The British Larder Inspirational recipe diary

Quince Curd

Quinces are one of those rather romantic fruits, it’s speculated that these fruits were used as an aphrodisiac in the early days and with its appearance one could see why.…

Dingley Dell Smoked Ham Scotch Egg

This scotch egg is not just any scotch egg, no… it’s a Dingley Dell Smoked Ham Scotch Egg. For us it has a lot of meaning. Our customers call it…

Celeriac and Potato Gratin with Cobnut Gremolata

How good does cooked cream taste? My mouth is watering just writing about it, but the moment of weakness over the lips and the lifetime of regret over the hips…

A Glut of Beans and a Cold Summers Evening, Comfort Food!

It’s the beginning of August and the weather is not good. It’s been dreary,cloudy and simply cold for the past two or three weeks. I need a proper summer to…

Roasted Corn on the Cob and Mix Bean Salad

I have used this fabulous salad as an accompaniment to two dishes but as it is so good it deserves a feature of its own. I love corn on the…

One £10 Chicken Three Meals – Part Three

Chicken Noodle Soup

There is something rather magical about chicken noodle soup, a feeling that’s it’s all going to be just fine. Did your mum give you chicken…

Red Wine Poached Quince and Goat’s Cheese Filo Tart

This recipe is a dedication of thanks to all our customers and staff who brought quinces in for us to cook with. It’s been a challenge and a half to come…

Hitting The Ground Running

Phew! What an exhausting week it has been! I can barely keep up with everything that is going on right now!

Well, to begin with, Mr.P and I arrived shell-shocked…

Roasted Woodcock, Truffled Jerusalem Artichokes and Boulangere Potatoes

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…

English Garden and Giant Pearled Couscous Salad

When   Garden or chopped  salads are listed on a menu the words are vague enough to mean anything. It could convey  that it includes minimal ingredients like cucumbers, tomatoes and…

Saffron Clam and Corn Chowder

I love spring, today is a bright and sunny day, a bit chilly but its great as long as its sunny. I even noticed the daffodils popping up everywhere. The…

Sutton Hoo Chicken Escalope; New Season English Asparagus Salad

Summer is here and so is the fantastic asparagus season. I cannot believe how fast it has come about this year. The asparagus here in Suffolk is some of the best…

Tamarind Pickled Rhubarb and Redcurrants

Sous-vide cooking has brought a lot of joy to me. I love to discover and experiment with new ingredients and equipment.I received the water bath as a gift from Ross …

Early Hertfordshire Pea and Feta Crush

It’s Saturday morning and the high street is buzzing with lots of people going about  their normal Saturday business.  I was dashing about to complete all the tasks on my…

Cranberry, Orange and Port Sauce

Cooking this delicious cranberry, orange and port sauce is a wonderful smell experience. The whole house ends up infused with the warming scent of Christmas.

For me it’s not really Christmas…

Come along to our launch!

The greatest thing about this wonderfully exciting time for me is all my lovely readers and followers of my website, who have helped put the very heart and soul into…

Dingley Dell Pig Art; Pig Hash

It’s Farm Animal Welfare Week 2011 and what better way to celebrate than commissioning two local artists to paint a pig sty?! Well that is exactly what Mark…

Cumin Roasted Butternut Squash and Cracked Wheat Soup

Choosing the right butternut squash has always been an important and precise task for my mother. It has to be elongated with the smallest seed cavity as possible. She believes…

Corn on the Cob and Celeriac Fritters

There is a lot of love in our home for corn on the cob. These Corn on the cob and celeriac fritters are just one of many recipes that we…

Hestons Victorian Feast, Absinthe Jelly

I have not had such a good laugh in ages! Thank you Heston it was fantastic!

There are a few ‘cringey’ type moments but its well worth the viewing.

