Sweet treats
First up in the garden is always the rhubarb, as we have friends over for Easter we decided to make some jellies from the first crop of...


Summer tastings
We have spent the week testing recipes on ourselves and the brides and grooms for this summer. The picture above is a Wiltshire...


Smoked tofu and hispi cabbage gyoza
Testing out new canapes this week. This one is a vegan gyoza filled with diced smoked tofu, ginger and garlic braised hispi cabbage and a...


Cashew, Leek and Artichoke galette. Vegan wedding main course
We have spent the week, and last week, developing vegan ideas for a possible wedding next year. The dish pictured is the main course that...


Pickled and spiced pears
One of our pear trees 'Concorde' has finally decided to give us some fruit of which we are very grateful (about time). Being a bit short...


Feasting favourite
This year our favourite feasting main course ands most popular was the whole roasted shoulder of lamb. Braised for 8 hours with anchovy,...


Pick and Mix Pudding
Sometimes a plated pudding after a feasting main course doesn't feel right. We came up with the idea of a build your own, pick and mix...


Bowl food birthday in Somerset
Its always fun when you get asked to cook some dishes you have written on a menu and no one has chosen. We got to try these out at a...


Abbey house gardens BBQ Wedding
This was our first time at Abbey House gardens in Malmsbury and what a venue. Overlooked by the ruins it is an enchanted series of spaces...


Ramsons!
Wild garlic, Ramsons, wood garlic etc is pretty hard to find near us in between Salisbury and Amesbury, we had to head out to the next...









































