Food and Drink

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venison salad with anchovy

Recipe for venison, fennel and anchovy salad Ingredients 200g venison fillet 1 tsp caraway seeds, roughly crushed 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and finely sliced 2 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped 1…

Cranachan ice cream

Recipe for No-churn Cranachan ice cream Ingredients 700g raspberries 4 tbsp granulated sugar 150g rolled oats 25g salted butter 3 tbsp runny or gently melted heather honey 397g tin sweetened…

barbecuing game

Knowing how to barbecue game is an essential skill for those of us who shoot (because we should all eat what we shoot). (Find Philippa’s favourite barbecue recipes here.) How…

Summer venison salad

The top 7 best summer game recipes bring together The Field’s favourite seasonal suppers. If you think that game can only be enjoyed on a cold winter’s night by the…

fatteh

Venison and chickpea fatteh Fatteh is a layered feasting dish from the Levant that is often eaten for breakfast but this version includes venison leg steaks along with the chickpeas,…

summer recipes

Cocktails Greet your guests with a cocktail. How about a Pimmgroni? Less sweet than Pimm’s but longer and more refreshing than a negroni, this fruity, bittersweet summer drink is the…

Eton mess ice cream

Eton mess ice cream Ingredients Ice cream base 1 vanilla pod 600ml double cream 300ml whole milk 5 medium free-range egg yolks 100g caster sugar Strawberry swirl 200g strawberries 50ml…