Rowan and Apple Jelly – A deliciously smoky, tangy and jewel-like jelly that goes perfectly with game, lamb, cheese and charcuterie. Made with “free” foraged berries from a tree on the lane opposite our house, and with windfall apples from our orchard. Hedgerow Harvest Part One The red berry tree waved its branches provocatively in…
Christmas
Quick Sweet Pickled Cucumbers
Quick Pickled Cucumbers: An easy and very quick pickled cucumber recipe, which is ready in 24 to 48 hours. Perfect for that summer glut of small cucumbers. Serve these pickled cucumbers with cheese, charcuterie, sandwiches, smoked fish, hot dogs or burgers. Using your Summer Glut of Cucumbers I can almost sense and smell autumn in the…
Vanilla & Summer Fruit Pavlova
Vanilla & Summer Fruit Pavlova – A large celebratory pavlova with a crisp and chewy meringue base which is topped with summer fruits, cream and fruit curd. I used a selection of mixed berries with mango and two fruit curds – raspberry curd and passion fruit and mango curd. *Paid collaboration with Baxers* Summer Pavlova…
Wellness & Flowers at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Wellness & Flowers at RHS Chelsea Flower Show – A virtual tour around the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, where I was just two days ago. Walk with me around this most fragrant and beautiful of British institutions, and enjoy my top three gardens, including the Viking Cruises Wellness Garden, which won a Gold Medal, as…
Roast Chicken with Grapes and Shallots
Roast Chicken with Grapes and Shallots – This is a simple recipe with very few ingredients but the end result belies how easy it is to make, and results in a rustically elegant dish that would grace any dinner party table, as well as a simple Sunday lunch for all the family. My wine pairing…
A Visit to Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO on Anglesey
A Visit to Halen Môn Sea Salt PDO on Anglesey – One cold but sunny morning, I set off to Anglesey, just an hour from where I live in North Wales, to visit Halen Môn Sea Salt Saltcote, for a private behind-the-scenes tour and a salt tasting experience. Today’s post is an overview of my…
Welsh Cawl (Lamb & Vegetable Stew)
Welsh Cawl (Lamb & Vegetable Stew) – Cawl is often seen as being the national dish of Wales, my recipe is based on a traditional Welsh recipe for Cawl, but uses lamb steaks in place of a lamb joint, as was commonly used in times gone by. A bowl of cawl is usually accompanied by…
Welsh Shearing Cake (Cacen Gneifo)
Welsh Shearing Cake (Cacen Gneifo) A traditional recipe for a Welsh seed cake, and one that would have been served to the sheep shearers during shearing season. This buttery cake would have originally used bacon fat in place of butter, although the caraway seeds and peel are authentic to older country recipes. A Traditional Welsh…
Smoked Cheese & Onion Straws
Smoked Cheese & Onion Straws – Made with excess Festive ingredients, such as puff pastry and smoked cheese from the cheese board, these are posh enough for cocktail nibbles as well as being perfect for the school lunch box, and, these tasty little smoked cheese numbers are easy to make and are loved by all…
Vanilla Honey Pikelets with Blueberries & Yogurt
Vanilla Honey Pikelets with Blueberries & Yogurt – Easily made, these “Pikelets”, also known as “Crempog” in Wales, and “Scotch Pancakes” or “Drop Scones” in Scotland, are delicious little, fluffy pancakes resembling a thin crumpet, and are perfect for breakfast when served with honey, yogurt and fresh blueberries. Wake Up Better for Pancake Day Breakfast,…
Velouté de Noël
Velouté de Noël – This rich, thick and creamy soup hides a secret, it’s made with a selection of cooked festive vegetables that are left over after Christmas dinner; roast parsnips, potatoes, carrots & sprouts are whizzed up in a Vitamix Ascent blender, on the soup setting, resulting in a hot, creamy Velouté soup in…
Christmas Eve Fireside Supper Chicken & Ham Pie
Christmas Eve Fireside Supper Chicken & Ham Pie – A delectable and hearty pie which is perfect for a cosy Christmas Eve fireside supper, especially when served with a glass of chilled Provence Rosé wine. with Provence Wines UK It’s finally here! It’s Christmas Eve and it’s time for me, at least, to put down…
Welsh Rarebit Cheese Spread
Welsh Rarebit Cheese Spread: A fabulous cheese spread that would make a wonderful gift for any serious food lover, made in under 2 minutes in the Vitamix Ascent, with all the traditional ingredients for a classic rarebit. Pot the cheese spread in covered jars and add a card with the serving suggestions. For Festive Gift…
Party Food: Devilled Egg Baguette Bites
Party Food: Devilled Egg Baguette Bites – Easy to make, and even easier to eat, these Retro inspired Devilled Egg Baguette Bites have only 5 ingredients in them, and are on the table in under 10 minutes once the eggs have boiled, have cooled and been shelled. with Shaws 1889 of Huddersfield Today is the…
Sausage, Cranberry, Red Onion & Walnut Stuffing
Sausage, Cranberry, Red Onion & Walnut Stuffing – A quick and easy stiffing made in the Vitamix® Ascent™ for hassle free and tasty Christmas or Festive entertaining. Upgrade your Christmas Flavours with the Vitamix® Ascent™ I’m officially in love, I have a new toy and I haven’t stopped playing with it since it arrived! I have a…
