Recipes
Mini Meringues
Caroline Cowan and her husband Rob run The Woolpack Hotel in Tenterden alongside Caroline’s parents, sister and partner, who is a talented chef. For more information, and to book a table in the restaurant, or a room in the hotel,...
Carmelized Onion Tartlets with Thyme
Caroline Cowan from Brick House Farm now owns The Woolpack Hotel in Tenterden.
Tiny Parmesan & Olive Shortbreads with Parsley Pesto & Goat’s Cheese
Caroline Cowan from Brick House Farm now owns The Woolpack Hotel in Tenterden. She’s a great cook and hostess so we asked her to put together some mouthwatering morsels to kick start the winter party season with a culinary bang...
Lamb Tagine
Using a tagine encourages the spicy aromas to mingle and enhance the flavours of the dish, but a pot with a lid will be fine
Maple and Pecan Baked Apples
To find out more about Jo’s practical gardening workshops, run from her garden in Woodchurch, call 01233 861186 or visit www.hornbrookmanor.co.uk
Slow Roasted Pork
This is great eaten outside (bonfire night?) in a sandwich or floury bap and can even be finished off on the barbeque or (well-wrapped in foil) in the embers of a fire
Plums with Almonds and Amaretti
Flavour is the best thing about cooking food slowly, especially meat (those austerity cuts really can’t be cooked quickly). So put the oven on low (or go retro and plug in the slow cooker), then turn your mind to other...
Cassoulet
Nicci’s catering company, Home Gurr’own, is situated on a family-run smallholding in Cranbrook where Nicci and her husband Julian grow and rear the vast proportion of seasonal produce and meat used to create their special wedding and event menus. To...
Butternut Squash and Pearl Barley Risotto
Chef Nicci Gurr from Home Gurr’own uses produce from her own smallholding to create wholesome, tasty recipes ideal for the back to school rush
Seared Tuna Tartare with Wasabi Mayonnaise and Pickled Ginger
Lucinda’s catering company, Cocolicious, creates delectable sweet and savoury mouthfuls for any occasion. To contact Loulou about private catering in your own home (including vintage afternoon teas, dinner parties, kids’ parties and bespoke cakes) or venue of your choice, email...
Duck Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Chilli Plum Sauce
Lucinda Hamilton brings a flavour of summer to the table with her recipes for heavenly canapés
Asparagus Frittata
Gilly Miller, Catering Manager for the Granary Restaurant & Falcons Centre at the Rare Breeds Centre creates an Asparagus dish using just 5 ingredients.
Quail’s Egg & Asparagus Salad
Jeff Moody from Elvey Farm creates an Asparagus dish using just 5 ingredients
Chocolate Pots with Muscat & Crystallised Roses
Cocolicious, Lucinda Hamilton’s catering company, creates sweet bites and savoury delights for any occasion – from bespoke cakes to afternoon teas and dinner parties. For more information, visit the Cocolicious Facebook page or email info@cocolicious.co.uk. Bellaboo and Beau offer creative...
Oak Roast Salmon with an amazing Hollandaise Sauce
Caroline Jenkinson from Poppinghole Farm Shop creates Oak Roast Salmon with an amazing Hollandaise Sauce
Scotch Eggs
Portable and delicious, no party is complete without a good homemade scotch egg. To simplify the method, we oven bake ours and go for cricket ball sizing. Watch the boys come bowling in when you present these beauties!
Swish Roulade
Inspired by the humble Swiss Roll, we’ve adapted an oozing roulade recipe here with fresh raspberries, whipped double cream and a lightest of sponges.
Jubilee Chicken
We’ve given the much-loved Coronation Chicken an exotic touch by adding light Greek yoghurt and fresh coriander. Serve as we have in Stella’s vintage glass compote or use as a very moreish sandwich filling. Choose whatever cut of chicken you...
Elizabeth Sponge
“...when the pie was open the birds began to sing, wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the Queen!” Why should Victoria get all the credit? We love our Queen and think it’s about time she had a cake...
Panna Cotta
Cocolicious, Lucinda Hamilton's catering company, creates sweet bites and savoury delights for any occasion – from bespoke cakes to afternoon teas and dinner parties. For more information, visit the Cocolicious Facebook page or email info@cocolicious.co.uk
Chocolate Hot Cross Buns
Cocolicious, Lucinda Hamilton’s catering company, creates sweet bites and savoury delights for any occasion – from bespoke cakes to afternoon teas and dinner parties. For more information, visit the Cocolicious Facebook page or email info@cocolicious.co.uk.
Winter Vegetables with Puy Lentils, Savoy Cabbage & Goat’s Cheese
Juliet Bidwell creates a Winter dish on a budget
Lamb’s Liver Casserole with Bacon & Mushroom
Juliet Bidwell’s company, Juliet’s Catering, creates innovative, individually designed menus for a variety of social events from weddings and balls to dinner and drinks parties. To find out more, visit www.julietbidwell.com or call 01797 270347.
Venison Steak with Juniper Berry and Rosemary Marinade
Lucinda Hamilton’s catering company Cocolicious creates sweet and savoury dishes for any occasion including vintage afternoon teas, dinner parties and children’s parties. To find out more, visit Cocolicious’s Facebook page or email info@cocolicious.co.uk. The venison for Lucinda’s recipes was supplied...
Smoked Venison with Fig and Polenta Loaf, Chestnut, Honey and Fennel Butter
Lucinda Hamilton creates a starter using Venison
Venison Wellington with Celeriac and Potato Dauphinoise
Lucinda Hamilton creates a Venison Wellington
Minestrone Soup
Jo runs practical gardening courses from her idyllic home in Woodchurch. To find out more visit www.hornbrookmanor.co.uk
Basil & Shredded Filo Wrapped Prawns with Pine Nut Sauce
Lucinda Hamilton’s catering company Cocolicious creates sweet and savoury dishes for any occasion including vintage afternoon teas, dinner parties and children’s parties. To find out more, visit Cocolicious’s Facebook page or email info@cocolicious.co.uk
Fillets of Seabass with Braised Leeks & Roasted Beetroot with Citrus Beurre Blanc
Lucinda sourced the fish that she used in her recipes locally from Botterells Fresh Fish in Rye. Find their stand at many farmers’ markets across the south east including Battle, Crowborough, Brede, Wye, Cranbrook, Meopham, Penshurst, Rolvenden and Tunbridge Wells....
Pitch Perfect Chocolate Mousse
Caroline’s passion for cooking was inspired by her mother, a home economist, from whom she acquired most of her cookery skills. She has also trained at cookery schools in France and Italy and Leith’s Cookery School in London. Caroline is...
Mint Couscous
This is so easy and can be made up to 3 hours in advance and kept at room temperature. Couscous is very welcoming to lots of flavours – parsley, coriander, harissa, chopped pistachios, lemon juice, dried fruits and pomegranates can...
Delicious Chicken
This is an exotic and warming main dish that I accidentally created one day when a recipe called for the flavour-packed marinade in which my chicken was reclining to be discarded. I ignored the instructions and cooked the chicken in...
Roasted Sweet Potato and Garlic Soup
This recipe is easy (you don’t even have to peel the potatoes) but relatively lengthy because of roasting the vegetables. It is worth the time – the combination of roasted garlic and tuber is divine.
Cheese Gougères
“Gougères” sound so much more glamorous than “cheesy puffs” but this is essentially what they are! A deliciously light choux pastry flavoured with mature cheddar. A warm pile of these delicious bites served on a large platter is all that...
