All Hallow Recipes

As summer gallops full speed ahead, all of a sudden there is an abundance of hedgerow berries and orchards fruit, ripe for preserving.  Over the years we have gathered a collection of hand written methods on splattered pages.  We return to these tried and tested...

If you would like to make these fritters, gather the elderflowers as soon as you can.  They are a delicately scented treat with an aroma of late spring, but the flowers are definitely at their best NOW, whilst the blossom is just coming into flower. Once...

We never forget how fortunate we are to be able to enjoy time in the garden, whether it is a quick sandwich at lunch time or a leisurely pot of tea and homemade biscuit as a cooking class draws to a close on a summer's day. Whether you are happy with a...

With just three ingredients, these biscuits are simple to make and ideal for dunking.  Which makes them perfect to serve alongside a pot of tea. Or, if you can be persuaded, gently melt a few squares of chocolate to coat these bakes and finally dip them...

Shrove Tuesday falls on 25th February this year.  Perhaps you are a traditionalist and insist your French style crepes are flipped on to an awaiting warm platter with a generous squeeze of lemon and vanilla infused caster sugar?  Or you may insist that the beginning...

The uplifting aroma created by squeezing, juicing and shredding sour oranges to create bitter marmalade is a rewarding seasonal ritual.  Seville oranges are ready to pick from mid December, although they can normally be found in the shops from the first week of...

We were so fortunate that we enjoyed a glorious October afternoon for our allotment club gathering on Wednesday.  The children were very excited to try their home grown baked beans as well as share their produce with the other allotment holders and...

Whatever the weather, our friend and neighbour Emma Chambers, makes a delivery of her vegetables with a cheery smile.  She grows most of her produce within the walls of the Shaftesbury Estate, Wimborne St Giles and at the beginning of the week we receive...

After spending some time working in York recently, I also took the time to discover the city's intriguing chocolate history.  Now that I  have returned to Dorset, hardly a day goes by when I am not tasting fine chocolate or experimenting with sweet and...

I will never forget a particular late summer day I visited All Hallows. This was at a time when my friend Helen lived in the farmhouse.  She has been gathering damsons from the tree in the walled garden and had been working in the kitchen for several hours...

To make sixteen individual brioche buns, you will need: 50 ml (2 fl oz) lukewarm water 15g (1/2 oz) of fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast 50 ml 2 (fl oz) milk at room temperature 150 g (6 oz) unsalted butter at room temperature 50 g (2 oz) caster...

My friend Jo popped over to see us yesterday.  She is married to a miller who is the fifth generation to work their watermill near Shaftesbury in Dorset. It's the busiest week of the year for flour millers and bakers, but her husband (who also trained as a...

January brings a much needed calm to the farmhouse.  The opportunity to slow down, recharge and prepare for the coming year.  Seed catalogues are strewn across the sofa as we try to realistically pare the order to a manageable number of packets.  A box of Seville...