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Cauliflower and chickpea curry
This beautifully simple, light curry is closely based on a wonderful recipe from chef Angela Hartnett. It’s always preferable to use some...
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Chicken and leek pasties
Inspired by the great original, the Cornish pasty, these are all filling, portable meals, neatly wrapped in their own edible packaging. If...
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Chicken and mushroom casserole with cider
Somewhere between a stew and a braise, this rich and warming dish is perfect to serve in autumn, perhaps with mushrooms you've gathered...
Prep 20mins
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Chicken, leek and fruit pie
A chicken pie is a wonderful thing: all savoury, succulent comfort. We've never been fans of gloopy, flour-thickened pie fillings. This one...
Cook 4hrs
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Chocolate pear cake
This is a chocolatey variation on the classic River Cottage apple and almond cake. And, since pears and chocolate go so well together, we...
Prep 20mins Cook 45mins
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Crispy lentil and roasted squash salad with salsa verde
Crisp, nutty, fried Puy lentils complement tender roasted squash beautifully. You can use sweet potato here in place of squash, and...
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Hake, with merguez cauliflower, chard & harissa mayonnaise
This subtly spicy dish makes the most of the humble cauliflower, an underrated and often maligned vegetable which has...
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Halloween pumpkin cake
The old Irish custom of making vegetable lanterns to ward off evil spirits has long been associated with Halloween. Irish immigrants in...
Prep 20mins Cook 45mins
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Honey roast carrots
These are a great favourite over the winter months at River Cottage HQ we make them all the time. They are so easy and quick to throw...
Cook 40mins
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Hugh's Carrot Cake
This lovely cake, trickled with a little honey rather than richly iced, is a huge treat, but also sneaks in a decent portion of veg! You...
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Kale and mushroom lasagne
A dish that requires a little bit of extra preparation, but one you can put together in a relaxed way over an hour or two that results in...
Prep 30mins Cook 45mins
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Kale crisps
Kale crisps have become a rather fashionable snack in the past few years, and that’s hardly surprising, given how easy they are to make and...
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Kale speltotto with goat’s cheese
This is very similar to a risotto, but based on nutty grains of pearled spelt, rather than rice. This lovely wintery dish has appeared on...
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Leek and Dorset Blue Vinny tart
This recipe of Gill's has become a River Cottage classic, and a particular favourite during the colder months. If you have time, make...
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Leek and celeriac soup
It is incredibly satisfying that a vegetable as unglamorous as celeriac can create a soup which is so elegant and rich. Of course, the...
Prep 15mins Cook 40mins
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Leftover veg frittata
This is the ideal out for any leftover veg you may have – root veg and broccoli work perfectly in this dish. As long as you have some eggs...
Prep 5mins Cook 35mins
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Mulled pears
It always amazes Pam just how much fruit a gnarled old pear tree can bear in a good season. However, it's still a little tricky to catch...
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Mussels with celeriac, seaweed and cider
Rope grown mussels are the most sustainable form of seafood going, we all need to eat more of these delicious, salty morsels. Everything...
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North african squash and chickpea stew
This richly spiced combination of squash, tomatoes and pulses is based around a traditional Moroccan recipe, harira. That dish is actually...
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Pear and chocolate cobbler
The natural sweetness of pears balances beautifully with bittersweet dark chocolate and a crusty, cobblery topping in this baked pud. It's...
Prep 10mins Cook 40mins
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Pear and frangipane toffee tart
This is such a winning flavour combination and the tart looks really impressive. It also works well with apples.
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Pork and pumpkin curry
This is a really good curry for a Friday or Saturday night. It can be cooked a day or two in advance and is often better for it. It freezes...
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Pork, celeriac, garlic
This pot-roast of unctuous, melting pork and layers of yielding celeriac has an incredible depth of flavour. To maximise your chance of...
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Purple sprouting broccoli with chilli and garlic
Purple sprouting broccoli or PSB is a River Cottage favourite. Our Culinary Director Gelf has shared this tasty recipe, while the...
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Quick Pickled Celery, Chard and Carrot
This is a very tasty way to ensure the more fibrous outer stems from a bunch of celery don’t go to waste; likewise, the stems from a bunch...
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Roast Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnut and goat's cheese salad
The earthy flavour of roasted artichokes is delicious with toasted hazelnuts. Jerusalem artichokes have a tendency to collapse into...
Prep 15mins Cook 35mins
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Roast cauliflower with puy lentil puree
As with a piece of roast meat, a big roast cauliflower offers several different flavours and textures. There are salty, burnt leaves, a...
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Roasted Brussels sprouts with shallots
This is a dish to convert sprout shirkers - it's a delicious, easy way to serve sprouts, and one that's likely to encourage you to dish...
Prep 10mins Cook 35mins
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Sloe gin
This recipe is the basis for most infusions so it is well worth reading through even if sloe gin is not for you (though why that would be...
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Slow-roast beef brisket with potatoes and onions
Brisket’s open-grained texture and depth of flavour make it perfect for slow cooking. Don’t let the butcher trim off too much fat – a...
Prep 20mins Cook 5hrs30mins
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