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View ArticleParty spirits: the best Christmas cocktails
The best way to kick-start a festive soirée is with your own concoctions. Follow The Field's pick of the best Christmas cocktails and fill the glasses, darklyGet into the party spirit with The Field's...
View ArticleChristmas Stilton: true blue and toothsome
Christmas Stilton is a festive essential, says Hattie Ellis. But despite its pride of place on our groaning boards, few of us know how to handle it to ensure mellow creaminess rather than dry strength...
View ArticleChristmas ham: cured for Christmas
Hattie Ellis is happy to be back in the pink with a Christmas ham on the winter table, whether smoked over lavender or cured in molasses and spicesShropshire Blacks from Dukeshill, cured using juniper,...
View ArticlePistachio and cranberry biscotti with spiced hot chocolate dip
Pistachio and cranberry biscotti with spiced hot chocolate dip is the perfect festive sweet treat. Have a go at Philippa Davis' simple recipeBiscotti makes an excellent edible gift and is guaranteed to...
View ArticlePotato, apple and horseradish rosti for festive brunching
A suitably festive brunch is the best way to spend a lazy morning this Christmas. Try Philippa Davis' recipe for potato, apple and horseradish rosti with smoked salmon, crème fraîche and fried duck...
View ArticleCathedral choirs: sweet singing in the choir
For many people, carols with the cathedral choirs marks the true start of the Christmas festivities, says Matthew DennisonWells Cathedral with St Cuthbert's church, looking seasonal.A darkened...
View ArticleBehold, angels: the origin of angels
They are an integral part of our Christmas tradition, yet angels pre-date Christianity, says Ed West. What is the origin and role of these mythical messengers? Angels provide a rich inspiration for...
View ArticleCountry Christmas living room designs
It's time to deck the halls. Follow these country Christmas living room ideas and complete with a roaring log fire, twinkling Christmas tree and generous stack of mince piesPrepare to deck the halls...
View ArticleHolland & Holland: The Royal, simply the best
As well as being a thing of great beauty Holland & Holland’s impressive sidelock has been an inspiration to gunmakers worldwide, says Douglas TateThe Royal's detachable lock system.No sidelock has...
View ArticleNaughty gundogs: I’ve gotcha!
Working with your own gundog can make a shoot day – or unmake it, as Robert Gibbons discovered...Working your own dog can make - or break - a shoot day.Guns with an obedient, well-behaved dog at their...
View ArticleCambridge Blues naked charity calendar 2017
Cambridge RAG are a discerning crowd. The best money raiser? Cambridge's best bottoms, of courseBlues, brains and bottoms - the Cambridge crowd are a sporting bunch.What better way to raise money for...
View ArticleSpecial weapons of the Second World War
Gas-expelling fountain pens and sleeve guns may sound like the stuff of James Bond but producing covert weapons was a serious business from 1940, as Mark Murray-Flutter explainsThe SOE and Cretan...
View ArticleThe top 10 best pheasant recipes
The Field's pheasant recipes are simply the best, whether you want simple, snazzy or spectacular. For the best pheasant recipes in the field read on...The best pheasant recipes start with the best...
View ArticleMy favourite bit of kit: David Tomlinson chooses his binoculars
David Tomlinson became the proud owner of his first pair of binoculars aged eight. He hasn't looked back sinceDavid Tomlinson chooses what he couldn't be without in the field.The Field’s very own...
View ArticleKate Brooks, sporting artist
Returning to Leicestershire for the final season before the hunting ban left Kate Brooks with a quandary: how to earn money? By Janet MenziesKate Brooks loves to draw hounds, along with horses,...
View ArticleHow to get your vehicle ready for winter – advertorial
Ice, black ice, snow, wind and rain. Your vehicle needs to be ready to cope with unpredictable weather this winter. But is your car fit for the road and ready to tackle winter conditions?Is your car...
View ArticleThe Field subscription sale: 40% OFF IN JANUARY
We have a cracking deal on Field subscriptions, just in time to cure your January blues. Subscribe to The Field with 40% OFF. Don't miss The Field subscription sale this JanuarySave 40% on your Field...
View ArticlePheasant polpette in an agrodolce sauce
Tom Godber-Ford Moore's pheasant polpette in an agrodolce sauce is essentially fancy meatballs, but it is a surefire favourite with guns for elevenesesServe with a good glug of olive oil and lashings...
View ArticleA day without the peg dog
While arriving at a shoot without his gun fails to spoil David Tomlinson’s day, reaching his peg without his peg dog at his heels is quite a different matterWith the advent of the 200- or 300-bird day,...
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