This month’s feature in the Sherborne Times – Seasonal Treats in August We love living deep in the Dorset countryside but every so often I yearn to kick of my shoes and paddle at the water’s edge breathing in the sea air and perhaps collect...
Read our latest recipe in the Sherborne Times pages 56-57 The sun is shining and beckons us to linger over a picnic beside the sea or enjoy a lazy ploughman’s lunch in a favourite pub. But there is work to done as soon as we step into the kitchen garden, the summer...
Read our latest recipe in Sherborne Times pages 52-53 By selecting produce in season, nature’s larder gently coaxes us to partner ingredients that blend together in a harmonious marriage of flavours. Gooseberries are all the better poached in elderflower-infused...
Read our latest recipe in Sherborne Times pages 64-65 As a cook, the change in seasons always evokes excitement. A renewed energy to create flavoursome dishes from produce that is re-appearing in the kitchen. This can be a humble vegetable that has been grown with...
Read our latest recipe in Sherborne Times pages 48-49 April is welcomed with open arms as it brings a significant change in the garden and on the farmhouse table. Looking out from my kitchen window I am so fortunate to watch the neighbouring watercress farm burst...
Read our latest recipe in Sherborne Times pages 54-55 Spring Greens My hardworking friend Emma grows the most delicious vegetables within the Walled Gardens of St Giles House. Her produce is available at local markets and she also offers a box scheme to locals. Each...
Read our latest recipe in Sherborne Times pages 50-51 Forced Rhubarb Produced in West Yorkshire in an area known as the ‘Wakefield Triangle’ these gorgeous pink sticks of tart deliciousness, manage to fill the hungry gap of British ‘seasonal fruit’...
Read our latest recipe in Sherborne Times pages 32-33 The marmalade season has begun! This timely arrival of Seville oranges and their bitter acidity is the perfect remedy to cut through the excesses of the festive season. There cannot be a more anticipated fruit... 