These meaty, savoury pancakes are perfect if you are craving comfort food on a cold, dark, wintry day. Serves 2. Ingredients Pancakes 100g plain flour 1 free-range egg 250ml whole…
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Protecting your gundogs from winter chills
ONE of the great attractions of fieldsports is that, generally speaking, they are not affected too much by the weather. Bad light never stops play, and rarely does bad weather.…
Gundog training class: overweight gundogs
Overweight gundogs are slow and plodding when, at four or five years old, they should be in their prime. Overweight gundogs are unlikely to be cooperative with their new health…
Billiard table restoration
A reader writes: We have a tired and battered billiard table which we would like to have re-baized and restored for our growing grandchildren. The table has been stored in…
The pet gundog on the peg: how to train a part-time gundog
No doubt most people start with the best of intentions. The decision is made to get a proper gundog, one that will sit obediently at the peg, walk to heel…
Brussels sprout gratin with sherry, nutmeg and cheese
Brussels sprout gratin with sherry, nutmeg and cheese This dish can be made up and baked straight away or assembled the night before then cooked when required. If making in…
Country Christmas interior design ideas
Christmas is the time of year to bring the outside in. Fragrant pine trees are decorated with twinkling fairy lights and placed in the corner of sitting rooms and the…
Game recipes for the Christmas table
If the history books are to be believed, we have Henry VIII to ‘thank’ for first adding turkey to the table, but as far as I’m concerned he would have…
Two Fabarm side-by-side shotguns
I’ve taken a look at two Fabarm side-by-sides imported by Anglo Italian Arms. Both are built on rounded-bar, forgedsteel- frame, trigger-plate actions that are mechanically alike. The guns have similarities…
Crispy pretzel parmesan partridge
Nearly impossible to say after a glass or two but always utterly delicious to eat, this crispy pretzel parmesan partridge served with a buttery sweet and tangy sauce makes for…