Back in business….
After months of cleaning, planning, blood, sweat and tears one of the hotels in our group is finally ready to open its doors followng a devastating flood late last year. The doors aren’t quite fully open just yet, there is still work to be done but one of the kitchens is now ready […]
Photographs of wood anemone….
Like daffodils and snow drops, the wood anemone is one of our first Spring flowers. Ever wondered what those carpets of white flowers which border woodland paths are? that’s the wood anemone.
Late March and early April signal their arrival and they are easily identified by their ability to spread across the ground […]
Taking an idea a step further
Remember the orange and date salad I devised for one of our Spanish restaurants? Didn’t think so! Well click back and refresh your memory otherwise you’ll not get any of this
What I wanted to do was take the basic idea of the dish and refine it a little […]
Take a look….
Just to let you know I’ve hopped over to Silk Road Gourmet for the day courtesy of Laura and ruined her blog with my writing
Actually, it’s a brilliantly crafted piece and I expect it to be made into a film starring someone famous
Thanks Laura!
Macro Photography of Insects….
Today I made the most of a warm, sunny Spring day and went in search of the wild flower meadows which come alive at this time of year. It is a beautiful sight, the fields of rape are begining to show their bright colour and with it should see the arrival of […]
A simple Indian inspired Quail dish….
Oriental flavours all too often get overlooked in game, poultry and wildfowl cookery and it’s a shame. Forget chicken, lamb and beef for one meal and consider an alternative such as duck, guinea fowl, rabbit or quail.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of pairing these meats with French flavours […]
Revisiting an old favourite…
This is a revisit of a dish I wrote about a while back. I had written about the joys of good old fashioned sardines on toast and had given it a bit of a revamp.
Well this time I’ve gone in a slightly diferent direction and stuffed the sardines with an Italian inspired […]
bah!!!!!!!!
Here’s a couple of shots from the weekend when I was out and about. The fields around where I live are busy places right now, if sheep and cattle aren’t the feature then spring flowers and vegetables certainly are. Large open spaces of hardened winter soil have made way for fields of yellow and green […]
Recipe for Fig Tart Tatin
I love tart tatin, it’s quite possibly my favourite hot dessert and I love to experiment with different flavours, be it fruit, spices, syrups or ice creams. They are easy to make but hard to get right. The key to making a great tart tatin is in getting the pastry cooked […]
Peanut Butter Desserts…
Remember that prototype dessert I mentioned a few weeks back? No, didn’t think so! Before I went to work in Spain last month I took a photo of a dessert we were thinking about and whilst over there I wrote a few ideas down, came back to England and put the ideas on […]