I have been meaning to write about mince pies for a few weeks, in fact I started a video and then got too busy and have been under the weather recently – it’s that time of year! Anyhow I thought I would share my mince pie recipe, as when done well these little Christmas treats are delicious, but as…
I love beetroot, I may have mentioned that already! So I am always looking for new ways to serve it, although grated raw in a salad suits me fine! It is so versatile and such a wine friendly vegetable I do enjoy playing around with it to find different textures and layers of flavour to partner different styles of wine.…
These are two classic southern French dishes that you may or maynot have heard of! The first is a Biterrois dish, meaning that it originates from the Languedocian town of Béziers. It is very similar to the Provençal Ratatouille but with some key differences: they way that the vegetables are cut and the the omission of courgettes! The second is…
Thankfully I have some tastings this coming month, it has been a dreadful blow to business this Covid-19 nonsense!! And as is often the case I have a mix of dietary requirements, from those that eat everything, to vegetarians and vegans and people with allergies and intolerances. It is true it adds more time and costs me more, but with…
Beetroot in any format is delicious in my mind, however one of the most fabulous ways to enjoy it in the summer months is to bbq it. The markets here sell pre bbq’d versions at a somewhat elevated price!!! You see them looking all wrinkled and blackened. When I first moved here it was a revelation, but I decided to…