asparagus and gruyère tart recipe There are plenty of summer tarts that are best eaten warm, but this one is also good cold, and when asparagus is at it's best is one of the most delicious picnic things for early summer. Serve w
Sarah's Superfoods: Sweet potato recipes The recipes in this article first appeared in Country Living in May 2015. As a nation, we’re devoted to potatoes, eaten every which way. But why not use more of the healthy, coral-orange sweet po
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
sesame salmon with pea pesto Here is a brilliantly easy, almost instant dish our daughter Molly had in a restaurant while on holiday in France and came back asking me to make. It is crucial to get really good salmon. Most f
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
cardamom and poppy seed ice cream recipe This slightly sharp ice cream is delicious at any time of year, but its nutty flavour is excellent with an apple brown Betty, fruit crumble, or baked fruit. serves 8 300g mascarpone 1.25 litres natu
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
sweet pea climbing frames and systems Sweet peas are the best climbers for the cutting or vegetable patch. If you have grown your own sweet peas from seed or purchased ready-to-go sweet pea seedlings from us, this guide wi
the daintiest new crocus varieties When I was eight my father spent a spring in bed, ill with a duodenal ulcer. To cheer him up as he recuperated, I picked him a bunch of flowers on Saturday mornings. My favourites — and his &mda
layering sweet peas If you want sweet peas with spectacularly long, perfectly straight stems and lots of large flowers on each stem, it's a good idea to layer them, but this does involve tonnes of work. When you are rea
staking plants There are some fantastic gardens within half an hour of my house, all of which teach as much about how to garden as anything I could come up with. I try to walk around them often and in as many
planting snowdrops Plant your snowdrops as soon as they arrive. Whilst they prefer dappled shade, they also do well out in the open. Snowdrops thrive in reliably moist, well-drained soil, rich in organic matter so add
planting and naturalising bulbs in grass This is more easily done if the grass is short, so cut in the late autumn, before planting. This has the added advantage that you’ll see the flowers much more clearly with the grass cut short.
