RECIPE: Dorset Rhubarb Cake

RECIPE: Dorset Rhubarb Cake

RECIPE: Dorset Rhubarb Cake Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  Complete with hacks and ‘get ahead’ tips for EVERY cook.  Garden rhubarb is ready to pick from late March onwards.  This moist cake is delicious warm...
RECIPE: Rhubarb Crumble

RECIPE: Rhubarb Crumble

RECIPE: Rhubarb Crumble Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  Complete with hacks and ‘get ahead’ tips for EVERY cook.  This quick and easy recipe makes use of seasonal fruit from the garden.  A traditional warm...
RECIPE: Baked Custard

RECIPE: Baked Custard

RECIPE: Baked Egg Custard Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  Complete with hacks and ‘get ahead’ tips for EVERY cook.  A perfect partner for rhubarb compote, crumble or cake. To serve 4 – 6 portions Pudding or...
RECIPE: Brown Sauce

RECIPE: Brown Sauce

RECIPE: Brown Sauce  Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  Complete with hacks and ‘get ahead’ tips for EVERY cook.  A Great British Classic A hearty dollop of brown sauce will complete an English breakfast. For the...
RECIPE: Rhubarb Crumble

RECIPE: Rhubarb Shrub

RECIPE: Garden Rhubarb Shrub  Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  Complete with hacks and ‘get ahead’ tips for EVERY cook.  A shrub is an infusion of vinegar used to flavour tonic or water to create a refreshing...
RECIPE: Rhubarb Crumble

RECIPE: Rhubarb Jam

RECIPE: Rhubarb Jam Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  Complete with hacks and ‘get ahead’ tips for EVERY cook.  Garden rhubarb is ready to pick from late March onwards.  Perfect to serve alongside a slowly baked...
RECIPE: Easter Monday Madeleines

RECIPE: Easter Monday Madeleines

RECIPE: Madeleines with White Chocolate Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  As well as hacks and get ahead tips for EVERY cook.  Spend a little time in the kitchen with this really easy bake. We’ve dipped ours in our...
RECIPE: Kedgeree

RECIPE: Kedgeree

RECIPE: Kedgeree Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  As well as hacks and get ahead tips for EVERY cook.  Gather everyone together for brunch this Good Friday.  A perfect dish for feeding a crowd, we’ve used sustainable,...
RECIPE: Slow cooked shoulder of roast lamb with wild garlic pesto

RECIPE: Slow cooked shoulder of roast lamb with wild garlic pesto

RECIPE: Slow cooked shoulder of roast lamb with wild garlic pesto Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  As well as hacks and get ahead tips for EVERY cook.  Treat everyone to a delicious roast for Easter Sunday.  Capture the very...
RECIPE: Farmhouse waffles

RECIPE: Farmhouse waffles

RECIPE: Farmhouse Waffles Tried and tested seasonal recipes from our country cookery school kitchen.  As well as hacks and get ahead tips for EVERY cook.  To celebrate national waffle day we created this really easy recipe. Instead of a waffle iron we’ve used a...
How to make great pastry.

How to make great pastry.

It’s British Pie week and you may love nothing more than a slow-cooked, steak & ale classic?  Or perhaps, a traditional hand raised pork pie, topped with flavoursome jelly, is your ultimate treat.   For many, nothing beats a filling of carefully selected...
RECIPE: Parmesan Shortbreads

RECIPE: Parmesan Shortbreads

RECIPE: Parmesan Shortbreads These little biscuits are so tasty, but be warned, they can be quite addictive!  The recipe was shared to me many years ago by Rosie Davies from Nunney in Somerset. Although I have adapted it slightly over time, firstly to suit our...
RECIPE: All Hallows’ Biscuits

RECIPE: All Hallows’ Biscuits

Also known as All Souls’ Day or the Feast of All Saints, the first day of November has been recognised as a day to commemorate the saints of the Christian Church. In Italy, it is a Roman Catholic holiday to remember departed relatives and loved ones. A time when...
RECIPE: Hollandaise Sauce

RECIPE: Hollandaise Sauce

This recipe was discovered amongst a pile of old cookery books which lay hidden on a back shelf in a kitchen where I prepared lunch everyday. The method has never let me down since.  I loved the fact that the sauce would only take moments before lunch was served,...
RECIPE: Elderflower Cordial

RECIPE: Elderflower Cordial

Inspired by Louise who joined us for an AGA cookery class earlier in the year, she told us how her family always plan a day for making Elderflower cordial.  We always look forward to a ‘marmalade’ day but I loved the thought of preparing a picnic and returning with...
Rhubarb, Buttermilk & Cardamom Tart

Rhubarb, Buttermilk & Cardamom Tart

Sometimes guests ask me ‘what is my favourite recipe to cook’? To be honest, it is impossible to choose one particular dish, as it varies from season to season, even week to week.  The excitement of the first rhubarb stems peeping under the forcing pot or...
Welsh Cake Recipe for St. David’s Day.

Welsh Cake Recipe for St. David’s Day.

Every time we make this Welsh cakes its all I can do to make sure some reach the cooling rack, they are usually enjoyed, warm straight from the griddle, but if you do have a few leftover, they are best served warm and this rarebit topping is ideal for a quick lunch or...
RECIPE: Orange & Almond Cake.

RECIPE: Orange & Almond Cake.

Quick and easy, this orange and almond cake uses the whole fruit, so there’s no waste. It is light and full of flavour so ideal for an alternative festive pudding.  Moist and full of citrus notes, bake this easy pudding in a Swiss roll tin (30 cm x 20 cm) or...
How to make a Christmas cake.

How to make a Christmas cake.

Make the most of cosy weekends in the kitchen and put some time aside now to bake your celebration cake for Christmas.  Whether you are a fan of crisp royal icing or simply love to adorn your bake with glace fruits and toasted marzipan, it’s never too early to prepare...