wild garlic and ricotta al forno recipe This is rich yet fresh, and lighter than it sounds – wonderful with bread and a crunchy green salad. You can leave out the olives if you prefer. I like to add pine nuts for extra texture.For 4-6For th
shrimp and summer garden salad recipe I make this often in July and August when we have plenty of courgettes, tomatoes and basil growing in the garden. It looks and tastes best with mixed-colour courgettes and a variety of different tomat
strawberry and passion fruit sorbet recipe Strawberries and passion fruit are both sweet so here you don't need the usual piles of sugar of the average sorbet or ice-cream. The occasional crunch of the passion fruit seeds are a good addition.F
parmesan lollipops If you want to show off at a party, make these lollipops as canapés, or serve them with almost any soup. They look impressive but are easy to do.makes 20 100g Parmesan cheese20 woody rosemary sticks
perch hill rhubarb cordial recipe This is one of our most often made recipes at Perch Hill, where we serve a home-made cordial (or a selection) at all our courses and open days. We serve rhubarb from March until July, with an
pelargonium and lemon cordial recipe This is my favourite drink served here for lunch in the café for our garden openings and courses. It’s the pelargonium that gives it delicious and unique taste. I love Pelargonium ‘Attar of
party plum tart recipe A firmly set tart like this is one of the easiest puddings to transport for a picnic when you are feeding lots of people, and always delicious in summer when plums are at their best. This tart
tomato tart with poppy seed pastry recipe One of the best summer tarts, with delicious extra nuttiness from the poppy seeds, sharpness from the tomatoes a good contrast to the creamy cheese.For 6-8For the pastry140g plain flour½ teaspoon salt
summer berry jelly A summer pudding with no bread, and light on the jelly, which is made from freshly juiced apples, holding together many punnets of super-healthy berries. This needs to be made the day before serving.
primrose lemon curd cupcakes recipe My friend Sarah Wilkin, who is a cupcake queen, gave me this recipe. It makes fabulous cupcakes, with a gooey middle of sharp lemon curd. In fact, the recipe makes plenty of lemon curd, so if you have
quick tomato tart with thyme and red onions recipe This tomato tart is special because you can throw it together very quickly and it needs few ingredients. You can use any old tomato, bar cherry varieties. I always make mine in a frying pan
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
courgette balls with summer salsa recipe This is ideal as an appetiser or canapés at a party, using the sauce as a dip. It looks good with yellow and green courgettes mixed together as you see the colours as you bite in to the balls.ca
courgette balls in spicy cream sauce recipe This is an ideal recipe for when you've got a glut of courgettes and tomatoes and is even good with near-marrows – an adaptation by Teresa Wallace of a recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's Eastern Veget
courgette and lemon salad recipe Courgettes are tasty eaten raw, fresh and simple. This salad looks lovely with different coloured courgettes, golden-yellow and deep and pale-green. It is good just as it is, or with a handful of toas
Rocket, beetroot and feta salad I’ve been making this salad for years and it’s particularly good now when the rocket and mix of winter salad leaves are SO delicious.Serves 4 (as a main course)4 medium sized beetroot (fresh, winter-s
