crisp courgette wedges recipe These crunchy courgette sticks are ideal for a starter, or for a party. Try them with basil or anchovy mayonnaise, or classic tartare sauce.serves 4 200g bread for crumbs 4 anchovy fillets
creamy watercress soup recipe I love a peppery watercress soup, served warm or cold. This recipe has double the amount of watercress generally used and is all the better for it. Serve with cheese and fennel seed scones or st
cream of celeriac and Jerusalem artichoke soup recipe This creamy, smooth-textured soup is lovely as a starter for a big winter dinner, but is filling, so don’t serve large bowls of it. This recipe would be plenty for eight people for a one-course lun
courgette risotto with tarragon recipe This risotto looks good with different coloured courgettes and plenty of courgette flowers. It has a delicious, creamy and gentle taste.serves 6-8 About 1.5 litres of good vegetable or chicken
buckwheat pancakes recipe I love making real blinis with whisked egg white, but these pancakes are quicker and easier to make. If you want, you can make a huge batch and freeze them. These taste delicious with Gravadlax
brussels sprouts salad with an orange and mustard dressing recipe The great thing about shredded Brussels sprouts is that you get lots of the green tender part, always the nicest bit of any brassica. That's particularly true when eating them raw, as here. Use the th
broad bean and spelt risotto recipe A healthy, summer recipe which uses the alternative grain, spelt, making a nutritious but delicious alternative to Arborio riceserves 4 250g pearled spelt 2 medium shallots 2 cloves of garlic
braised chicory recipe This braised chicory recipe is an excellent quick winter dish. Braised chicory is delicious eaten on its own with crusty bread dipped in the lemony cream. It’s also good with grilled, roasted or b
borlotti bean ratatouille recipe This is my absolute favourite recipe for borlotti. It’s good as a starter, but can also be eaten as a main course with a green salad and perhaps some roasted or griddled aubergine.serves 6-8 as
blood orange, lemon and pink grapefruit marmalade recipe A wonderful, rich, tart marmalade.makes about 4-5 x 450g jars 1.5kg blood oranges 2 pink grapefruits 2 lemons 1 teaspoon salt About 2kg sugar with pectin Drop the whole or
blackcurrant mousse ice cream recipe The taste of pure blackcurrants is so intense that they are best eaten in a mousse or ice cream - best of all in a softly frozen mousse made an hour or two before you want to eat. The purple ice cr
blackcurrant and almond cake recipe This makes a good pudding, served warm with cream, crème fraiche or Greek yoghurt. You can make it in advance and reheat it gently, covered with a piece of foil.serves 6-8 200g butter, plus a l
blackberry and apple gin recipe This is a delicious blackberry and apple recipe that will make bottles of gin – perfect for parties. The apple can be swapped for pear in this recipe, and the gin for vodka. makes about 3¼ cups
Sarah's superfoods: blood orange recipes The recipes in this article first appeared in Country Living in February 2015. February to March is the best time to make the most of the Sicilian blood orange (tarocco, sanguinello or m
blackberry and apple fruit leathers Fruit leathers are a chewy, intensely flavoured snack, perfect to make if you have a range cooker on all the time, like an Aga. Apples form the fruit pulp base for all the leathers, as they are che
Sarah's superfoods: broccoli recipes The recipes in this article first appeared in Country Living in March 2015. Broccoli has long been regarded as a nutritious choice, but it has now joined the super league. Like all
