Recipe: A seeded cauliflower loaf that's a fine gluten-free bread
Top caterer Rose Lloyd Owen shares a delicious bread recipe that's ideal if you're catering for people with gluten intolerance – or just people who love a tasty loaf.
Recipes
Find delicious recipes for every occasion using fresh seasonal ingredients and local produce.
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+ Spring
As the days get longer, take advantage of the sweet offerings of the new season. Try our sensational recipes for lamb, asparagus and elderflower and embrace the vibrant, colourful dishes of spring.
+ Summer
Explore our collection of sumptuous summer recipes. From seasonal salads to light and fruity puds, we reveal the best dishes to serve al fresco on a sun-soaked terrace.
+ Autumn
As the nights draw in, why not make the most of the seasonal harvest. Chase away the autumn chill with our sensational recipes using juicy apples, sweet potatoes, fragrant mushrooms and rich game.
+ Winter
Magnificent winter warmers including piping hot pies, roast dinners, slow cooking and hearty puddings and crumbles. Take comfort in our collection of wonderful winter recipes.
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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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How to make perfect sloe gin
Follow our perfect sloe gin recipe to make the best sloe gin in preparation for your local opening meet.
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Recipe: Home-made sausage rolls with red onion, prune and wild ketchup
Rose Lloyd Owen quit her job at a talent agency to become a caterer, and now counts the likes of Vivienne Westwood and Millie Mackintosh among her clients – in the first of several recipes for Country Life, she shares a moreish snack which always hits the spot.
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Recipe: Italian apple tart, perfect for the weekend
Melanie Johnson delights us with this zesty Florentine torte.
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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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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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Recipe: Simon Hopkinson’s perfect roast grouse
Try a fail-safe recipe for perfect roast grouse this August.
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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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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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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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Summer pudding recipe: buttery pistachio tarts
The very best pistachios might be costly, but they make a suitably sumptuous pudding.
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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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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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How to prepare a posh picnic
A picnic spread should consist of delicate tarragon chicken, linen napkins and chilled rosé, rather than sandy sandwiches and boiled eggs.
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Shaken and sometimes stirred: Easy summer cocktail recipes
There’s nothing quite like a fragrant cocktail in the sunshine to round off the perfect summer’s day and these delicious concoctions are just the ticket.
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Homemade ricotta, pea and smoked-salmon duck-egg ravioli
Our kitchen garden cook elevates the humble pea.
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Recipe: Floral strawberry shortcake perfect for summer
Nothing represents our glorious British summer quite like sweet and juicy strawberries.
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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.
