Recipes

Ingredients:
Serves 6
6 firm pears (William or similar)
2 bottles of Primitivo. (Red wine from Puglia Italy) You will have some leftover but that can be considered the chef’s perk!
225gm sugar
420ml water
1 vanilla bean/ vanilla essence
½ lemon
1 pound dried black figs
3 tbls Honey
250ml of double or whipping cream
2 tbls of cassis
6 leaves of mint
Method :

Peel the pears […]

Ingredients:Â
Serves 6
4 medium beetroot, washed and trimmed but not peeled
I tbsp of olive oil
Sprigs of Thyme and Rosemary chopped
Rock salt and pepper
100gm of soft goat’s cheese ( Valencay- a good quality goats cheese )
75ml of double cream
6 tsp of honey comb
2 tbsp of honey
1 tbsp of toasted pine nuts
Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C. Place beetroot […]

Requires: 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel, 1/4 cup (1/8 lb.) butter, chilled, plus 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.), 3/4 cup milk, 2 tablespoons light corn syrup, 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 cup pecan halves, 2 Granny Smith apples (about 12 oz. total), 1/3 cup raisins

Requires: 4-6 pears, 1 carton pure apple juice, cinnamon stick, 4 tbsp hone, 200g caster sugar, 1 bay leaf, 100g almond blanched

Requires: 900g (2lb) Bramley apples (approx 4 to 6), 150g (5oz) blackberries, 75g (3oz) caster sugar, plus extra for fruit, 100g (4oz) butter, 150g (5oz) plain flour, 75g (3oz) pecan nuts, roughly chopped, 3 egg yolks, 1tsp cornflour, 3tbsp sugar, 1 x 284ml pot double cream, 300ml (½pt) milk, 1tsp vanilla bean paste or extract

Requires: 2 large red, yellow or orange peppers, 2 tbsp. olive oil, 1/4 cup each diced celery and onion, 1 lb. mushrooms, finely chopped, 4 cloves garlic, minced, 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs, 1/4 cup each grated parmesan cheese, 1 medium finely chopped tomato [skinned], 1 tsp. each dried basil and oregano (chopped fresh would be lovely too!), 1 cup grated Mozzarella or crumbled feta

Requires: 1 large butternut squash, peeled, de-seeded and chopped into 2.5cm (1-inch) cubes, A few sprigs of rosemary, Freshly ground black pepper, 1-2 tbsp olive oil, 100g rocket, 100g goat’s cheese, roughly sliced, 1tbsp chopped walnuts, 4tbsp olive oil, 2tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1tbsp clear honey, 1tbsp soy sauce, 1 garlic clove

Requires: 1 Duckling, ½ lb seasonal apples, 3 oz orange juice, 2 pints dark (good beef brown stock), 1 oz clarified butter, 1 oz sugar, Red wine vinegar, Lemon juice, Orange and lemon zest, Salt and pepper for seasoning

Requires: 300g mushrooms, 4 good slices of thick wholesome bread, 1 banana shallot or leek, 1 knob of butter or 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp chopped parsley, 2 cloves garlic / depending on your taste

Requires: 1/2 (8-oz.) round brie, rind removed, (1.9-oz.) package frozen mini pastry shells, 2 tablespoons fig preserves, 1 tablespoon minced candied ginger, Freshly ground pepper to taste