persian jewelled rice recipe The textures, colour and flavour of this rice make it an almost stand-alone dish. Where in summer and autumn I cook Broad bean pilaf, in the winter and spring I cook this - one of my favourite things
rösti potatoes recipe Rösti potatoes might be fattening, but no more so than chips, and they have infinitely more flavour. Makes 6 large rösti: 3 or 4 potatoes (Desiree is ideal)2 tablespoons chopped onionHandful of chopp
healthy spicy ginger cake recipe Stem ginger in syrup is crammed with sugar, so if you have time, make your own version for this. Blackstrap molasses is a powerhouse of goodness.for 9 pieces 100g wholemeal flour 2 teaspoons grou
winter beef tagliata recipe Tagliata is one of my favourite winter dishes - a warm beef fillet salad with lots of excellent, peppery winter salad leaves. You can either stick with the original Italian flavours, marinating the
lemon and poppy seed kugelhopf cake recipe This is one of my favourite cakes, with an intense taste of lemon. I love the shape of it too – a Polo mint – which looks wonderful with unevenly dripping icing. serves 8-10 for the cake
garlic bread with chilli and coriander recipe Home-made garlicky bread is lovely – very different from the stuff you buy in those cellophane wraps. My favourite version is this one, with plenty of fresh coriander, lemon zest and a little ch
duck and peppery leaf salad recipe A delicious, easy and quick to prepare recipe for salade tiède, using duck and peppery salad leaves. I use red giant mustard, mizuna or salad rocket – all winter hardy leaves.serves 6 Half a la
coffee mousse recipe When the weather is cold, there's nothing better than a really intense coffee mousse – a cappuccino in a pudding. Serve in small bowls or coffee cups, with biscuits on the side or chocolate-dipp
cock-a-leekie recipe This delicious chicken soup is a traditional favourite, and we totally understand why. It's perfect warming winter food, and brilliant if you've got a little bit of a cold. for 8 as a starter
crispy cumin and caraway squid recipe The fragrant tastes of cumin and caraway are delicious with squid. This has to be eaten hot, so for a party have everything ready beforehand and fry the calamari at the last minute.serves 12-15
cream of celeriac and Jerusalem artichoke soup recipe This creamy, smooth-textured soup is lovely as a starter for a big winter dinner, but is filling, so don’t serve large bowls of it. This recipe would be plenty for eight people for a one-course lun
buckwheat pancakes recipe I love making real blinis with whisked egg white, but these pancakes are quicker and easier to make. If you want, you can make a huge batch and freeze them. These taste delicious with Gravadlax
brussels sprouts salad with an orange and mustard dressing recipe The great thing about shredded Brussels sprouts is that you get lots of the green tender part, always the nicest bit of any brassica. That's particularly true when eating them raw, as here. Use the th
braised chicory recipe This braised chicory recipe is an excellent quick winter dish. Braised chicory is delicious eaten on its own with crusty bread dipped in the lemony cream. It’s also good with grilled, roasted or b
blood orange, lemon and pink grapefruit marmalade recipe A wonderful, rich, tart marmalade.makes about 4-5 x 450g jars 1.5kg blood oranges 2 pink grapefruits 2 lemons 1 teaspoon salt About 2kg sugar with pectin Drop the whole or
Bea's stuffed cabbage leaves recipe This is Bea Csap's recipe. She is from Hungary and is our gardener here on the farm. The stuffed cabbage leaves are excellent eaten on their own, dipped into natural yoghurt or with sauerkraut.
