lemon and anchovy purple sprouting broccoli recipe Purple sprouting broccoli is good just as it is, but this sharp dressing improves it. Served like this, it's great with a strong-flavoured casserole or fish dish. The key thing with any broccoli
panzanella recipe When I worked as a waitress at the River Café, this was one of the first recipes I learnt. Using bread in a salad may seem odd, and you might think it would be heavy, but this is one of the best
pizza recipe The secret of a good pizza is a crisp wafer-thin base, and the keys to that are in the dough recipe and in rolling it very thinly. You'll need to use a good solid baking sheet on the bottom of a very
quick rhubarb chutney with cardamom recipe You can use this chutney in the usual way – with bread and cheese or alongside cottage pie – but it's also good heated through and served with roast duck, pork or grilled mackerel.Makes 2 × 500g jars
quince membrillo recipe A classic way to eat quince – a paste which is traditionally served with Manchego in Spain. It is easy to make and stores well. Eat it with cheese, on its own, or add a little to flavour casseroles an
ham in hay with parsley sauce recipe A traditional Luxembourg dish, this is an excellent thing to cook for a party when you're feeding lots of people. The hay keeps the meat really succulent and gives it a distinctive sweet, grassy
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
