RECIPES
FLAVOURED SPARKLING WATER
FLAVOURED SPARKLING WATER Craft sparkling water is certainly a current trend. We’ve been making our own with sparkling water and a spoonful or two of The Slow Vinegar Company’s delicious Orange & Lemon or Sweet Winter Spice mixed in, so refreshing! Add any flavoured vinegar you want, it really is just so easy! Ingredients: … read more
A CHEESEBOARD
A CHEESEBOARD After writing the Cheeseboard article, we just couldn’t resist putting one together! (Also this is so quick & easy to prepare). Ingredients: 1 x Hard cheese 1 x Goats cheese 1 x Sheeps milk cheese 1 x Washed rind cheese (stinky!) 1 x Blue cheese 1 x Brie or Camembert cheese Your choice … read more
CHRISTMAS BISCUITS
CHRISTMAS BISCUITS Making Christmas biscuits is always a jolly event that the whole family can enjoy together, make as many different shapes as possible! We love this biscuit recipe… Ingredients: 100g unsalted butter, softened 100g caster sugar 1 lightly beaten free-range egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 275g plain flour To decorate: 400g icing … read more
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
CHRISTMAS PUDDING Christmas is not complete without a Christmas pudding! Make it on “Stir up Sunday’ where families gather to stir the mixture, make a wish, and add a coin to the batter. Ingredients: 450g mixed dried fruit 25g mixed candied fruit peel, finely chopped 1 small cooking apple, peeled, cored, and finely chopped … read more
SLOW COOK PORK SHOULDER
SLOW COOK PORK SHOULDER A fabulous dish to warm you up on colder nights, great after a good bonfire and with a lovely glass of mulled wine… Ingredients 2kg pork shoulder – rind on 2 apples, quartered 3 shallots, halved 2 celery sticks, roughly chopped 3 large garlic cloves, skins on 1 bay leaf … read more
SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD
SPICED PUMPKIN BREAD If you do find yourself returning from a pumpkin patch with an armload of pumpkins you might want to set a couple aside to make this delicious Spiced Pumpkin Bread Ingredients 250g all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp bicarbonate of Soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp ground cloves 1 … read more
CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP
CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP Home-made Cream of Mushroom Soup is so delicious and really is so simple! Ingredients 4 tbsp butter 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 diced onions 4 cloves crushed garlic 750g sliced mushrooms 4 tsp chopped thyme 120ml Marsala wine (or any dry red/white wine) 6 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 litre vegetable or … read more
BLACKBERRY & PLUM TART
BLACKBERRY & PLUM TART Try this delicious blackberry & plum tart for a tasty treat. Made with shortcrust pastry, blackberries and delicious juicy plums. Ingredients 1 roll all butter shortcrust pastry 1 beaten egg white 45Og plums, halved and stoned 150g blackberries 75g demerara sugar Method Preheat oven to 200°C / 180°C fan Unroll the … read more
SMOKED TROUT EGGS FLORENTINE
SMOKED TROUT EGGS FLORENTINE Ingredients: 300g Smoked trout 3 muffins 6 eggs 1 bag cooked fresh spinach Salt & pepper to taste Hollandaise sauce Method: Toast the muffins and then slice in half Poach the eggs until soft but firm Season the spinach lightly and place on top of each of the muffins Add some … read more
APPLE CHILLI JELLY
EARTH & OCEAN APPLE CHILLI JELLY You’ll need a bit of equipment to make this: Jelly bag and tripod A way to sterilise the jars (boil or wash thoroughly, then put in an oven at 170c for 20-30 mins) Ingredients: 2Kg Apples Approximately 1.5Kg Granulated Sugar Juice of one lemon Flavourings for the jelly – … read more
