Country_Homes_and_Interiors_-_November_2019

PERFECTYOUR

SUNDAY LUNCH

Roastsarepartandparcelofeverycountryhomeat

theweekend,butit’salltooeasytokeepmakingthe

sameolddishes.Yorkshire-borncookandfoodhistorian

LauraMasonhascreatedtheultimateroastrecipe

book,theaptlynamedRoasts(£16.99,NationalTrust

Books).It’spackedwithinformationaboutsourcing

andpreparingdifferentmeats,aswellastastynew

sidedishrecipestotry.Ourfavouritepart?Laura’s

tips on how to use up those delicious leftovers.

COOK ORGANIC

Manyofusaretryingtomakeourlives,and

kitchens,moreeco-friendly,buthaveyou

consideredhowgreenyourutensilsare?Viner’s

neworganicknifeblocks,£45,aremadefrom

80 percentrecycledsteelbladeswithhandles

(ina choiceofcalminggreenornatural)crafted

from wheat fibre – a naturalby-productof

agriculturalwaste.

Aswellasknives,

therearealsoeight

utensilsinthe

range,including

slottedspoons

andwhisks,£3

each.Attheend

oftheircooking

life,simplyplace

thehandlesinyour

homecompostbin

andtaketheblades

toberecycled.

Sustainableand

oh-so stylish!

Best of

Britishbubbles

Siponsomesparklingwineasyouwave

yoursparklerthisBonfireNight.Welovethe

world-classbubblesfromRidgeview.Planted

in 1995 byMikeRobertsMBE,nearthevillage

ofDitchlingintheSouthDownsNationalPark,

thevineyardis stillfamilyrun,withdaughter

TamaraastheCEOandherbrother,Simon,

workingasheadwinemaker.They’renow

makinghistoryforEnglishwine,afterwinning

thetitle‘InternationalWinemakeroftheYear’

intheInternationalWineandSpirit

Competition. Cheers to a British success story!

Worthitsweight

We’reallforhigh-techkitchenequipment,

butnothingbeatsa back-to-basicsclassic.

TheKitchenPantryoffersa rangeofgorgeous

countrykitchenwareatAmara– allwell-made

pieceswithsweetrustictouches,suchas

tactilestonewarebowlsandglasspreserving

jarswithbrassclasps.Thestandoutpiecefor

usis theblackandbrassmechanicalweighing

scale(left),£25.Craftedfromsturdyiron,

it measuresinbothgramsandpounds

(upto5kg/11lb).Plus,thedetachable

FEATURE bowl can double up as a glam serving dish.

THEA BABINGTON-STITT

PHOTOGRAPH

(ROASTS) TARA FISHER

COOKS’ NOTES

COUNTRY HOMES & INTERIORS 143

IN A COUNTRY KITCHEN