Picnic recipes

Embrace the great outdoors with these picnic recipes for drinks, sandwiches, puddings and pies

Smoked salmon picnic loaf

Smoked salmon and cucumber picnic loaf catches the imagination of alfresco gourmets read more on: Smoked salmon picnic loaf

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Chicken and ham pie
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Chicken and ham pie recipe

On a mission to create the perfect chicken pie Heston shares this ultimate recipe on How to Cook Like Heston

How to cook like Heston: Scotch egg
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Scotch eggs recipe

On How to Cook Like Heston, the chef cooks up classic Scotch eggs with a crisp coating and soft centred yolks

Smoked mackerel pate
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Smoked mackerel pâté recipe

Horseradish gives a wonderfully warming heat to this easy to make pâté

Kirstie's Handmade Britain: Pork pie
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Traditional pork pie recipe

Pork pie expert Steve Hallam shows Kirstie Allsopp how to make pork pies step-by-step on Kirstie's Handmade Britain

Pumpkin pasty
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James' blue cheese, pumpkin and celeriac pasty recipe

River Cottage chef James whipped up these vegetarian pasties on River Cottage Veg

Bombay mix
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Bombay mix recipe

The Bombay mix from MsMarmiteLover is full of spicy goodness, perfect for a dinner party nibble or lunch box snack

River Cottage Veg: Spinach pasties
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Spinach and thyme pasties recipe

These savoury parcels are ideal for picnics and make a super lunchbox filler

Scones
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Scones recipe

Richard Hunt of the Grand Hotel, Torquay shows Kirstie Allsopp how to make these classic scones on Kirstie's Handmade Britain

Chard and brie mini muffins recipe

These mini savoury bites from Alice Hart are incredibly moreish and make the perfect vegetarian canapé

Festival food

You may be covered in mud and wearing a bin bag as a cape, but that's no reason to make a beeline for the burger van. Fill your (welly) boots with these camping-friendly festival foods

Seasonal recipes

Seasonal recipes

Find seasonal recipes from your favourite Channel 4 programmes and chefs including Come Dine With Me, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay

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