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Quick rhubarb chutney with cardamom recipe

Quick rhubarb chutney with cardamom recipe

This delicious rhubarb chutney is so easy to make, and is a great way of preserving a large crop of rhubarb.
Roasted fennel and grape flatbread recipe

Roasted fennel and grape flatbread recipe

Make a delicious flatbread perfect to serve with fish and tomato dishes.
Rosemary, olive and lemon chicken recipe

Rosemary, olive and lemon chicken recipe

This recipe is perfect for cool spring weekends, using rosemary from the pots on your kitchen windowsill.
Spicy cauliflower recipe

Spicy cauliflower recipe

Spring cauliflower is perfect in this spicy dish - great as a vegetable side topped with toasted nuts.
Spring salsa verde recipe

Spring salsa verde recipe

A delicious and simple Spring salsa verde recipe - perfect herb accompaniment to make up and enjoy with home-grown herbs.
Stilton and celery tart recipe

Stilton and celery tart recipe

 A delicious treat, Stilton and Celery tart tastes delicious all year round.
Wild garlic pesto recipe

Wild garlic pesto recipe

Wild garlic pesto is easy, delicious and a very versatile kitchen staple.
Chilled asparagus soup recipe

Chilled asparagus soup recipe

The perfect spring and summer dish - this chilled asparagus soup is the perfect light lunch or delicate starter.
Wild garlic and ricotta al forno recipe

Wild garlic and ricotta al forno recipe

This is rich yet fresh – wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. I like to add pine nuts for extra texture.
Creamy watercress soup recipe

Creamy watercress soup recipe

Watercress gives a peppery flavour to any dish, and is highlighted perfectly in this soup.
Smoked chicken, mango and spring herb salad recipe

Smoked chicken, mango and spring herb salad recipe

The perfect salad to eat as we, and the garden, emerge from hibernation in spring.
Beer-can chicken recipe

Beer-can chicken recipe

An excellent way to cook a chicken, with the bird steamed from the inside at the same time as being roasted from the outside.
Smoked mackerel, broccoli and almond salad recipe

Smoked mackerel, broccoli and almond salad recipe

Excellent for lunch or as a starter. Serve with griddled sour dough, scraped lightly with garlic and drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil.
Beetroot, parsley and green mango salad recipe

Beetroot, parsley and green mango salad recipe

A delicious spring salad with an asian twist.
Kalette, Squash and Parmesan Salad Recipe

Kalette, Squash and Parmesan Salad Recipe

Kalettes have incredible health credentials. Like coleslaw but fresher, this salad is quite dense, so a little goes a long way.
Five-hour leg of lamb recipe

Five-hour leg of lamb recipe

This is my favourite thing to cook for an Easter lunch. You can put it in the oven at breakfast and it will be perfect by lunch.
Lemon and courgette drizzle cake recipe

Lemon and courgette drizzle cake recipe

Citrus fruit is great in winter and early spring. The courgette adds brilliant moistness and cuts through the sweetness of this sugary cake.
Hot cross buns recipe

Hot cross buns recipe

A delicious treat for Easter, perfect as gifts or to share with friends and family, straight from the oven or toaster with lashings of good butter.
Large hollow Easter egg recipe

Large hollow Easter egg recipe

Making home-made chocolate Easter eggs for friends and family is a fantastic gift, and fun to do!
Orange and lemon cake with marmalade cream recipe

Orange and lemon cake with marmalade cream recipe

A beautiful texture and a zingy flavour, a wonderful treat for any time of the year.
Primrose lemon curd cupcakes recipe

Primrose lemon curd cupcakes recipe

 A delicious and simple lemon curd cupcake recipe, a perfect treat for teatime.
Rhubarb Charlotte recipe

Rhubarb Charlotte recipe

 A delicious way to cook and eat rhubarb this spring with friends and family.
Rhubarb syllabub recipe

Rhubarb syllabub recipe

This is a classic spring pudding – easy and quick to make, as well as being light, frothy and delicious.
Coconut milk and Greek yoghurt panna cotta caramel recipe

