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Apple and Oat Muffins
Packed with good stuff, these not-too-sweet muffins are an appetising way to start the day. They’re best fresh, so you might like to bake...
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Baked apples
A perfect baked apple is one of the true great puds. It's all about choosing the right variety of apple, and not stinting on the butter and...
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Baked butternut squash with leeks and hazelnuts
These tempting baked stuffed squash make for an impressive and substantial meal. The scent of thyme, leeks and cheese that wafts when you...
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Bay-Spiked Pears with Shallots and Lemon
The sweetness and silky texture of these aromatic pears makes them a superb foil to rich meats. Try them with roast partridge, venison or...
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Beetroot & goat's cheese croquettes
Beetroot and goat’s cheese is a well-known pairing (and for good reason), but it’s actually the maple syrup (a Life Kitchen key ingredient...
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Beetroot tart tatin
The classic tarte tatin is made, of course, with apples. But the principle of caramelising some delicious, round, sweet things, topping...
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Bloody beetroot soup
Hugh loves the tangy, savoury flavours of a Bloody Mary and likes playing with them in the kitchen. In this very quick soup, they form the...
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Carrot soup with dill and mustard
Carrot and coriander soup is a ubiquitous dish with good reason, as it s very tasty. You certainly could use coriander here. However...
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Celeriac soup
Take advantage of the lovely taste of celeriac and a range of seasonal vegetables with this hearty warming soup.
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Celeriac, sprouts, bacon
We quite often blitz surplus root veg and cooked greens together. Brussels sprouts blitzed with creamed celeriac and some stock was a...
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Chocolate and beetroot brownies
The international success of carrot cake has surely paved the way for experimentation with root vegetables in other cake recipes.
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Creamy mushroom soup
There’s something a little bit retro about a sherry-spiked cream of mushroom soup. With its beautiful dun colour and rich, earthy flavour...
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Hazelnut chocolate cake
Here’s another treat to serve straight up at teatime or in a more indulgent and pudlike manner. If you can’t find ready-ground hazelnuts...
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Lamb and squash curry
Slow simmering renders the lamb meltingly tender, while adding a jar of chutney is a great shortcut to creating real depth of flavour. Use...
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Leek and cheese toastie
Over the years, Hugh has experimented and improvised all kinds of leek-based, cheesy toast toppings. Most of them have been a delight...
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Leek risotto with chestnuts
This creamiest and palest of risottos tastes fantastic with the contrasting chestnuts. Pre-cooked chestnuts are easy to use but if you can...
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Leek, celeriac and smoked pollack soup
This soup combines all the classic elements of a chowder: a milky base, potatoes and chunks of fish. Celeriac, which is a very...
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Mushroom pâté
If you think mushroom pâtés are always going to be a disappointment, then you've been eating the wrong ones. This very simple, deliciously...
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Pasta with greens, garlic and chilli
Wilted greens combined with a hearty portion of pasta and spiked with garlic and chilli make a satisfying supper. The following variations...
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Quince Cheese
A fruit cheese is simply a solid, sliceable preserve - and the princely quince, with its exquisite scent and delicately grainy texture...
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Roast thick end of pork belly with coriander and fennel crackling
This cut of pork is fantastically forgiving. It’s quite fatty, which means you can keep cooking it until the crackling reaches a point of...
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Rocket, fennel and puy lentil salad
Rocket has become such a ubiquitous leaf, so often thrown into generic mixes of salad leaves, that it’s easy to forget how well it shines...
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Seared goat chops with Cavolo nero, pears, chilli and peanut butter
Goat is a wonderful meat, tragically under used and appreciated in the UK. Whilst goat dairy products have flourished in popularity the...
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Spelt salad with squash and fennel
This substantial grainy salad makes a lovely autumn/winter lunch or supper. By all means replace the fennel with chunks of leek, or red...
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Squash and Chickpea Patties
These lightly spiced patties are lovely with a dollop of dal or hummus; you could serve them with wholegrain basmati rice or a green salad...
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Squash, apple, chilli
Spicy chilli oil deliciously balances the delicate sweetness of an autumnal squash and apple soup. The swirl of glowing orange-red oil...
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Squash, cabbage and carrot slaw
Raw squash flesh brings vibrant colour and nutty flavour to this gorgeous-looking slaw, which you can keep in the fridge for a couple of...
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Vegan Chocolate Tart with Pear
This delicious tart features on our River Cottage Kitchens Winter menu.
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Apple and walnut crumble
The nubbly crunch of toasted walnuts adds a new dimension to a classic crumble; pecans are equally good. This basic crumble topping can be...
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Appley Chelsea buns
This is my take on the classic Chelsea bun, which is a perfect vehicle for the irresistible combination of apples, dried fruit, nuts and...
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