well.