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Two cakes for the price of one: A salted caramel cheesecake with a carrot cake base
Best friends, carrot cake and cream cheese are fully celebrated in this innovatice recipe, with a salty twist. Thank Melanie Johnson.
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How to make a delicious seafood pie which will convert non-believers to the joys of fennel
Fennel divides us, says Melanie Johnson — we either love it or hate it. But if you've yet to decide which camp you're in, this pie might help.
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A deliciously summery strawberry and hazelnut-meringue roulade with hazelnut praline
Looking for a new summer dessert? If you have the courage and patience to attempt a meringue roulade, this combination of flavours is sure to delight the palette. Thank Melanie Johnson.
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A delightful elderflower cake full of all the flavours of summer
Melanie Johnson's latest offering combines berries, rhubarb and elderflower into a delicious teatime treat.
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Recipe: Spring-onion and cheese scones for those who prefer savoury to sweet
Savoury scones are just as easy to make as sweet ones, without the added need of jam and clotted cream. Melanie Johnson's latest offering are the perfect savoury snack on a hot summer day.
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Recipe: Asparagus with watercress mayonnaise, a fresh and simple seasonal treat
Watercress is delightfully fragrant and offers a simple way to add colour and peppery notes to spring dishes.
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The perfect spring pizza, with asparagus, prosciutto and delicious burrata
Spikes of asparagus in the kitchen garden are a sure sign that the British spring has truly arrived. Melanie Johnson has created a wonderful spring dish using these tender stems perfect for a light dinner.
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The ultimate 'posh' rhubarb and custard? How to make rhubarb, raspberry and thyme mille-feuille
Here's how to elevate simple rhubarb and custard to something rather smart.
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How to make pan-fried haddock with wild garlic mayonnaise
Our kitchen garden cook comes up with a spectacularly pretty recipe for haddock with wild garlic mayonnaise which will knock your guests' socks off.
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Four recipes to make the humble cucumber rather more interesting
Cucumber is fresh and delicious, but it's difficult to use it in a dish that really zips off the plate.
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How to make roast chicken with blood oranges, sweet potato and avocado salsa
The short but sweet season for blood oranges is upon us – and our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson has a recipe to make the most of it.
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How to make sticky pomegranate chicken with giant couscous and tenderstem broccoli
Pomegranates are like little winter jewels that can brighten any dish, adding both flavour and colour – our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson provides a delicious recipe to demonstrate.
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Recipe: Banana, walnut and salted maple-syrup loaf, served with maple mascarpone
This recipe for Banana, walnut and salted maple-syrup loaf, served with maple mascarpone was originally dreamed up to make use of left-over walnuts. It's so good, we'd suggest that even if you've run out, it merits a trip to the supermarket.
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How to make cranberry scones for a cream tea with a Christmas twist
You might think of scones as something for sunny summer afternoons – this recipe will change that.
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Recipe: Quince, walnut and honey cake, perfect for afternoon tea
Knobbly quince is a delicately fragrant fruit that fills the kitchen with the most incredible aroma, says Melanie Johnson.
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How to make butternut squash gnocchi with scallops and mascarpone
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a lovely recipe using this most delicious of seasonal ingredients.
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Recipe: Dulce-de-leche tart with pear, almonds and ice cream
Autumn pears are sweet, juicy and delicious when combined with caramel flavours in this week’s recipe. Melanie Johnson shares her recipe for a pear, salted almond and dulce-de-leche tart, served with with dulce-de-leche ice cream.
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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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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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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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Recipe: Roast-chicken with fennel and lemon, served with red Camargue rice
A delicious summer supper dish from our kitchen garden cook.
