Recipes
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Curious Questions: How do you make the perfect slice of toast?
Jonathan Self is toast-mad. His entire family is toast-mad. He's spent his life looking for the ultimate way of making the nation's favourite snack. Here's what he suggests you do.
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The great culinary mystery of why don't we eat more rabbit (especially when you take a look at this recipe)
It’s madness that we no longer enjoy rabbit as we once did, laments Tom Parker Bowles. Whether seasoned with thyme and cider baked into a juicy pie or grilled over coals until perfectly crispy, it makes for some magnificent dishes.
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How to make a sumptuous scallops dish that uses turnip as its secret weapon
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares her recipe for seared scallops with creamy turnip purée and salsa verde.
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How to make cinnamon rolls with a pumpkin twist for Halloween
Halloween might be the last day on which you need another excuse to rustle up sweet treats for the family... but Melanie Johnson's recipe is irresistible.
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How to make a gorgeous hazelnut chocolate cake that you won't even realise is gluten-free
A cake that is every Nutella-lover's fantasy come true. The lady to thank is Melanie Johnson.
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How to make an easy apple-and-cinnamon tray bake
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson uses the season's crop of apples to superbly tasty effect.
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A foolproof recipe to make an easy apple and almond cake
Our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares her recipe for an apple cake that's as easy as it is scrumptious.
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How to make pear, rosemary and sea-salt focaccia
Melanie Johnson's recipe makes the most of the season's fresh, juicy pears alongside a delicious bread recipe.
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Red Mullet: The beauties of the sea, and the one intractable rule for those looking to cook them
Whether deep fried, grilled or poached in acqua pazza, there’s nothing like the subtle, gently rich flavour of red mullet. But always cook it on the bone, warns Tom Parker Bowles, as filleting a fish this fine is plain rude.
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How to make plum upside-down cake with cardamom, vanilla and pistachios
Melanie Johnson shares a beautiful late summer recipe which makes the most of the plum harvest.
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How to make honey chicken and sweetcorn flatbreads
Fresh sweetcorn is an annual treat that is at its best; Melanie Johnson shares a recipe to make the most of it.
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Scotch eggs: Tom Parker Bowles on the delights of this 'absolutely magical thing'
The jury is out as to whether the humble Scotch egg is a snack or a ‘substantial meal’. Either way, this headline-stealing, hand-held hero is outrageously delicious, says Tom Parker Bowles.
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How to make an apricot pavlova that makes amazing use of 'the golden jewels of summer'
Pavlova is always good. Now it's even better.
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The strawberry and raspberry fool: Who but a fool could say no?
Tom Parker Bowles on the unbeatable joy of the fool, and his favourite strawberry fool recipe.
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How to make harissa lamb cutlets with garlic and almond runner beans
Homegrown runner beans turn this lovely lamb cutlet dish into something memorable.
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Best beach barbecue recipes — and four golden rules for cooking at the beach
Everything tastes better when it's cooked outdoors, and even more so when it's on the beach. Award-winning food writer Jack Adair Bevan shares his best beach barbecue recipes; photos shot for Country Life on location in Port Gaverne, Cornwall by Benjamin Pryor.
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How to make the ultimate Bloody Mary prawn cocktail
Country Life's kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares a sensational recipe which makes the most of the cherry tomatoes now in season.
