It’s time to move away from hearty, meat feasts and embrace lighter suppers and fresh flavours. Philippa Davis’ portuguese-style mussel stew with watercress, garlic, white wine and coriander brings spring…
THE FIELD
The Field Gundog Awards 2018: the best shoot day companions
The Field Gundog Awards 2018, kindly sponsored by Skinner’s Pet Foods, was hotly contested, with exemplary retrievers, fine family companions, surprising breeds and wicked gundogs. But after much back and…
Gillian Taylor, sporting Diana
Gillian Taylor, a working vet, was introduced to fieldsports by the Pony Club as a child, and took up clay-shooting in her thirties. Now a shoot regular, she has taken…
March 2019
Woodpigeon, the perfect ‘gamebird’?; The Beretta Silver Pigeon – the world’s most successful shotgun?; Port and sport with The Scarteen – hunting with Ireland’s black and tan hounds; How to…
Local butchers: improving provenance
Huge pressure for low prices and uniformity, alongside bureaucracy, has seen the close of many local butchers and abattoirs. Tim Field considers how the current situation could be improved –…
Grouse stroganoff
Philippa Davis’ grouse stroganoff gets leftover game out of the freezer and onto the table. If you don’t have any grouse left, partridge or pheasant work just as well. Remember,…
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
If you can live without noise-based nostalgia, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio is an SUV that was worth the wait, says Charlie Flindt. For more on Alfa Romeo, read Charlie Flindt’s…
Browning 525 Crown 12-bore
Useful modifications and rich decoration mark evolution in the Browning 525 Crown 12-bore, says Michael Yardley, the latest model of the company’s popular shotgun. For more on Browning, read Michael…
Sophie Harden, sporting artist
The great hunting painters of the past would approve of Sophie Harden – her work is informed by her days out with the Pytchley. But it was a trip to…
Partridge hot pot
Philippa Davis’ partridge hot pot is wonderfully warming, and a great way to clear an overstuffed freezer. Save for when you are making supper in rush – as it is…