Hot-smoked trout and watercress tart Studded with fresh watercress and succulent trout, this tart makes a fabulous lunch or addition to an Easter feast. Serves 8 You will need a 27cm round, deep, fluted quiche dish lined and blind baked with shortcrust pastry. Filling 250ml crème fraîche 250ml double cream…
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A recipe for simnel cake
Simnel cake is simply delicious. Furthermore, what could be cleverer than a fruit cake with not just one but two layers of marzipan, one baked in the middle of the cake, one on the top, and then topped with 11 marzipan balls, one for each of the apostles, minus traitorous…
Slow cooked shoulder of mutton: Easter Sunday lunch
Easter doesn’t have to mean spring lamb. Why not try cooking this mouthwatering alternative recipe ? A slow cooked shoulder of mutton with roasted radishes, boozy potatoes and burnt butter black olive salsa verde? SLOW COOKED SHOULDER OF MUTTON WITH ROASTED RADISHES, BOOZY POTATOES AND BURNT BUTTER BLACK OLIVE SALSA…
Our top 6 Easter recipes
The Field’s top six Easter recipes Easter is such a super time of year: a ray of sunshine (hopefully literally) after the restraint of Lent and the grey months of winter. It is a time to make the most of not just delicious seasonal ingredients but also some indulgent treats,…
Eostre and Easter. What are the origins of this Spring festival?
Before settling down to read about the origins of some of our Easter traditions, take a look at our guide to the most tempting Easter eggs and get your order in early. Usually we think of delighted children scampering around searching for brightly-coloured eggs and symbolic rabbits hopping with baskets.…
Half a dozen of the most tempting Easter eggs
End Lent in style with The Field's pick of the most tempting Easter eggs to get your hands on
Stuffed and rolled shoulder of hogget. The perfect Easter joint
Don’t be too hasty when choosing that Easter joint. Spring lamb is a popular choice for the Easter table, in fact it may well be expected. However its popularity often surprises me. Although the meat is tender I find it usually lacks depth of flavour due to its hay and…
Basque cake with Easter spices
The classic Basque cake recipe updated with an Easter twist. Move over hot cross buns and try a new Easter recipe.
How to plan an Easter egg hunt that is family friendly (and labrador-proof)
The origins of the Easter egg hunt What we think of as the Easter ‘bunny’ is thought to have its roots in 17th-century German folklore: children would leave nests in which a hare would leave eggs. (Read more on hare mythology here.) Hunting for chocolate eggs is a fairly recent…
Hot cross bun-and-butter pudding with brandy and marmalade
A great way to use up any old hot cross buns and an excellent method of making use of fresh ones too. Lightly spiced, deliciously rich but not overly sweet, this is one recipe to try this Easter. HOT CROSS BUN-AND-BUTTER PUDDING WITH BRANDY AND MARMALADE Ingredients Makes 4 to…