Recipies

1. 

   Best Ever Carrot Cake

   p;     Serves 8. 3 large carrots, grated 1 extra carrot for decoration (optional) 350g (12oz) wholemeal or plain flour, 2 teaspoon baking powder 350g (12oz) caster sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1½ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda 330ml (12fl ...

2. 

   Blackened Chicken Breast with a Vegetable Couscous

   kened Chicken Breast with a Vegetable Couscous Serves 4-6 4-6 chicken breasts 2 tablespoons of mustard, flavoured with honey or similar 2 cloves of garlic 4 tablespoons of chutney 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh tarragon and parsley Salt and freshly ground black pepper For the Vegetable Couscous 275g (10oz) couscous 1 onion 2 cloves of garlic...

3. 

   Fish recipes from Philippa Vine

   is on the menu for a change at food writer Philippa Vine's farmhouse this month. To read her three delicious recipes - provided exclusively for FW readers - go to her recipe page.

4. 

   Watch top chef Philippa Vine prepare three tasty dishes

   h our new video of Farmers Weekly's cookery writer Philippa Vine cooking three delicious dishes. Farmer's wife and top chef Philippa, a one-time contestant on MasterChef, is preparing asparagus risotto, lamb tagine and rhubarb fool in the short film. The film gives a step-by-step guide to preparing these three tasty meals. Follow the links below if you'd like to read the recipes: Aspa...

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   Chicory Salad

   es 4 2 heads of chicory 2 eating apples 3 sticks of celery A handful of shelled walnuts 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 1 tablespoon natural yoghurt Salt and freshly ground black pepper Core and dice the apples and finely slice the celery. Cut off the base of each head of chicory and separate the leaves. Mix the apples, celery and walnuts together in a bowl and stir in the mayonnaise and yog...

6. 

   Panfried Rib Eye Steaks

   es 4 4 x 250g rib eye steaks 2 large heads of chicory cut in large slices 3 tbsp olive oil 1 - 2 cloves garlic, crushed 100g crumbled blue cheese – such as Stilton or Cote Hill Blue 2 tbsp brandy 250ml double cream 2 tbsp chopped parsley Heat up a griddle pan and oil it with 1 tbsp of the olive oil. Season the steaks and cook them according to y...

7. 

   Elderflower Cheesecake with a Compote of Gooseberries

   175g (6oz) digestive biscuits 110g (4oz) butter 500g (18oz) cream cheese 3 large eggs 2 tablespoons of elderflower cordial 75g (3oz) caster sugar Preheat the oven to 180C (350F/Gas 4). To make the base, melt the butter and crush the biscuits into crumbs. Combine them together and press down onto the bottom of...

8. 

   Rhubarb and Almond Tart

   arb and Almond Tart You will need a fluted tart tin 9½ inches in diameter and 1 inch deep. Serves 6-8 Approximately 600g rhubarb For the sweet pastry 250g (9oz) plain flour 150g (5oz) butter 25g (1oz) icing sugar 1 egg, 1 egg yolk For the almond filling: 100g butter, softened 100g icing sugar 100g ground almonds 2 eggs 1 teaspoon plain flour Preheat the oven to 190C (37...

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   Roasted Roots Soup

   1kg a mixture of carrots, parsnips and turnips 3 cloves of garlic 4 sprigs of rosemary and thyme 1 large onion Olive oil Butter Salt and freshly ground black pepper Preheat the oven to 200C (400F/Gas mark 6). Peel the root vegetables, chopping the medium-sized carrots and parsnips in half and bigger ones into large pieces. Chop the turnip into similar size piec...

10. 

    Roast chicken with a chorizo and liver stuffing

    es 6-8 2.25-2.75kg chicken with giblets 2 cloves of garlic 2 sprigs of thyme For the stuffing 1 large onion 1 clove of garlic 350g (12oz) King Edward or Desiree red potatoes 4 sticks of celery 10 sage leaves 150g (5oz) chorizo sausage 1 teaspoon paprika Chicken livers from the giblets Salt and freshly ground black pepper Oil For the giblet stock Chicken giblets 1 carrot 1 onion ...