Recipe: Chicken sauté Normande

As the sun wanes and the days get shorter, this dish is guaranteed to keep those summer days fresh in your mind (and on your tongue!). And we love it even more because it uses three apple ingredients: Bon appetit! Ingredients (serves 4) To garnish Method Serve with… Friends and sunshine… oh, and a fresh… Continue reading Recipe: Chicken sauté Normande

Recipe: Mussels with leeks and cider

Step aside, moules marinière, here’s a fantastic mussel dish that’s got its heart in the West Country! Far from simply swapping out wine for your favourite cider, this dish brings together mussels, leeks, mustard and smoked pancetta to create a truly inspired seafood main course. Speaking of cider, if you want to plant bareroot apple… Continue reading Recipe: Mussels with leeks and cider

Recipe: Rhubarb chutney

Early forced varieties of rhubarb are in season – and if you’ve seen any on the farmers’ market, it’s probably Timperley Early. If you can find yourself a bunch or two, this rhubarb chutney recipe expertly combines some outstanding (and possibly surprising!) flavours. Chopped apples, dates, apple cider vinegar, muscovado sugar, onions… and a medley… Continue reading Recipe: Rhubarb chutney

Recipe: duck & blackberry salad

Combining duck with asparagus, quail’s eggs and a rich jus makes this dish a particularly special affair. And blackberries add a certain British flavour to the salad, not only as fresh berries on the plate, but also cooked into the red wine jus. Mouthwatering! Ingredients (serves 2) Method Perfection on a plate! This recipe comes… Continue reading Recipe: duck & blackberry salad

Preserved Pears Recipe for Christmas

“I love being given homemade produce as a gift for Christmas, and so decided to have a go myself! Sadly, our fruit trees underperformed this year due to the terrible summer, but I did manage to find enough pears (Conference and Doyenne du Comice) to produce a few jars of preserved pears.” “This is an easy… Continue reading Preserved Pears Recipe for Christmas

Pear, Stilton and Walnut Salad Recipe

Pear, Walnut and Stilton Salad

Having eaten my fair share of mince pies and all the other heavy foods associated with  Christmas, I long for something light and fresh in January.  Pears and walnuts make great partners in a salad and with a cheese dressing, peppery rocket leaves, spinach and watercress the combination is delicious. We always seem to have… Continue reading Pear, Stilton and Walnut Salad Recipe

Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Black elder in flower

Homemade Elderberry Syrup The Recipe: This is our family recipe, and we think it makes the best elderberry syrup we have ever tasted. Pick the berries on a dry day,  (I added pieces of ginger before simmering) You will need: * Loads of elderberries – get a couple of kilos to begin with (take whole… Continue reading Elderberry Syrup Recipe

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