Coconut milk and Greek yoghurt panna cotta caramel recipe

A low fat panna cotta, using yoghurt and coconut milk instead of cream. Make this the day before and serve with super-healthy, super-tasty blood...
Easter biscuits recipe

Easter biscuits recipe

These make a wonderful gift for friends and family – perfect with a cup of tea in the morning. Or add some ginger for Christmas biscuits!
Cocoloco smoothie

Cocoloco smoothie

Based on a recipe from the Kamalaya health resort in Thailand, made with bananas, coconut, cinnamon and tahini.
Elderflower cordial recipe

Elderflower cordial recipe

This excellent version of the classic cordial will keep for a long time to drink diluted by fizzy or still water right through the year.
Persian jewelled rice recipe

Persian jewelled rice recipe

This delicious seasonal dish is wonderful as a side to spicy meat and vegetable dishes.
Sarah's Superfoods: Kale

Sarah's Superfoods: Kale

As an ex-doctor, I want to ignore the fads and focus on truly exceptional good foods that we should include in our diet as much as possible.
Sarah's Superfoods: Kale recipes

Sarah's Superfoods: Kale recipes

Try Sarah's delicious kale recipes, including kale crisps, pilaf, curry and salad.
Sarah's Superfoods: Blood oranges

Sarah's Superfoods: Blood oranges

Small fruit crammed with huge flavour and a soft texture that almost melts in the mouth, blood oranges are always juicy.
Sarah's Superfoods: Blood orange recipes

Sarah's Superfoods: Blood orange recipes

February to March is the best time for Sicilian blood oranges, with all their health benefits including vitamin C, antioxidants, fibre and calcium.
Sarah's Superfoods: Broccoli

Sarah's Superfoods: Broccoli

Broccoli has long been regarded as a nutritious choice. Rich in fibre, full of iron and packed with vitamins A, B and C. But which variety is most...
Sarah's Superfoods: Broccoli recipes

Sarah's Superfoods: Broccoli recipes

Try Sarah's Smoked Mackerel, Broccoli and Almond Salad, or the tasty Broccoli and Cauliflower Falafel Fritters with Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce.
Sarah's Superfoods: Spring salad

Sarah's Superfoods: Spring salad

Eating a good leaf salad daily isn’t a hardship. Lettuce-based salads contain vitamins A, C and K, along with lots of dietary fibre and...
Sarah's Superfoods: Spring salad recipes

Sarah's Superfoods: Spring salad recipes

Try to include a salad in at least one of your daily meals, you’ll be all the better for it.
Sarah's Superfoods: Sweet potatoes

Sarah's Superfoods: Sweet potatoes

As a nation, we’re devoted to potatoes, eaten every which way. But why not use more of the healthy, coral-orange sweet potato?
Sarah's Superfoods: Sweet potato recipes

Sarah's Superfoods: Sweet potato recipes

Four of Sarah's favourite sweet potato recipes.
Spring Flower Arrangements

Spring Flower Arrangements

Fight away the end of winter with Sarah's seasonal tips on how to create cheerful flower arrangments with woodland flowers and branches.
Creating beautiful summer flower containers

Creating beautiful summer flower containers

Sarah discusses her favourite varieties to grow together for colourful containers throughout the summer months.
Easter tabletop garden

Easter tabletop garden

Sarah shows you how to create a beautiful Easter table by creating a tabletop garden full of seasonal plants.
February in the garden

February in the garden

With spring just around the corner there's plenty to do in your garden in February. Plant bulbs for spring and summer colour and start sowing your...
Caring for indoor Cyclamen

Caring for indoor Cyclamen

Plant up indoor cyclamen for a burst of colour in the cold month of February.
The Plants You Should Be Growing This Year

The Plants You Should Be Growing This Year

Sarah has tested more than 50 new plants. These are her favourites - for ease, longevity, appearance and flavour.
Staking plants

Staking plants

Find out how to support your plants well in early spring to ensure beautiful trained and supported plants throughout the summer and autumn.