Melanie Johnson

How to make crusted salmon with watercress and wasabi

Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a beautiful way to cook salmon that makes the most of the new season's watercress.

How to make radish and radicchio risotto

Melanie Johnson shares a recipe that brings zing and colour to a classic risotto.

An exquisite prawn pasta dish to make the most of the new season's asparagus

Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson is as excited as the rest of us by the first asparagus of the season.

How to make creamy chicken and spring-onion cobbler

Spring onions are for more than merely salads, says our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson.

A superb salmon dish to bring out the best in the new crop of Jersey Royals

Melanie Johnson shares a salmon recipe ideal to go with 'perfect' Jersey Royals.

How to make mustard and Parmesan chicken with parsnip rösti

Kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a winter warming recipe — a chicken dish which really zings.

How to make butter chicken with broccoli

‘Broccoli is an exciting green at a time of year when the kitchen garden feels a little sparse,' says our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson as she shares this recipe.

How to make a sticky toffee pudding that's as foolproof as it is mouthwatering

Melanie Johnson on how to get sticky toffee date pudding right.

A foolproof guide to making a delicious risotto with walnuts, Swiss chard and Parmesan

Melanie Johnson shares a fine recipe for a simple, hearty meal.

How to make chocolate chestnut cake

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire is all well and good — but using them in a chocolate cake is even better, says our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson.

Recipe: Venison stroganoff with girolles, truffle and Parmesan-roasted potatoes

Melanie Johnson shares an extravagantly hearty and grand recipe ideal for the time of year.

How to make chocolate bundt cake with maple and pumpkin

Melanie Johnson's chocolate bundt cake is a perfect mix of indulgence and using up leftovers.

How to make truffle-crusted roast chicken with celeriac and leeks

Celeriac is the unlikely star of this delicious roast chicken dish from our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson.

How to make a perfect chicken and sweetcorn pie that's a perfect pick-me-up in Autumn drizzle

Our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson shares a delicious chicken and sweetcorn pie recipe, a lovely warming dish for the colder months.

How to make roast chicken with port and figs, served with hispi cabbage and garlic-roasted potatoes

Juicy figs add perfectly subtle sweetness to savoury dishes, says our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson.

How to make the ultimate summer dish with lemon and herb roasted chicken and a soured-cream cucumber salad

Melanie Johnson shares a simple and refreshing summer recipe that is perfect for al fresco evenings.

How to make Black Forest pavlova that's 'quite the showstopper'

If your mouth isn't watering just from the look of this picture, it might be time to check your pulse.

How to make honey- and thyme-roasted apricots with almond pannacotta bundt and toasted almonds

How to make a blackcurrant and quark cake to make the most of this succulent summer berry

Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a mouthwatering blackcurrant cake recipe.

How to make perfect gnocchi with courgettes, lemon and basil, ideal for a summer supper

Melanie Johnson shares a recipe that makes the most of the courgettes which are currently doing beautifully in gardens around the country.