Slightly…

Roasted Heritage Squash and Salt Baked Beet with Soft Boiled Hens Egg and Rosehip Elderberry Vinaigrette

Autumn is in full swing and the hedgerows around the British Larder here in Suffolk are bursting with plenty of fantastic berries and other wild foods. Our ‘glut required’ system…

Posh Doggy Biscuits

We welcome Mr Darcey and Hector our springer spaniel pups to the British Larder team. Ross call them the “new recruits” and they have the title of chief plate lickers.…

Pheasant, Aegean Prune, Girolle & Chestnut Pie

The Game season and autumn is in full swing. The joys of walking in the woods on a crisp autumn day, seeing the chestnuts falling from the trees and a…

Daniel Clifford of Midsummer House, Cambridge

The question that needs answering is-what can a top chef learn from a food scientist and vice versa?

Daniel Clifford of Midsummer House in Cambridge talks to Jane Parker from…

Fresh Buffalo Curd Summer Salad

I have always had the interest to try and make cheese but never really got round to do so. As a young commis chef I had this fixation and dream…

Pan-Roasted Teal and Pearl Barley Salad; Damson Vinaigrette

Our Suffolk life so far….

Moving to Suffolk was not a difficult decision at all. Ross and I knew that this was the county for us; a bit…

Hay Baked Jerusalem Artichoke and Smoked Cream Salad

This recipe is dedicated to John Lawson, Abi’s dad and a Lincolnshire farmer. He sent me a couple of large bags of freshly dug Jerusalem artichokes and I found it…

Harvest Festival on a Plate -Butternut Squash and Hen Egg Salad with Saffron Mayonnaise

This last weekend  we went to the annual Aldeburgh food festival. It has become a family affair and we have been going for the past three years. As…

Pheasant Forestiere with Wilted Wild Watercress

Saturday the 24th October 2009 was marked in my calendar with big red letters. A few of us like minded foodies booked a day’s wild food foraging with Polly from…

New Season English Asparagus, Salt & Pepper Roll, Sauce Gribiche

On Friday morning I received a box with amazing looking seasonal vegetables. It was a real treat for me to discover two bunches of the finest looking English asparagus from…

Warm Pickled Beetroot and Heirloom Tomato Salad

I have had these pickled beetroots in my fridge since autumn of last year.

They came from our garden and it’s quite a surprise as we love beetroot…

Mulberry and Adnams Gin Bakewell Tart

Mulberries are fruits from my childhood. Mum has a large upside down mulberry tree in her front garden. It came in handy when I had silk worms as the leaves…

Purple Sprouting Broccoli with Fermented Black Beans and Soba Noodles

With the colder days all I want to do is eat, which is definitely no good for the waistline nor for my wardrobe. To stay away from the temptation, I…

Truffled Parsnip and Pickled Girolle Salad with Shipcord Cheese and Toasted Hazelnuts

It’s the time of year when root vegetables takes centre stage, wild mushrooms are plentiful and we are looking for richer, bolder flavours when cooking. If you’re lucky enough you…

Julia Childs’ The French Chef Talking Chickens…

With the movie Julie and Julia out in the cinemas this week I thought it would be a bit of fun to watch a old classic video by French chef…

Time To Confess

The past two months have been a rollercoaster of emotions; a whirlwind that’s swept me off my feet and dragged me into an unknown world. It feels as if I…

Iron Bark Pumpkin and Chestnut Soup

The snow has arrived! The British Larder is covered in a blanket of snow and it feels as if the whole world came to a stand still. The very busy…

Morston Mussels with Leeks, Smoky Bacon and Aspall Cyder

It’s not often that I write recipes to serve one but this recipe is special. Ross and I only cook food we love to eat and that is perhaps a…

Pan-Roasted East Coast Skate, Anchovy and Broccoli Pickle

Nothing beats a delicious fresh skate wing, pan-roasted with a crisp golden crusty outside and the flaky stringy flesh. We are spoilt rotten here at the British Larder. We have…

Turnip, Bacon and Aspall Cyder Gratin

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…