slow-cooked tomato with feta and basil salad recipe Use your oven to 'sun-dry' your tomatoes. This retains their sweetness, does not dry them out too much and preserves them short-term.For 4 as a main course500g fresh tomatoes (a selection of colours a
strawberry and basil ice cream recipe In this delicious summer dessert, the basil really brings out the flavour of the strawberries, and the basil oil makes a surprising and excellent sauce. This recipe will make much more oil than you ne
marinated mozzarella with basil and prosciutto This is a brilliant recipe for making inexpensive mozzarella taste like the finest buffalo mozzarella. You can use almost any herb, rosemary, torn bay leaves, thyme or chives, but this is partic
halloumi, mint, coriander and dill pittas recipe Ideal for a quick lunch or supper (or even better for a picnic around the fire), these are delicious pockets of herbs and salty toasted halloumi cheese. A great friend and cook, Ivan Samarine, m
spring onion and coriander pancakes with soy sauce recipe I love these Korean pancakes, sharp from spring onion and fragrant from plenty of coriander. They're quick and easy to make – ideal for lunch with a salad, or with an aperitif before dinner.Makes abou
how to grow your own wedding: part 1 Bea, our head gardener, was getting married in July and she was having her wedding party in the garden at Perch Hill. It gave us both an idea – to grow her wedding – as much of the food a
how to make a winter wreath Sarah shows us full instructions on how to make a beautiful winter or Christmas wreath for a door or table, using some of her favourite ingredients. you might li
garlic bread with chilli and coriander recipe Home-made garlicky bread is lovely – very different from the stuff you buy in those cellophane wraps. My favourite version is this one, with plenty of fresh coriander, lemon zest and a little ch
duo gazpacho recipe A red and yellow gazpacho recipe that is a favourite of Sarah's in the late summer and early autumn. Perfect with crusty bread slathered with butter.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmiss
frosted redcurrants with chantilly cream & almond meringues recipe Make your redcurrants sparkle, and then dip them into this delicious flavoured cream. This dish is good with almond meringues (see below).for 4-6 2 egg whites 450g redcurrants, in clusters on
French strawberry jam recipe An excellent jam that is not too sweet and not too set, perfect with scones and cream or added to yoghurt or porridge.makes approximately 5 jars 1kg strawberries (if you are not adding wild
five-hour leg of lamb recipe This is my favourite thing to cook for an Easter lunch. You can put it in the oven at breakfast and it will be perfect by lunch.serves 8 Large leg of lamb or hogget (about 2.2-2.5kg)for the marina
duck and peppery leaf salad recipe A delicious, easy and quick to prepare recipe for salade tiède, using duck and peppery salad leaves. I use red giant mustard, mizuna or salad rocket – all winter hardy leaves.serves 6 Half a la
De Kas tomato jam recipe This is my adaptation of a recipe from one of my favourite restaurants, De Kas in Amsterdam. A delicious, sweet tomato pickle with a fragrant taste from the spices, it is fantastic on crostin
coffee mousse recipe When the weather is cold, there's nothing better than a really intense coffee mousse – a cappuccino in a pudding. Serve in small bowls or coffee cups, with biscuits on the side or chocolate-dipp
coconut milk and Greek yoghurt panna cotta caramel recipe A low fat panna cotta, using yoghurt and coconut milk instead of cream. Make this the day before, so the caramel is absorbed into the panna cotta overnight and serve with super-healthy, super-ta
