It's that time of year again - the season for eating is almost upon us. We dig out a
selection of delicious recipes from the Country Life Archive to help you prepare the ultimate festive feast.
Simon Hopkinson's oysters Rockefeller and salt-cod aïoli
April Bloomfield's Brussels sprouts with pancetta and juniper berries Richard Corrigan's Crozier Blue soaked in Banyuls
Simon Hopkinson's squab pigeon with braised peas and roast quail with liver-and-mushroom croûtes
Tommi's more-fruit-than-cake cake
Mark Hix's Christmas spice biscuits and coconut cranberry snowballs
Fergus Henderson and Justin Piers Gellatly's brown-bread and Armagnac ice cream
Nigel Slater's delightful trifle
Mark Hix's boozy truffles, spicy candied peel and chocolate-covered nuts
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A new gilded age: Sir David Attenborough christens a rare golden eagletThe first golden eagle to fledge from the nest of a translocated bird has been rewarded with a name selected by Sir David Attenborough.
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Sophia Money-Coutts: Can I get away with flying Business Class if my other half is in Economy?Sophia Money-Coutts is the new Debrett's and she's here every Wednesday to set some modern etiquette wrongs, right.
