Winter Coleslaw
Season: Winter
Ingredients 1 celeriac*, peeled, julienned or grated 3 carrots*, peeled, julienned or grated ½ red cabbage*, very thinly slices 2 eating apples*, thinly sliced Handful mixed seeds (e.g. sunflower, linseed and pumpkin) 4 tbsp. low-fat natural yogurt 3 tbsp. mayonnaise 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard 3 tbsp. flat-leaf parsley Splash of...
Chicken & Chorizo Bake
Season: Autumn Spring Summer Winter
INGREDIENTS Serves: 6 * 2 tablespoons rapeseed oil *12 chicken thighs with skin and bone still on *750 grams chorizo (whole if baby ones or cut into 4cm / 1½ inch chunks if regular sized) *1 kilogram new potatoes (halved or winter potatoes cut into small chunks) *2 red onions...
Pheasant Breasts braised in Cider
Season: Autumn Winter
Ingredients: 4 pheasant breast fillets * 4 rashers, rindless smoked back bacon * 300ml dry cider * 4 shallots, peeled and finely chopped * 25g butter * 1 tsp caster sugar 1 tbsp plain flour 4 tbsp full fat crème fraiche To Serve : Roast Potatoes * and Baby Leeks...
Roast Partridge
Season: Autumn Winter
Ingredients: 4 x 8 oz (225 g) partridges 1 lb (450 g) red cabbage, shredded finely (weight after discarding core and outer leaves) 1 clove garlic, crushed 6 juniper berries, lightly crushed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 x 130 g pack cubetti pancetta 2 medium onions, finely sliced 2 level...
Honey Glazed Ham
Season: Winter
Ingredients: 2-4kg/un-smoked boneless gammon joint, tied 2 large onions halved 2 carrots unpeeled, cut into 5cm/2in pieces 2 celery stalks, cut into 5cm/2in pieces 4 bay leaves 12 black peppercorns lightly crushed. 1 Small handful cloves 1 Tsp. coriander seeds, lightly crushed 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half GLAZE: 4...
Goat Curry
Season: Autumn Winter
Serves 4 Ingredients 1 large onion, roughly chopped 10 garlic cloves 100g ginger, chopped 100ml vegetable oil 2 scotch bonnet chillies, chopped small handful curry leaves 3 thyme sprigs 4 tbsp mild curry powder 700g mutton or goat shoulder, diced 400g can chopped tomatoes 300ml lamb or beef stock 410g can pinto, kidney...
Asparagus & Bacon Soup
Season: Winter
Ingredients: 1 ½ lb Asparagus 8 oz unsmoked back bacon in strips 1 potato peeled and cubed 1 pint chicken stock ½ pt jersey cream 3 spring onions chopped Salt and pepper 2 tbsps olive oil To Garnish 4 oz bacon Zest and rind of 1 lemon 4 fl oz...
Warming Vegetable Casserole
Season: Winter
Ingredients : 2 med red onions, cut into wedges 3 celery sticks, sliced 3 large carrots, diced into chunks 3 – 4 leeks, sliced 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped or crushed 2 tblspns rapeseed oil 400g swede, cut into chunks 2 tspn dried sage 1 ½ – 2 pints vegetable...
Goat Stew with Apple and Cinnamon
Season: Autumn Winter
Ingredients : 15 grams flour (I used gluten free) 8 grams salt 2 grams ground black pepper 2 grams thyme (dried) 500 grams diced goat meat (cut up about 1 cm square) * Olive or Rapeseed oil * 400mls Hill Farm Apple Juice * 120 mls water 40 mls cider vinegar...
Chicken and Vegetable Pie
Season: Autumn Winter
Ingredients : 500g skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets – cubed * 4 carrots – cubed or sliced * 3 celery stalk – finely sliced * 150g fresh garden peas * 4 – 6 beans – sliced * 75g butter * 1 onion – chopped * 5 tablespoons plain flour 400...