Recipes
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How to make a delicious wild garlic pesto the wild garlic in your garden — or on the route of your daily exercise — into a delicious, home-made pesto
The damp winter hasn't been much fun for any of us, but at least the wild garlic has thrived — and Tiffany Daneff knows exactly what to do with it.
By Tiffany Daneff Published
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How to make Tom Aikens' blueberry pancakes
Who says pancakes are only for Shrove Tuesday? If you're among the millions who haven't given up dairy for Lent, this recipe from chef and restauranteur Tom Aikens is a wonderful weekend breakfast.
By Country Life Published
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How to make a refreshing and delicious clementine cake
Clementine cake with almonds and clementine creme diplomat is a scrumptious treat that probably just about qualifies as one of your five-a-day. Well, maybe.
By Melanie Bryan Published
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How to cook Dover sole with shrimps and tomato, as recommended by Tom Parker-Bowles
Dover sole is a fish that can be kept as simple as can be, yet adding a little extra from time to time can reap rewards.
By Tom Parker-Bowles Published
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Recipe: Keeper's Pie, a gamey upgrade on a traditional English classic dish
This dish adds a deliciously seasonal twist on traditional shepherd's pie or cottage pie.
By Country Life Published
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How to make a delicious chestnut chocolate cake with a fluffy meringue topping
If you still have chestnuts left over from Christmas, here's a fun way to turn them into a family favourite.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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Recipe: Confit rabbit and wholegrain-mustard pie that's sustainable and healthy
Chef Steven Ellis shares this delicious recipe for a classic winter dish: rabbit pie.
By Country Life Published
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Country Life's top 10 recipes of 2019, from salted caramel millionaire's shortbread and tarte au citron to a classic kedgeree
We've gone through the archives from the year to find the most popular of our regular recipes from 2019. Suffice to say that putting this piece together left us VERY hungry...
By Country Life Published
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A heart-warming minestrone soup with harissa meatballs, perfect for winter
It's really more of a full meal than a starter soup and definitely one to try as the days get colder...thank Melanie Johnson.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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Recipe: Squab pigeon with berry sauce and poached berries
Adare Manor's head chef Mike Tweedie — who recently won a first Michelin star — shares a recipe that makes something glorious from the humble pigeon.
By Country Life Published
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How to make smoked, slow-cooked pulled venison in sticky sauce
José Souto's recipe is one of the contenders for the 2019 Eat Game Awards. It's not hard to see why.
By Country Life Published
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How to make the perfect game pork pie
This nomination from the Eat Game awards 2019 is sure to brighten up a dark evening. Thank Rachel Green.
By Country Life Published
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Recipe: A tempting sausage and roasted butternut tray bake, ideal comfort food as Autumn draws in
Thank Melanie Johnson for this latest seasonal offering, perfect for brunch or a weekday dinner.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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How to turn the last of the season's strawberries into a Michelin-star calibre pudding
Adare Manor's head chef Mike Tweedie — who has just won a first Michelin star — shares a recipe that will help you make something amazing with the last of the season's strawberries.
By Country Life Published
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Delicious and simple: Chicken and ciabatta tray bake
Melanie Johnson's latest culinary offering is a no-fuss and relatively fast chicken dish to feed the whole family.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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How to make Normandy chicken that's a perfect dinner as autumn nights draw in
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson has a wonderful recipe that combines the season's fruit with everything you need for a proper winter warmer meal.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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How to make irresistible apple fritters with a cinnamon twist
With the new crop of British apples starting to trickle onto the shelves, Melanie Johnson offers a delicious way to turn them into a naughty treat.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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How to make Raymond Blanc's Saint Agur blue cheese croquettes
A delight as a dinner party snack or just a bit of comfort food, these blue cheese croquettes benefit from two of France's greatest culinary gifts to the world; Saint Agur cheese and Raymond Blanc.
By Country Life Published
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The joy of the fruit fool, where school dinners meet sophistication — and an unbeatable recipe for raspberry fool
One of the greatest British desserts, the fruit fool, is also one of the simplest: just mix fresh cream and sugar with whatever fruit is fresh from the garden. Flora Watkins explains more.
By Flora Watkins Published
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A foolproof recipe for raspberry soufflé pancakes that offers a delicious little taste of summer
Sometimes you'll have hours to spend in the kitchen making ludicrously-complicated recipes involving umpteen processes and hard-to-find ingredients. At other times, you'll just want to make some posh pancakes; today is one of those latter days.
By Melanie Johnson Published
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Jason Goodwin: How to be a Master of Mayo
Jason Goodwin teaches us how to make the perfect mayonaise, while explaining why he's jinked to fail each time and why we must be the ones to keep this great condiment alive.
By Jason Goodwin Published