The British Larder Inspirational recipe diary

Even thought the game season has ended for now, I thought I ought to share this story and bank the recipe for when the next game season starts.

To put it all into perspective I thought that our move to Suffolk would be slightly harder than it actually has been. I’m talking about the integration with the local community and getting used to a slightly different way of life. Let’s face it - we are each working almost 100 hours per week and having to deal with all sorts of issues we frankly never ever needed to deal with in the past. But it’s like a marriage and we decided to take the leap into the unknown and pledge our vows for better or for worse, for richer or poorer and in sickness and in health…. and we are still here!  Happily united with the British Larder Suffolk.

At first

Since moving to Suffolk I became rather partial to a few things; one of them is the Aspall Cyder, also Dingley Dell Bacon, and strangely I fell head over heels in love with fresh horseradish and turnips… yes, you do read it correctly, turnips! I actually didn’t have a choice as one of our regular visitors often brings us Suffolk turnips… plenty of turnips too. It’s a well-known fact that the turnip is at the heart of the agricultural revolution, so I felt obliged to get up close and personal with the humble root vegetable.

At first I looked at them thinking oh gosh, what can I do with these boys. Let’s face it - a turnip is not the most exciting ingredient. Well then we learned that it can and will actually become rather delicious if used and cooked with a few of my favourite foodie ingredients. Mixing

Scallops are one of my favorite foods and are bang on in season right now. Scallops are sweet and meaty; delicious! They are not only a delight to eat but a delight to work with… well that is if someone else does all the hard work in cleaning them for you. I have vivid memories of cleaning and opening scallops, then washing my hands using lemon dipped in salt, scrubbing for ages and then it still smells intensely after all the washing and scrubbing. The smell lingers on your hands for a long time.

The combination of cauliflower, scallops and apple is not new; no it’s done and dusted by fellow cooks for many years, but let’s face it, it’s rather good, and my old saying is if it is not broken then do not fix it. Cooking is not about re-inventing the wheel, no, for me it’s about doing

I’m not the best pastry cook around however I know a good tart when I see one. This treacle tart is simply one of those perfect recipes you know you can rely on time after time. It’s not incredibly difficult to make, it just requires a bit of quality time.

As with everything else we believe in and in line with our ethos here at the British Larder, we buy and use the best ingredients we can possibly afford and lay our hands on.

Moving to Suffolk was in one way very easy, as we knew that the produce, ingredients and suppliers are second to none. When we were first introduced to Chris Brennan it was like a breath of fresh air swept us off our feet and landed us on the bread wagon made for gods. Pump Street Bakery and its very capable baker Chris is a godsend for