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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Here at Country Life we love to cook and we love to eat. Seasonality is important, whether you’re growing your own or visiting the farmers’ market for your ingredients – but we love to cook seasonally. Whether it’s our brilliant collection of elderflower recipes in the summertime, our ultimate sloe gin recipe in autumn or gorgeous roast goose recipes in the winter, we have collected the best seasonal recipes by ingredient on dedicated pages
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Charlie MacLean, whisky connoisseur, pictured at his home in Edinburgh (©Ian Rutherford/Country Life Picture Library) Credit: Charlie MacLean, whisky connoisseur, pictured at his home in Edinburgh (©Ian Rutherford/Country Life Picture Library) Curious Questions: How do the genuine experts go about tasting whisky?
Developing a true appreciation of whisky is both a serious art and a delightful science – but how do the experts go about it? We spoke to Charles MacLean, the world's foremost whisky expert, to get his tips.
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Recipe: Langoustines with garlic-and-herb butter and Dijon mayonnaise
Patricia Martin shows us how to make this showstopping dish with a Scottish favourite. Introduction by Mike Warner.
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Credit: Amex promo June 2018 Country getaways for gourmets
You'll find great food and wine right across the British countryside. Emma Hughes offers her pick of the best gastropubs, restaurants and hotels.
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Assorted scoops of ice cream on cone The secret history of ice cream from Marco Polo to the Queen of Ices, a 'proto-Nigella in a pinny'
Ice cream is the subject of a new exhibition at the British Museum of Food. Emma Hughes went along to have a look – and, of course, a taste. It would have been rude not to.
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Simon Hopkinson's roast grouse recipe (Picture by Jason Lowe) Credit: Simon Hopkinson's roast grouse recipe (Picture by Jason Lowe) Recipe: Simon Hopkinson’s perfect roast grouse
Try a fail-safe recipe for perfect roast grouse this August.
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Tree in hay field with storm clouds Carla Carlisle: The end of the world may be nigh, but it won't be permanent. Now pass the wine.
Our columnist takes aim at everything from Remainers and Leavers to Donald Trump and the weather – and ends up remembering that the world has ground to a halt many times before, only to keep on going.
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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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James Martin, is a British chef and television presenter, best known for presenting the BBC cookery series Saturday Kitchen James Martin's favourite things, from his vintage Mini Cooper to his bespoke oven
Chef, TV presenter and restauranteur James Martin loves life's little luxuries – and sometime the big luxuries too. He spoke to Hetty Lintell.
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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: The Churchill Arms, Paxford The Churchill Arms, Paxford review: A Cotswolds village pub with fine dining pedigree
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Credit: Jason Lowe Summer pudding recipe: buttery pistachio tarts
The very best pistachios might be costly, but they make a suitably sumptuous pudding.
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Credit: Black Roe Black Roe restaurant review: A luxury slice of Hawaii in London's urban jungle
London's Black Roe restaurant is making a name with its take on 'poke', the Hawaiian take on sushi that's creating a bit of a buzz. Rosie Paterson tried it out.
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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: Simpson's in the Strand (Pic: Simpson's/James Bedford) Simpson's on the Strand, the most English of all restaurants, now flying the flag for British bubbly
Simpson's is a restaurant so English that they even banned the word 'menu' – and while they're still serving Champagne, they're now making a real effort to champion the English alternatives. Octavia Pollock went along to try it out.
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5 scrumptious strawberry recipes to get you in the mood for Wimbledon
A British summer without strawberries would be unthinkable.
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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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Greatest recipes ever: Simon Hopkinson’s Roast Chicken
Fergus Henderson chooses Simon Hopkinson’s roast chicken as one of this greatest recipes ever.
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Credit: Cary Arms & Spa, Babbacombe Bay The Cary Arms & Spa, Devon: A boutique bolthole in Babbacombe Bay
The Cary Arms & Spa in Devon's delightful Babbacombe Bay is a boutique bolthole by the sea that's won all sorts of awards – Heather Clark paid a visit.
