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Chicken with lentils and rosemary
An easy one-pot supper for a cold night, this is started off on the hob, then transferred to the oven to bake. A sturdy casserole, or any...
Prep 30mins Cook 1hrs
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Chocolate nut butter
Ready-made chocolate nut spreads tend to contain a lot of refined sugar, as well as palm oil and dairy products – and often far fewer nuts...
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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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Curried Parsnip and Chard Curry
A delicious plant-based recipe from Executive Chef Gelf Alderson
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Egg, purple sprouting, garam masala
Hugh loves the complex yet delicate flavour of garam masala. This traditional Indian spice mix is often used to add fresh spicy flavours to...
Prep 10mins Cook 15mins
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Eggy fish fingers with spring onion rice
Quicker, easier and much less messy than classic crumb-coated fish, egg-only fish fingers are a revelation. The egg cooks to a golden...
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Farmhouse Beans
Our delicious homemade beans, a firm favourite with our guests in the farmhouse.
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Fruity fridge flapjacks
This unbaked dairy-free flapjack recipe is from Alice Meller, wife of Gill, previous head chef at River Cottage. It's so easy, so fruity...
Prep 15mins Cook 3hrs
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Honey cake with spelt & orange
There is something about a sticky, honey-drenched cake like this one that is so appealing, so hard to resist. This cake is made with spelt...
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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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Marmalade pudding
For centuries, humble breadcrumbs have been used to stretch the possibilities of other, more glamorous ingredients. Here, they form part of...
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Mexican tomato & bean soup
This fresh, piquant summer soup combines many of the ingredients you might find in a feisty salsa, but in this case they re all souped up...
Prep 15mins Cook 15mins
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Neck of lamb with lemon and barley
This beautifully simple recipe from Hugh's Russian friend, Ivan Samarine, is one he has revisited and reworked over the years. This latest...
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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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Oaty rhubarb crumble
This crumble topping uses oats and fine oatmeal, so it's wheat-free. You can use it on top of other fruits - try peeled, cored and sliced...
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Pasta, sausage & cabbage
This is a wonderfully quick and satisfying pasta supper – something you can put together in under half an hour and a good way to entice the...
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Pot-roast pheasant with chorizo, butter beans and parsley
Pheasant has a slight tendency to dryness but pot-roasting it like this, with plenty of rich chorizo to provide a little fat and extra...
Prep 20mins
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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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Smoked Celeriac Krautchi
What happens with you marry the spices paste of kimchi with the faster method for kraut, you get krautchi, which is even better in my...
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Soda bread
We frequently turn to soda bread when the bread bin is bare. If there is nothing for lunch or to serve with soup for supper, it's a quick...
Prep 15mins Cook 45mins
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Squash, red onion and butter bean roast
This is a very satisfying all-in-one dish: warming, filling and easy to throw together. The roasted beans take on a toasty crispness that...
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Swede speltotto
Spelt has a nutty flavour that goes very well with earthy root vegetables. Roasted wedges of pumpkin or beetroot work brilliantly in place...
Prep 15mins Cook 25mins
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Wholemeal drop scones
Once you start eating these, warm and fluffy from the pan, it's hard to stop. They're great for weekend breakfasts, but just as good for...
Prep 5mins
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