Country Life's best recipes of 2018: Perfect scones, scrambled eggs and the Prince of Wales' favourite dish
Every week we bring you mouthwatering recipes from our team of contributing chefs – here are the ten most popular from Country Life in 2018.

How to cook The Prince of Wales’ favourite dish: Pheasant Crumble Pie
The Prince of Wales guest edited Country Life's November 14 issue, and this is the recipe he commissioned: his favourite dish, pheasant crumble pie. Here's how to make it yourself, as demonstrated by John Williams, executive chef at The Ritz in London.
Curious Questions: How do you make the perfect cream scone?
Everybody loves a good cream tea – but is there a secret to its centrepiece, the perfect cream scone? Martin Fone investigated.
A delicious shepherd’s pie recipe to take away the winter chill
Shepherd's pie is a true British classic which always hits the spot – this delicious take on the dish comes from chef Christian Turner.
How to make blackberry jam: A quick and easy recipe
You know all those blackberries you picked and popped in the freezer a couple of months ago? This is what they've been waiting for.
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Curious Questions: How do you make perfect – absolutely perfect – scrambled eggs?
Another heavenly conjunction between curiosity and food - this time, how to perfect one of the simplest meals of all.
Perfect roast goose recipe from Mark Hix
Perfect roast goose and gravy for Christmas Day lunch.
How to make perfect macaroni cheese, creating your own béchamel from scratch
Don't be tempted to use a packet – the real thing is surprisingly easy to make form scratch and well worth the effort, as Christian Turner explains.
A perfect chicken pie recipe for the cold, dark nights ahead
As winter drew closer, we turned our minds to the sort of warm, comforting dishes which fill the home with warmth. Dishes like this one.
Greatest recipes ever: Anna Del Conte’s ragù bolognese sauce
The queen of Italian cookery's slow-cooked classic has been enduringly popular on the Country Life website for a few years now – once you've tried it you'll understand why.
How to make cranberry scones for a cream tea with a Christmas twist
Just when you thought you'd run out of excuses to buy clotted cream in the middle of winter.
Credit: Tara Fisher
Recipe: Thomasina Miers’s sweet potato shepherd’s pie
Thomasina Miers has shared this delicious recipe to help disaster relief charity Shelterbox.
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.
Credit: David Griffen
How to make Michael Caines's curried carrot soup
This delicious soup from the Michelin-starred chef is an ideal winter warmer – Michael Caines has shared the recipe to help
Credit: Melanie Johnson
Carrot, blood-orange and hazelnut cake with cream-cheese frosting
Carrot cake, but not as you know it.
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature.
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You've almost certainly been making cups of tea wrong for years
We drink tea every day, but are we doing it correctly? Who decided on the rules and do they really matter? Jonathon Jones reveals all.
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Myddleton House: The place that 'will help you learn what true gardening is' is open to everyone, and just 30 minutes from central London
E. A. Bowles created a horticultural playground in the gardens of Myddleton House that was years ahead of its time, and continues to influence even today. Isabel Bannerman takes a look.
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You've almost certainly been making cups of tea wrong for years
We drink tea every day, but are we doing it correctly? Who decided on the rules and do they really matter? Jonathon Jones reveals all.
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How to make Eton mess strawberry blondies
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a mouthwatering recipe bringing together two of the greatest foodstuffs on the planet: strawberries and meringue.
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The era of the £50 burger and chips is here — and it's a revelation
The second coming of the high-low restaurant — where chefs pair martinis with burgers — is here. Will Hosie tells more.
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The imperfect science of the perfect martini and where you can get one in London
Dirty, dry, with fries, gin or vodka. There's a lot to think about for such a simple cocktail.
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All hail fish and chips: Our guide to the nation’s favourite dish, done right
Our writers share their top picks of where to go for the best of the best, this National Fish & Chip Day.
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Gill Meller's strawberry, lemon and elderflower meringue
Gill Meller's strawberry and elderflower meringue is basically summer on a plate.
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Gill Meller's recipe for a herb-filled tart that makes the most of Spring produce
Make the most of the last few days of May and Spring's bumper crop of ingredients with this herby spring tart recipe.
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'Here in the South West, we value our seafood. We celebrate it': Mitch Tonks on his new Salcombe restaurant and the state of our fishing industry
Oliver Berry catches up with the celebrated seafood chef to discuss the opening of his new restaurant in Salcombe, the challenges of converting an old boatshed, and why he thinks his online fishmonger and cannery business might be the future.