A family recipe, perfect comfort food…
Category: Recipes
Spicy tomato sauce
Spicy tomato sauce, versatile and utterly delicious. I’ve been buying shedloads of @iowtomatoes while they are still available, and making tons of tomato sauce to keep us going through the winter months
Pumpkin soup
Ingredients 1/2 fennel, chopped 1 leek, sliced 1 butternut squash, peeled and chopped 2 cloves of garlic, chopped olive oil 1/2 tsp smoked chilli flakes 300 ml vegetable stock Salt and pepper Pumpkin seeds Double cream Aleppo pepper Method Add a splash of olive oil to a large saucepan, and set on a moderate…
Basil & lime sorbet
Trust me, it’s delicious
Salted caramel, tahini & preserved lemon tart
A rich and delicious tart with an unusual edge
Real Ale Chutney and apple sausage rolls
Ingredients 400 g free-range sausage meat ½ small onion, finely chopped 1 apple, unpeeled and coarsely grated 1 lemon, zest only 1 tsp dried oregano 5 tablespoons Cherry Tree Preserves Real Ale Chutney 45 g fresh breadcrumbs Maldon sea salt and fresh ground black pepper 1 pack of ready rolled all-butter puff pastry 1…
Sour cherry and chocolate flapjacks
Ingredients 160 g unsalted butter, cut into cubes 100 g golden syrup 100 g light brown sugar 300 g oats Pinch of sea salt 100 g sour cherries 100 g 55% chocolate (I used Lindt) 24 x 24 cm baking tray, lined with parchment paper Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C conventional /…
Real Ale Chutney and apple sausage rolls
Ingredients 400 g free-range sausage meat ½ small onion, finely chopped 1 apple, unpeeled and coarsely grated 1 lemon, zest only 1 tsp dried oregano 5 tablespoons Real Ale Chutney (I use Cherry Tree Preserves https://www.cherrytreepreserves.co.uk/ chutneys) 45 g fresh breadcrumbs Maldon sea salt and fresh ground black pepper 1 pack of ready rolled…
Pickled vegetables
Pickling liquor 300 ml cider vinegar (I use Belazu Co) 300 ml water 60 g caster sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon coriander Optional extras: Sprig of lemon verbena, orange zest, dill fronds, green chilli. Vegetables 500 g mixed vegetables (cucumber, shallots, carrot, radish, cauliflower, kohlrabi,…
Macarons
My recipe for macarons, with some hints and tips to guide you through making these feisty little treats, and to avoid some of the pitfalls…
