Lunch at Le Manoir
For our birthdays this year, our families had bought us both a voucher for lunch at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons. At the time we were in the depths of moving house and when we booked, August seemed like ages away, but all of a …
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Foraging for samphire
Years ago we did a great walk from Brockenhurst to Lymington along footpaths and country roads. In fact, it was so good, I remember us doing it 2 weekends in a row, then the weather turned bad and normal life took over and we forgot …
Incidental pho
I made an oxtail curry on Friday, the by-product of which was a gloriously intense broth from slow-cooking the oxtail with whole spices. The smell of the stock cooking took me back to our trip last year to Vietnam and my many attempts to recreate …
A cassoulet pilgrimage
I’ve just come back from 10 days in the South West of France and I’m already mourning the end of lunchtime drinking and river swimming. The weather hasn’t helped – flying back over the New Forest and seeing fields that were more puddle than grass …
A Lion head cake for Lion
Traditionally I always make a cake for my friend Lianne (aka Lion) on her birthday and this is this year’s effort.
Photos from New Forest Show demo
Here are a few pics from today’s New Forest Show demo…. full write up soon!
‘Best of British’ recipes for the New Forest Show
I love the cookery theatre at the New Forest Show – there’s such a good atmosphere amongst the stallholders and the back stage team are just utterly lovely. I’m only able to do the Wednesday this year, but I’m very excited that my demonstration is …
Cocktails & Canapes demonstration at Festival Place Food Festival
I’m getting ready for 3 days of cookery demonstrations at the ‘Festival Place 3 Star Food Festival‘ which starts this Friday. Sadly, I’m not one of the 3 stars in the title – that accolade goes to James Martin, Rachel Allen and the brilliant Olly …
Black forest brownie cupcakes
We’re off to visit Justin’s little sister and family this evening for dinner and I promised to make dessert. You know how sometimes you have to think for ages about what to make and other times you just instantly know? This was one of the …
Sweetbreads and samphire
I went into Alresford yesterday to meet a friend for coffee at Caracoli. On the way I popped into CE Evans the butcher and couldn’t resist the packet of sweetbreads they had behind the counter. It’s one of those ingredients that often tempts me on …