Damson Bavarois with Spiced Baked Damsons and Petit Brown Sugar Meringues

We have three rather old damson trees of the early variety in our garden, situated next to the beehives. What a great combination! The bees work very hard to pollinate …

Wild Plum and Hazelnut Crumble, Vanilla Custard

This year Lottie Lin has provided us with plenty of wonderful fruits and vegetables from her garden and allotments. These wild plums appear amongst the array of scrummy goods that …

Crab Beignets with Fiery Apple Chutney

The days are getting shorter and the nights longer now, with most days being cooler and some having a decidedly chilly nip to them. The central heating is on and …

Choux Buns Filled with Cinnamon-baked Damsons and Vanilla Cream

The mornings are becoming crisp and are verging on actually being fairly cold, as autumn is settling in and my damson trees are starting to lose their leaves. There are …

Gooseberry and Stem Ginger Ice Cream

I am definitely on a ice cream and sorbet mission. When we first opened the doors to the British Larder in Suffolk we bought all of our ice creams and …

Gooseberry Curd Pavlova

I’m a sucker for a good curd. I ramble on about making curds for a long long time. It’s the sumptuous sour sweet butteryness bordering on silky creamy smoothness that …

Asparagus, Keens Cheddar Brûlée

Early summer, new life, beautiful lush coloured flowers and the taste of asparagus. Mmm What a wonderful time of the year!?

The king of vegies and best of all it …

Medlar and Quince Jelly, Quince Curd and Garibaldi Biscuits

When Danny brought medlars for the first time I was absolutely flabbergasted. I had no idea what they look like, but strangely I guessed what they were. Medlars are the …

Honey, Plum and Blackberry Jelly with Plum Sorbet

Autumn has arrived and we have already had our fair share of rain showers and cold nights. The central heating has been turned on in the pub and I’m not …

Camomile Smoked Pear Pastilles

I love a visit from Lin. She brings us baskets filled with wonderful fresh fruit and vegetables from her allotment nearby. This week she brought me a baskets filled to …