River Cottage

Soup of the week is roasted beetroot without horseradish cream. I am hoping (perhaps over ambitiously) that the pink-ness of the soup will appeal to Pink and get her over her dislike of this Read More ›

Smoked Chilli Chocolate Cake 200g unsalted butter cut into small cubes 200g 70%+ quality dark chocolate broken into squares 50g plain flour 50g ground almonds 5 eggs separeted into yolks and Read More ›

Here we go! A bit late but better late than never. In an effort to share my enthusiasm for sustainability and self-sufficiency with the pupils from my school we have decided this year to 'Bake our Read More ›

Compared to last week which was a veritable feast of vegetables, this week’s menu has so far been far more functional. Last week, I managed Veg nearly every day. On Wednesday, working his way Read More ›

Howdy all,  Life is running along smoothly here on Lilly Pilly Farm. The sun is out, the veggies are growing madly and i have just organised my first two pigs for our Read More ›

Sharpen up in south London with expert butcher Nathan Mills as he guides you round the carcass... http://www.thebutcheryltd.com/classes.html   Read More ›

I recently had six fresh mackerel fillets left after making lemon and mackerel pâté. so I tried my luck with a bit of salt curing. so using a small stainless steel gastronorm tray with a thick Read More ›

For this week’s bread, I decided to leave Dan and go back to Hugh – well, to the River Cottage Bread handbook (number 3 in the River Cottage Handbook series). I have been reading Daniel Read More ›

Decided to do a simple pork joint on the BBQ today after hearing how many of my friends have problems with it. As long as you remember offset cooking you will be fine, charcoal one side and meat on Read More ›

This is almost unheard of but I have nearly 2 hours to myself, and THEN a hair cut booked. On a Saturday. So I’ve walked the dog, and done the washing up from last night, sorted out the washing Read More ›