wild garlic pesto recipe I make lots of this in the spring, using it as a pasta sauce and to stuff baked potatoes. It freezes well for use right through the year, but if freezing leave out the cultivated bulb garlic. Please
roasted fennel and grape flatbread recipe This is one of the easiest breads to make. Just shove all the ingredients together, leave to rise, roll out and leave for a short second rising and bake. We had this with fried sea bass fillets and a
wild garlic and ricotta al forno recipe This is rich yet fresh, and lighter than it sounds – wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. You can leave out the olives if you prefer. I like to add pine nuts for extra texture.For 4-6For th
pelargonium and lemon cordial recipe This is my favourite drink served here for lunch in the café for our garden openings and courses. It’s the pelargonium that gives it delicious and unique taste. I love Pelargonium ‘Attar of
Iranian herb and feta salad recipe Here's a starter that's as simple as it gets – bunches of all the first spring herbs, a heap of feta and piles of warm pitta. It's a brilliant way to start a huge feast at Easter. serves 10-12
smoked mackerel, broccoli and almond salad recipe This is an excellent salad for lunch or as a starter for dinner. Serve with griddled sour dough, scraped lightly with garlic and drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil. There are two different
primrose lemon curd cupcakes recipe My friend Sarah Wilkin, who is a cupcake queen, gave me this recipe. It makes fabulous cupcakes, with a gooey middle of sharp lemon curd. In fact, the recipe makes plenty of lemon curd, so if you have
lemon and courgette drizzle cake recipe You can make this cake at any time of year, but all citrus fruit is good in the winter and early spring. The courgette adds a brilliant moistness and cuts through the sweetness of this sugary cake. T
spring salsa verde recipe A herb dressing that is wonderful with globe artichokes, chicken, fish, beef or lamb.for 8-10 1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley 1 large bunch mixed herbs (chives, fennel, chervil, coriander
ricotta al forno recipe This is rich and yet fresh - wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. Sometimes I make it with olives, sometimes pinenuts. Make it with basil pesto or we love it with wild garlic pesto too (the
rhubarb syllabub recipe This is a classic spring pudding – easy and quick to make, as well as being light, frothy and delicious. serves 6–8 Juice and grated zest of 1 orange 100g caster sugar 6 stems of
hot cross buns recipe These buns are best eaten fresh out of the oven with butter; if not, they are better toasted. The mixture of flours (half wholemeal, half strong plain flour) gives good flavour and texture. The singl
orange and lemon cake with marmalade cream recipe Based on a Claudia Roden recipe, this is an ideal cake for a picnic, moist but easy to transport and slice. The marmalade cream can be spread over the top or served alongside each slice. The
rhubarb charlotte recipe Rhubarb is one of the easiest plants to grow - it will put up with most shade and continue to be productive despite being almost totally neglected. In fact, it's so extremely persistent that when arch
potato gratin with sorrel recipe The flavour of sorrel is excellent with potatoes, which absorb some of it's citrus taste. This is delicious with salmon or chicken.For 4-6 30g unsalted butter, plus more for the dish1kg potatoes150g
provençal squid, new potato, olive and tomato stew There are many versions of squid stew, but this one has a particularly rich flavour. Squid goes brilliantly with tomatoes and together they make excellent heart-healthy food.Serves 4 1 tbsp cold-pres
