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
March in the garden With the arrival of spring, there is plenty to do in the garden in March. The days are longer and warmer, hopefully the risk of frost will have passed by the end of the month, and there are plenty of
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 narcissus or daffodil that
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 (start
growing edible flowers Sarah shows us some of the edible flowers she grows at Perch Hill, and discusses other edible flowers they use in the kitchens throughout the year.By viewing the video, you agree to a data transmissio
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
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 glamour of a cutting g
top cut flower roses by country roses The roses in this selection from Country Roses are chosen for their scent and the length of their vase life, which should be five to 10 days, depending on which stage they are picked. If they are j
how to plant at different soil levels I am not the sort of gardener who sits outside under a tree peacefully reading a book. I want my garden to be beautiful, but I also want it to produce food and flowers. I’ve spent a great deal of e
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 thin
polyanthus | why sarah loves these Sarah shares her top varieties of polyanthus for growing as pot toppers or border fillers.It’s the most beautiful spring day in March, and the thing I have to say this year that has given me more plea