Recipe: Roasted Asparagus with Chorizo & Poached Egg The season is finally upon us for British asparagus, but what to do with it? We wanted something a little different to the standard steamed method and had heard that roasting really locks in the flavour....
Recipe: Chicken, Vegetable & Pesto Traybake Let’s face it, nobody likes to do lots of washing up so this chicken traybake with vegetables and pesto solves the problem and it’s delicious too, of course. Chicken thighs are essential to this type of cooking as...
Recipe: Make a Simnel Cake for Easter There are many versions of the story of how the Simnel cake originated, so it is difficult to ascertain which one is actually true, so to save confusion we’ll not go into the details. What is known, is that nowadays it is made for...
Recipe: Luscious Pork Belly There’s something irresistible about slow cooked pork. It is meltingly tender and the flavour is rich and moreish. This recipe uses pork belly strips which do appear to have a lot of fat on them, but don’t let that put you off – anyway,...
Recipe: Lavender, Chilli & Rosemary Focaccia Focaccia originates from Italy and is enriched with olive oil, which gives the bread a soft texture. It can be topped with a variety of things, but rosemary and sea salt is the most common. We’ve gone a step further...
Recipe: Spiced Mackerel with Fennel Slaw We always enjoying the abundance of fresh mackerel during the summer months when it is reasonably priced and readily available. This mackerel recipe includes some interesting flavours for a light and healthy meal which is good...