Recipe: Roast chicken with blood oranges, sweet potato and avocado salsa
The short but sweet season for blood oranges is upon us – and our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson has a recipe to make the most of it.
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Sticky pomegranate chicken with giant couscous. Credit: Melanie Johnson/Country Life Pic How to make sticky pomegranate chicken with giant couscous and tenderstem broccoli
Pomegranates are like little winter jewels that can brighten any dish, adding both flavour and colour – our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson provides a delicious recipe to demonstrate.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson Recipe: Banana, walnut and salted maple-syrup loaf, served with maple mascarpone
This recipe for Banana, walnut and salted maple-syrup loaf, served with maple mascarpone was originally dreamed up to make use of left-over walnuts. It's so good, we'd suggest that even if you've run out, it merits a trip to the supermarket.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson How to make cranberry scones for a cream tea with a Christmas twist
You might think of scones as something for sunny summer afternoons – this recipe will change that.
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Quince, walnut and honey cake 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.
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Credit: 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.
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Dulce de leche tart with pear and almonds Credit: Melanie Johnson - yes to re-use Recipe: Dulce-de-leche tart with pear, almonds and ice cream
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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.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson Recipe: Italian apple tart, perfect for the weekend
Melanie Johnson delights us with this zesty Florentine torte.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson 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.
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Old-fashioned cherry lattice pie made with sweet shortcrust pastry and served with pistachio ice cream. 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.
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Credit: Peach and strawberry galette - Melanie Johnson 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.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson 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.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson Recipe: Roast-chicken with fennel and lemon, served with red Camargue rice
A delicious summer supper dish from our kitchen garden cook.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson Recipe: Blueberry-and-lemon tart with Italian meringue and confit lemons
Our kitchen cook reveals a showstopper of a pudding, perfect for summer.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson Homemade ricotta, pea and smoked-salmon duck-egg ravioli
Our kitchen garden cook elevates the humble pea.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson Recipe: Floral strawberry shortcake perfect for summer
Nothing represents our glorious British summer quite like sweet and juicy strawberries.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson 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.
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Thinly sliced beef with roasted radishes and radish-top pesto
Our kitchen garden cook gets creative with radishes for this week's recipe.
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Credit: Melanie Johnson How to make hummingbird carrot cake, an traditional favourite with a twist
Carrot cake, with a tropical twist from out kitchen garden cook.
