Pumpkins, Progress & a Taste of Autumn
Autumn has well and truly arrived. Despite the inevitable rain and blustery days, I’ve always loved the distinct seasons we get here in England. By the time one is drawing to a close, I’m ready to...
Celebrating British Carrot Day with this delightful dish from our kitchen team
Last week we celebrated the autumn equinox with the most wonderful harvest supper, in one of Kate's polytunnels. Using all of the produce from Kate's organic market garden, our kitchen team created...
What the Dorset Coast Taught me This Week
As many of you may have gathered from my last journal, I felt it was time for a little break. So, last week, Tamara and I headed down to the south Dorset coast for a couple of days—the first time...
My Top 3 Quick and Easy One-Pot Recipes for Busy School Nights
That familiar back-to-school feeling is here; we all know how busy school nights can get. Cooking can feel like a chore between after-school activities, homework, and managing the rest of the day’s...
Smoked Heritage Carrot and Green Bean Salad with Parsley and Caper Dressing
The end of the summer holidays is fast approaching and there’s already a hint of autumnal chill in the air in the mornings. There's no doubt that sentence will now trigger an Indian summer (we can...
Hot Smoked Trout and New Potato Salad with a Horseradish dressing
I thought I'd share a little recipe this week that we’ve been enjoying at home this spring and summer. It’s incredibly quick and easy to put together, with very little cooking and mainly just...
Easter Feasting – Crispy Lamb Gyros
The daffs are in full bloom and the glow from the occasionally shy sun is signalling the growing of the days. It feels like we are awakening from the hibernation of winter and all it threw at us...
Wild Garlic Pesto
Head Chef Chris’ wild garlic pesto has been something of a hit on the deli this week. So much so that we thought we’d share his recipe with you here, in case you want to try making it at home....
Harissa Roast Tomato and Chick Pea Soup with Crispy Kale
A perfect recipe to bridge the gap between autumn and winter. As tomatoes come to the end of the season you're always left with a few knobbly, gnarly ones, not pretty enough for a salad, but with...
Wild Blackberry Gin & Tonic
As we move into harvest season, the biggest excitement on country walks is monitoring the progress of the hedgerows as the red dots mature into plump and juicy blackberries. This is the one time of...
Tomato & Peach Panzanella
This salad has been going down a storm in our pop-up coffee cabin this summer. It's a classic salad, born within Italian households of old as a way to use up stale bread. It's best when tomatoes are...
Chorizo, Omelette & Tomato Bread Brunch
This delicious recipe is inspired by a classic Spanish brunch. Serves 1 A slice of sourdough bread A couple of ripe Isle of White tomatoes (delicious at this time of year) Sliced cooking chorizo 1...
Foraged Elderflower Cordial
Sunny days are for foraging and right now is all about those fragrant elderflowers that you'll see blooming right now. The large white flat-topped clusters of beauty can be found in most hedgerows...
Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Poached Eggs, Wild Garlic Pesto and a Chilli Pangrattato
A delicious light lunch or healthy supper. All the goodness of some steamed purple sprouting broccoli, a protein kick from the poached eggs and a zingy drizzle of some bang in season wild garlic...
Lamb Hot Pot
As spring kicks into action and with Easter around the corner, lamb takes centre stage once again. Our lamb hotpot makes the most out of the beautifully flavoursome shoulder of lamb and a nice...
