Sarah's Superfoods: Spring salad recipes The recipes in this article first appeared in Country Living in April 2015. It’s the greenness of a salad that’s good for you – that, and the water and the cellulose in the leaves, and the roughn
baked feta with thyme and tomatoes recipe Simple to throw together and chuck on the fire or in the oven, Saganaki is Cretan shepherds' food - simple, imprecise and always delicious.Dip into the parcel with raw carrot or celery chunks, or warm
asparagus with almonds recipe Asparagus with almonds is a simple yet delicious dish - a perfect starter for a warm weekend in May, using fresh asparagus picked from your kitchen garden beds, or from your local farmer's m
beetroot, parsley and green mango salad recipe A delicious spring salad with an Asian twist.for 4 as a main, 6 as a side dish For the dressing 4 teaspoons tamarind paste ½ teaspoon chilli powder (or to taste) Zest & juice of 2 limes Fo
Smoked haddock with Lord Dalrymple's top For an easy, push-the-boat out Saturday lunch, this is one of my family's favourites. It's an Edwardian recipe from my aunt Fortune Stanley's cookbook; English Country House CookingServes 6 as a start
Rhubarb upside down cake This treacly and delicious cake looks and tastes fantasticServes 6-8 480g rhubarb60g soft brown sugar60g butterGrated zest of 1 orange125g unsalted butter175g caster sugar3 eggs175g flour1 tsp baking
April in the garden April is the busiest time in the garden, but don’t panic, take things one step at a time and you’ll get it all done. It’s important to take a few moments to sit in the sun, listen to the birds and adm
sarah's favourite narcissi varieties Watch to discover Sarah's champion narcissus varieties for early colour, for picking and for grass. I had a lovely go last night at picking one stem of every single narci
how to grow your own wedding: part 2 Read Part 1 of the Grow your own Wedding series. In the first part of the Grow Your Own Wedding series, I outlined the plan of action, and how to sow your sweet peas. Now it's time to think about the
how to make a pretty homegrown bridal posy Sarah shows you how to make a bridal posy from easy homegrown annual flowers from the cutting garden. you might like View Malope trifida 'A
planting perfect pots for spring If you are planting up pots you'll want to follow these tips to create the most beautiful pot displays in your garden this summer. 1 First, with any kind of spring bedding - polyanthus, pansies or bel
gardening with children – planting If you're interested in gardening with children this 3 part series will help you start a children's veg patch. In this final part you can learn about planting out your seedlings and harvesting your cr
sarah's favourite hardy annuals Watch as Sarah shares her top hardy annual flowers for a cutting garden and tips on when to sow the seeds. I always think that if half-hardy annuals are the froofy colour and
easter tabletop garden With spring so late this year, everything is coming with a whoosh and April should be magnificent. It looks as though hyacinths, narcissi, anemones and tulips are all set to be in flower at the same t
a spring wild flower adventure I remember one sunny May weekend nearly 20 years ago spending a couple of days botanising down in the West Country. We had a white 2CV, and drove around very slowly, roof down, spotting any colou
gardening with children – choosing the seeds Gardening with children can be one of the most rewarding things. I've put together a series of step by step guides about gardening with children based on my daughter Molly's veg garden (starting
