Find delicious recipes for every occasion using fresh seasonal ingredients and local produce.
PUB & RESTAURANT REVIEWS | RECIPES
+ Spring
As the days get longer, take advantage of the sweet offerings of the new season. Try our sensational recipes for lamb, asparagus and elderflower and embrace the vibrant, colourful dishes of spring.
+ Summer
Explore our collection of sumptuous summer recipes. From seasonal salads to light and fruity puds, we reveal the best dishes to serve al fresco on a sun-soaked terrace.
+ Autumn
As the nights draw in, why not make the most of the seasonal harvest. Chase away the autumn chill with our sensational recipes using juicy apples, sweet potatoes, fragrant mushrooms and rich game.
+ Winter
Magnificent winter warmers including piping hot pies, roast dinners, slow cooking and hearty puddings and crumbles. Take comfort in our collection of wonderful winter recipes.
We spoke to the co-founder of catering company Rocket Food — twice winners of Country Life's Canapé of the Year awards — to get tips and recipes on how to serve delicious mouthfuls at your parties over the festive season.
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire is all well and good — but using them in a chocolate cake is even better, says our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson.
Melanie Johnson shares an extravagantly hearty and grand recipe ideal for the time of year.
Melanie Johnson's chocolate bundt cake is a perfect mix of indulgence and using up leftovers.
Gemma Simmonite of the Gastrono-Me cafe shares her recipe for pumpkin muffins, giving you and your kids a Halloween taste without actually having to eat an actual vegetable.
Celeriac is the unlikely star of this delicious roast chicken dish from our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson.
What would be your eight dream dishes of a lifetime? Chef, TV presenter and food writer Sophie Grigson shared hers with Toby Keel.
The chef and food writer shares his tips on eating seasonally in October as the nights draw in.
Our Kitchen Garden Cook Melanie Johnson shares a delicious chicken and sweetcorn pie recipe, a lovely warming dish for the colder months.
Martin Fone tells the tale of a true British culinary classic: the pork pie.
For Tom Parker Bowles, nothing beats devouring a freshly- picked and sun-warmed plum in a shady sylvan bower, with the juice dribbling down his chin.
Obey the rules and there are few finer things than a salade Niçoise served in the shade of an old olive tree, believes Tom Parker Bowles.
Juicy figs add perfectly subtle sweetness to savoury dishes, says our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson.
Melanie Johnson shares a simple and refreshing summer recipe that is perfect for al fresco evenings.
If your mouth isn't watering just from the look of this picture, it might be time to check your pulse.
Melanie Johnson shares a recipe that makes the most of the courgettes which are currently doing beautifully in gardens around the country.
Jeremy Pang's ice cream recipe is a perfect summer treat that anyone can enjoy.
'This column was very much her idea,' says our food columnist Tom Parker Bowles of his piece for this week's guest editor. And how could he refuse? She is not only The Duchess of Cornwall, but also his mother.
John Williams, the revered executive chef of The Ritz, cooks The Duchess of Cornwall's favourite dish: Roast chicken with tarragon and cream.
