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How to keep a pointsettia flowering after Christmas
Q: At about this time every year I buy poinsettias to give as Christmas presents. Do they come in colours other than red or white and is it worth trying…
The Christmas Robin: a few surprises hide behind its cheerful red breast
Everybody knows and loves the robin, but despite being our most familiar bird it retains a degree of mystery. Most robins hatched in Britain never move far from their birthplace,…
The Field’s definitive 10 Christmas lists
Online shopping can be such a bonus. However you do have to know what you’re looking for and have the assurance that it’s going to be of a suitable standard.…
Pot roast pheasant recipe with fennel
Pot roast pheasant can be delicious. Fennel is not to everyone's taste, but it melts into a buttery stickiness when cooked in this recipe. Try it.
Spiced apple and cider fruit cake
If you would like to use an English brandy instead I highly recommend the Somerset Cider Brandy Company, which also makes super cider under the Burrow Hill label. My other…
The Best Christmas Crackers
The best Christmas crackers Nothing encapsulates the jollity of the festive period quite like Christmas crackers: the silly hats, often sillier jokes and the keepsakes hidden inside. Here, The Field…
Make-ahead pigeon and cranberry terrine for the Christmas table
Recipe for pigeon and cranberry terrine with cointreau and hazelnuts Ingredients 80g dried cranberries 50ml Cointreau 4 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 300g shallots, peeled and finely sliced 8…
The best clothes brush to clean a hunt coat
I am struggling to find a clothes-brush to clean my hunt coat, which is often very muddy (although last winter was much kinder than most). Do you know a company…
How to be the perfect Christmas guest: arrive with any of these five offerings
Arriving with gifts is a given when you’re invited to stay at Christmas. Gifts for the man of the house, the lady and assorted sprogs. (Read our definitive Christmas gift…