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How to make radish and radicchio risotto
Melanie Johnson shares a recipe that brings zing and colour to a classic risotto.
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Curious Questions: Why do Polo mints have a hole in the middle?
Polos are famous as the mints with the hole — and have been since they were launched 75 years ago. But why did they get a hole in the first place? Martin Fone finds out.
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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.
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The best hot cross buns in Britain: Nine top-end bakeries on test
You can buy them all-year round these days (and a good thing too) yet this is still the time of year to celebrate and enjoy hot cross buns. The Country Life team put some of the fanciest on the market to the test. All in the name of consumer research, naturally...
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How to make creamy chicken and spring-onion cobbler
Spring onions are for more than merely salads, says our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson.
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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.
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Tom Parker Bowles: All hail the glory of the gratin
A no-nonsense feast to gird the belly and quicken the heart, the gratin — whether it be slathered over meat, fish or vegetables — is all about an indulgent excess of cream topped by crispy cheese, says Tom Parker Bowles.
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Michel Roux Jr: My eight favourite dishes of a lifetime
The award-winning chef and broadcaster Michel Roux Jr chooses the eight dishes he couldn't live without.
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Chef Mike Robinson on everything you need to know about venison — plus a superb wild venison recipe
Chef, restaurateur and deerstalker Mike Robinson talks venison, and shares one of his favourite recipes using this superb meat.
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How to use oranges to brighten up your February food, by Tom Parker Bowles
It may look a little dull compared with other fruit, but the zingy orange was once the preserve of kings and nothing beats its sweet and sharp magic when it comes to brightening up a dreary winter day, says Tom Parker Bowles.
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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.
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Curious Questions: Can you trust expiry dates on food?
Best before and use-by dates claim to show us when our food is likely to have gone off — but how are they figured out, how did we do without them, and do we really need them? Martin Fone investigates and finds a tale of dodgy food, dodgier dates, and an unlikely side-hustle run by the legendary gangster Al Capone.
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Curious Questions: Who invented the fork?
Once viewed with suspicion, forks remained the preserve of royalty until nearly 200 years ago. Matthew Dennison takes a stab at the king of cutlery, which changed the way we eat.
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Six weird and wonderful vegetables you should be growing in your garden
Whether you are looking for new flavours to tickle your tastebuds or something different to grow in your garden, little beats obscure — and sometimes strange-looking — vegetables, says Mark Diacono.
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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.
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Curious Questions: Do Brussels sprouts come from Brussels in Belgium?
As healthy as they are divisive, Martin Fone takes a look at the humble Brussels sprout. Why do we eat them at Christmas? Does anybody eat them during the rest of the year? And do they really come from Brussels?
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Soup: The universally-adored comfort food, offering reassurance, consolation, succour and delight
Whether it’s a laborious bouillabaisse, a sophisticated French consommé or a citrusy avgolemono, no dish is as comforting or democratic as soup, says Tom Parker Bowles.
