Find delicious recipes for every occasion using fresh seasonal ingredients and local produce.
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+ 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.
- A rhubarb and marmalade meringue roulade to set tongues waggingAs well as being quite the tongue twister, this kitchen-garden dessert is a delicious dessert.
- Delicious herbs and ices: rosemary ice cream with chocolate brownieThis immensely popular and versatile herb is easily grown in the garden, and pairs with anything from ice cream to chicken.
- A Continental winter warmer: creamy onion soup with caramelised-onion toastSo long the bridesmaid, onions finally get their moment in the spotlight with this delicious and comforting winter soup.
- How to make slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with pistachio-and-feta gremolata
- A Jerusalem-artichoke chowder that's a perfect warming winter soupOur kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares her recipe for Jerusalem-artichoke chowder with mussels and chive oil.
- How to make chestnut-and-mushroom ravioli with beurre noisette and sageIf you've a few chestnuts left over from Christmas, our kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson is here to help. This is her recipe for chestnut-and-mushroom ravioli with beurre noisette and sage.
- From goose and gratin to a very royal recipe, Country Life's top 10 recipes, food and drink stories of 2023Our look back at 2023 makes us very, very hungry indeed.
- Nine things you ought to know if you're having goose for ChristmasIf you're looking for a change from turkey for Christmas dinner, goose is the obvious choice – but there are a few things to think about, as Kate Green explains.
- Kalettes, the deliciously earthy alternative to sprouts that will even liven up a curryMelanie Johnson shares a beautiful winter dish, combining the earthy flavours of kalettes with coconut curry prawns.
- How to make Rick Stein’s turbot with hollandaise —and why you should never make it with a perfectly fresh fishA versatile Old Master, turbot is a flat fish so eternally appealing that it commands its own cooking vessel, says Tom Parker Bowles, who also shares his favourite turbot recipe: Rick Stein's turbot-powered last supper dish.
- How to make three-cheese sourdough bread and a perfect winter-warmer soup to go with itWe'll leave it up to you to decide whether the soup or the sourdough is the star of the show in this pair of recipes...
- Curious Questions: How do you make the perfect slice of toast?Jonathan Self is toast-mad. His entire family is toast-mad. He's spent his life looking for the ultimate way of making the nation's favourite snack. Here's what he suggests you do.
- The great culinary mystery of why don't we eat more rabbit (especially when you take a look at this recipe)It’s madness that we no longer enjoy rabbit as we once did, laments Tom Parker Bowles. Whether seasoned with thyme and cider baked into a juicy pie or grilled over coals until perfectly crispy, it makes for some magnificent dishes.
- How to make a sumptuous scallops dish that uses turnip as its secret weaponOur kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares her recipe for seared scallops with creamy turnip purée and salsa verde.
- How to make cinnamon rolls with a pumpkin twist for HalloweenHalloween might be the last day on which you need another excuse to rustle up sweet treats for the family... but Melanie Johnson's recipe is irresistible.
- How to make a gorgeous hazelnut chocolate cake that you won't even realise is gluten-freeA cake that is every Nutella-lover's fantasy come true. The lady to thank is Melanie Johnson.
- How to make an easy apple-and-cinnamon tray bake
- A foolproof recipe to make an easy apple and almond cakeOur kitchen garden cook Melanie Johnson shares her recipe for an apple cake that's as easy as it is scrumptious.
- How to make pear, rosemary and sea-salt focacciaMelanie Johnson's recipe makes the most of the season's fresh, juicy pears alongside a delicious bread recipe.
- How to make a fig and goat’s-cheese galette —and a fig creme brûlée for puddingWith figs in season, Melanie Johnson shares a beautiful galette recipe that really lets them be the star.
