ale braised beef

Recipe for ale-braised beef brisket with crushed potatoes Ingredients Beef 1kg rolled beef brisket, featherblade or chuck 2 tbsp oil 200g peeled shallots, halved lengthways 4 large carrots, peeled and…

Baroness Batters

It’s a cartoon-worthy, perfect spring day at Minette Batters’ rambling red-brick farm in south Wiltshire, the spire of Salisbury Cathedral peeping in the distance from her favourite vantage point. “I…

June issue The Field

June’s issue of The Field is a celebration of the very Best of British. There’s everything from croquet to Jack Russells with so much in between, including our list of…

Long & Sons 20-bore

This gun represents the best of modern British gun-making. It has been built for the recently formed US firm Long & Sons, based in Texas, which commissioned it and under…

Cherry and ricotta cake

Recipe for cherry and ricotta cake Ingredients 180g salted butter, softened 300g caster sugar 250g ricotta 1 lemon, zest and juice 1 tsp vanilla extract 240g plain flour 1 tsp…