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How to make braised beef short rib with celeriac-and-Parmesan mash
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson turns her hand to a superb meal made even better with seasonal celeriac mash.
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A rhubarb and marmalade meringue roulade to set tongues wagging
As well as being quite the tongue twister, this kitchen-garden dessert is a delicious dessert.
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'One of the most amazing things in terms of food in this country' — How a tower of thorns makes salt
Made with wind, sea and thorns on the wild west coast of Scotland, Blackthorn Salt brings surprising health benefits, as well as being a unique example of sustainable craftsmanship.
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‘I hated it at first’: Britain’s top caviar supplier on eggs, royal clientele and the future of Beluga sturgeon
Tom Parker Bowles meets the mother-and-daughter connoisseurs who supply ethically farmed caviar to the Crown.
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Delicious herbs and ices: rosemary ice cream with chocolate brownie
This immensely popular and versatile herb is easily grown in the garden, and pairs with anything from ice cream to chicken.
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A Continental winter warmer: creamy onion soup with caramelised-onion toast
So long the bridesmaid, onions finally get their moment in the spotlight with this delicious and comforting winter soup.
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How to make slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with pistachio-and-feta gremolata
Melanie Johnson shares a mouthwatering lamb recipe that goes perfectly with the new season's purple sprouting broccoli.
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Burns Night: What it is, where to go, what to do if you want to play host
Burns Night has been celebrated for well over 200 years – here's everything you need to know about celebrating Scotland's national poet.
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How to make chestnut-and-mushroom ravioli with beurre noisette and sage
If you've a few chestnuts left over from Christmas, our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson is here to help. This is her recipe for chestnut-and-mushroom ravioli with beurre noisette and sage.
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From goose and gratin to a very royal recipe, Country Life's top 10 recipes, food and drink stories of 2023
Our look back at 2023 makes us very, very hungry indeed.
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Master of Wine Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler on how to pick the perfect wines over Christmas
Village drinks? Teenage gatherings? Carol singers? Christmas and Boxing Day lunch? Wine savant Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW has a wine for every festive occasion.
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The new rules of dining etiquette, from elbows and mobile phones to sex at the dinner table
Formal dining is no longer the minefield it once was. Annunciata Elwes identifies points of etiquette that have been dispatched, retained, revised and added.
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Nine things you ought to know if you're having goose for Christmas
If you're looking for a change from turkey for Christmas dinner, goose is the obvious choice – but there are a few things to think about, as Kate Green explains.
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Rowanberry wine: A distinctive and delicious tipple
Aficionados laud the wine’s unique taste, which develops over the 12–18 months it takes to mature.
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Tableside cooking: Dinner with a side of drama
Tableside cooking is nothing new, but modern-day diners have forgotten how fun it can be, says Tom Parker Bowles, who makes his case for its renaissance.
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Kalettes, the deliciously earthy alternative to sprouts that will even liven up a curry
Melanie Johnson shares a beautiful winter dish, combining the earthy flavours of kalettes with coconut curry prawns.
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How to make Rick Stein’s turbot with hollandaise — and why you should never make it with a perfectly fresh fish
A versatile Old Master, turbot is a flat fish so eternally appealing that it commands its own cooking vessel, says Tom Parker Bowles, who also shares his favourite turbot recipe: Rick Stein's turbot-powered last supper dish.
