You might think of scones as something for sunny summer afternoons – this recipe will change that.
Melanie Johnson
Recipe: Quince, walnut and honey cake, perfect for afternoon tea
Knobbly quince is a delicately fragrant fruit that fills the kitchen with the most incredible aroma, says Melanie Johnson.
How to make butternut squash gnocchi with scallops and mascarpone
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a lovely recipe using this most delicious of seasonal ingredients.
Recipe: Dulce-de-leche tart with pear, almonds and ice cream
Ingredients (Serves 4) For the pastry 125g softened unsalted butter 125g caster sugar 3 egg yolks 250g plain flour For the filling 100g ground almonds 1 egg 100g golden caster…
Recipe: Blackberry-and-apple tea cake with blackberry sorbet
A surprisingly simple tea cake recipe, served with a refreshing blackberry sorbet. Perfect for an afternoon treat.
Recipe: Italian apple tart, perfect for the weekend
Melanie Johnson delights us with this zesty Florentine torte.
Recipe: Crab-and-sweetcorn dauphinoise with corn on the cob and lobster
Melanie Johnson brings us this innovative take on a french classic, along with a bonus easy corn chowder recipe.
How to make a classic old-fashioned cherry pie
Cherries are at the height of the their season right now, so make the most of Melanie Johnson's recipe for cherry pie.
Recipe: Peach and strawberry galette with home-made peach sorbet
Melanie Johnson's kitchen garden doesn’t provide an abundance of peaches, but enough to make this simple, flavoursome galette – with a superb sorbet to accompany it.
Pan-fried sea bass with caper-and-anchovy potato cakes, samphire and cream
Our kitchen garden cook reveals a delicious recipe that makes good use of seasonal samphire.
Recipe: Roast-chicken with fennel and lemon, served with red Camargue rice
A delicious summer supper dish from our kitchen garden cook.
Recipe: Blueberry-and-lemon tart with Italian meringue and confit lemons
Our kitchen cook reveals a showstopper of a pudding, perfect for summer.
Homemade ricotta, pea and smoked-salmon duck-egg ravioli
Our kitchen garden cook elevates the humble pea.
Recipe: Floral strawberry shortcake perfect for summer
Nothing represents our glorious British summer quite like sweet and juicy strawberries.
Recipe: Chicken, broccoli and chickpea curry on flatbreads
This week’s main recipe is a very easy and healthy supper to rustle up for all the family. I roast the broccoli separately, so it’s slightly charred.
Thinly sliced beef with roasted radishes and radish-top pesto
Our kitchen garden cook gets creative with radishes for this week's recipe.
How to make hummingbird carrot cake, an traditional favourite with a twist
Carrot cake, with a tropical twist from out kitchen garden cook.
Asparagus and baby-vegetable sweet-potato pizza
Our kitchen garden cooks savours delicious homegrown asparagus.
How to make roast chicken, fennel, lemon and new-potato tray bake
Make the most of your new potato crop says our kitchen garden cook.
How to make rhubarb, raspberry and thyme mille-feuille
Here's how to elevate simple rhubarb and custard to something rather smart.