Dear Wild Cooks, It is that time of year when we all dust off our large pans and get making cordial of the elderflower variety. Lord knows the stuff is amazing! Read More...
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Apparently I made these 518 days ago - a lifetime ago, but only if you measure in terms of food....... Amazing the amount of food you can make in the space of a few years - had completely forgotten these - has to go on the assiette of desserts menu! Just...
Springhill Barn in Fladbury may look unassuming from the outside But inside it is transformed into a beautiful wedding venue: The good thing about church weddings are you know when the wedding is starting and finishing due to the bell ringing, and when...
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Ah - did anyone remember to take any photographs of the canapes and main course? Oops. It was for 55 people at Rectory Park for a 60th birthday Sunday lunch - the most I had cooked for on an aga to date. 55 covers on one aga means a lot of planning and...
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"Don't mind me" said one of the guests at Yew Tree Farmhouse near Fairford as he grabbed a glass of water while I was busy de-boning ducks. "No probl......" then I saw why he'd drawn attention to himself. Because it was a joint...
This was the 3rd leg of the wedding celebrations explained the bride's father as he made his opening speech while we put the finishing touches to the starters. The wedding had been in California where the couple live and there had been a 2nd leg in...
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As the evenings draw in you need to give yourself a reminder that summer is never too far away. Homemade elderflower cordial, 'champagne' or liqueur really is summer in a bottle. Unlike the mass produced version this fragrance bursting out of...
Of all the things I've made this year (that's quite a lot) this has to be my new favourite. So engrossed in picking nettles this (yesterday) morning that I forgot about picking up some rosewater to make turkish delight. Rosewater is not something...