The perfect salad is easy when you follow Mike Robinson's perfect chunky salad recipe
THE FIELD
How to make aioli
Aioli is the classic accompaniment to picnic food
Smoked salmon
Hot-smoked soy and honey-glazed salmon makes great picnic food
Smoked chicken
Picnic food - smoked chicken
Picnic food
Picnic food is a British staple and Mike Robinson shows us how to make the perfect picnic fare
Daube of beef
Delicious daube of beef for cold winter nights
Coq au vin
How to cook the best coq au vin
Snails in garlic and parsley butter
How to cook snails - snails in garlic and parsley butter
Which wine should you drink with game?
Decanter magazine gives its recommentation on wines to accompany game cookery
How to make damson gin
Greenall's Damson Gin. This month's cocktail recipe makes the most of our hedgerows