Recipes
Smoked Haddock Scotch Egg
Fresh from the kitchen of her Cookery School in Tunbridge Wells Rosemary Shrager and her apprenticeship team share four exceedingly delicious Easter recipes
Fish and Sweet Potato Wedges, with Peas, Spinach and Edamame Salad
Nicci Gurr creates a healthy and vibrant supper
Watermelon, Kale and Quinoa Salad
Nicci Gurr from Home Gurr’own talks us through a day of recipes to ensure you and your family munch your way through your fruit and veg quota...
Blueberry & Apricot Slow Cooker Porridge
One tablespoon of dried fruit equals one portion, which is great for boosting your early morning porridge!
Mini Heart Pavlovas
Through her business, The Little Ginger Baker, Isla creates cakes, as well as catering for parties and functions. Find out more at thegingerandspiceblog.wordpress.com Twitter: @Gingerbaker23 and facebook.com/Thelittlegingerbaker or email isla353@gmail.com
Rose & Cardamon Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream
Isla Atkins creates a cake ideal as a sweet treat.
Ginger Chicken Courgetti Noodles
This stir-fry uses spiralized courgettes instead of noodles (obtainable at the supermarket – no spiralizer required), so is stodge (and gluten) free. Courgettes and chicken combine well with the other health-giving ingredients for a clean and bright light lunch or...
Kale and Hearty Detox Soup
Kale, especially the handsome Cavolo Nero, is a brilliant vegetable to grow through the winter (when all the caterpillars and whitefly have gone to ground). Rich in folate, phytonutrients and antioxidants, just looking at the stuff will do you good....
Pineapple Paleo Pudding
This is a healthy, vegan version of rice or semolina pudding. Chia seeds are packed with omega-3 oil and other nutrients, so are worth a try, especially in a sweet pudding. The end result does look a bit like miniature...
Broccoli Soup with Blue Cheese and Pine Nut Croissants
Hannah Mills creates a light bite from her new book
Horseradish Borscht with Whipped Cream Cheese and Chive on Rye
At a time of year when meals can start to feel like endurance events, this new book – by Masterchef’s Hannah Miles – is full of brilliant combinations for warming light bites with style
Rosemary Shrager’s Honey Roast Christmas Ham
One thing I advise everyone to do themselves at Christmas is a whole, or half a ham. It’s so easy to do and so much cheaper. You can make it three days before so it’s a very useful holiday food....
Cumin and Onion Rice
Ayurveda believes that the body is made up of five elements – earth, water, air, fire, space. Any problem in the balance of these elements leads to disease, or dis-ease: lack of ease. By dividing people into three categories, or...
Queen of Christmas Puddings
Not everyone loves the traditional figgy pud, so here is a delicious festive alternative
Champagne Jelly
This month’s scrummy recipes were provided for us by Juliet Bidwell, who runs a catering company, providing canapés and dishes for weddings and parties of all sizes. For more information call 01797 270347 or visit julietscatering.co.uk
Rosemary Shrager’s Chestnut Pavlova Cake
A lot of people don’t like Christmas pudding so I always think you need an alternative. I do a chestnut pavlova which is wonderful because you can make it days in advance and put in the freezer with the filling,...
Beetroot and Gin Cured Salmon and Quick-Pickled Vegetables
This year I’m doing a starter of gin and beetroot cured salmon. It looks stunning, because the outside goes deep purple from the beetroot and the inside stays pink. I make it with the Kent Dry Gin made by Anno...
Vegetable Tagine with Olives, Eggplant and Chickpeas
After discovering they were both keen cooks, Sydney-based mums Sophie Gilliatt and Katherine Westwood came up with the idea of preparing dinners to deliver to time-poor friends, who wanted to give good wholesome food to their families, but just didn’t...
Duck Ragu
Their new cook book The Dinner Ladies shares their recipes with those of us not on their Sydney delivery routes. Easy to make and with broad age appeal, all the recipes will keep for three days in the fridge and...
Malted Beer Soda Bread
After sharing dreams of starting his own micro-bakery, Tess and Andrew suggested he bake bread for the pub. Nearly a year later here he is, using up kitchen leftovers and dregs of kegs. ‘You can put anything in bread,’ Emmanuel...
Beetroot Sourdough
Meet internationally acclaimed baker, author of three titles and inspirational teacher extraordinaire, Emmanuel Hadjiandreou. Wealden Times visited The Crown in Hastings where the floury magic happens on a daily basis, picked up a few age-old skills and came away with...
Gutglee
This is my fermented version of ‘glutney’, which is traditionally a happy mix of any seasonal vegetables made into a crisper version of chutney. The vegetables can be chopped to any size - I’ve cut most of these into strips,...
Tomato Salsa
This is a fantastically quick way of making a relish - and a great way to use up a glut of tomatoes.
Rhubarb and Strawberry Fizz
This recipe relies on a ferment of ginger and sugar water, called ‘ginger bug’, which is then added to whatever flavourings you choose - it can even be used on its own (with water and a little sugar) to make...
Smoked Duck with a Chicory Marmalade and Lavosh Biscuit
Rosemary Shrager's apprentices show that canapes can be taken to a whole new level.
Goats Cheese and Lemon Mousse with Pickled Shallots and Beetroot Liquor
Rosemary Shrager's Cookery School show that Canapes can be taken to a whole new level
Crispy Oysters with a Wasabi Mayonnaise
Gone are the days of devilled eggs and blinis. Rosemary Shrager’s Cookery School take the classic canapé to a whole new creative level...
Lime Green
At the beginning of 2017, Sunshine Smoothies will have their new smoothie lollies in a few selected health food shops, along with frozen fruit packs for you to blend at home
Minty Pink
Sunshine Smoothies share three of their favourite recipes – so you can try making your own at home
Frasers Rum and Coke Ribs
The barbecue season is here... So how about kicking off the summer with one of these three delicious recipes?
Carrot and Coconut Curry
Julie Simpson creates a meat free Curry as part of National Vegetarian Week, from 16-22 May.
Breakfast Root Rosti with Poached Egg
Go veggie for a day and celebrate National Vegetarian Week, from 16-22 May, with a delicious recipe for a meat-free breakfast
Rhubarb, Strawberry and Maple Cake
Juliet Bidwell from Juliet's Catering provides us with a Cake suited for a Picnic
Lemon Dill Tiger Prawns with Sumac
Juliet Bidwell creates some Tiger Prawn Skewers perfect for a Picnic
Wild Rice and Lentil Salad with Grainy Mustard and Vinaigrette
As the weather gets warmer, the sun comes out and our thoughts turn to outdoor events – it’s time to ‘think picnic’. Juliet Bidwell of Juliet’s Catering couldn’t agree more. Here are her suggestions...
Coffee and Toasted Hazelnut Sponge
With Mothering Sunday and Easter falling in March this year, it seemed a fitting time to cut into some classic, indulgent cakes – brought to us by Juliets in Tunbridge Wells
Apple and Butterscotch Cake
With Mothering Sunday and Easter falling in March this year, it seemed a fitting time to cut into some classic, indulgent cakes – brought to us by Juliets in Tunbridge Wells
Lemon Drizzle
With Mothering Sunday and Easter falling in March this year, it seemed a fitting time to cut into some classic, indulgent cakes – brought to us by Juliets in Tunbridge Wells
Dark Chocolate Tart with Pomegranates
Jo Arnell shows us a simple dessert that can be prepared in advance
Avocado and Bacon Crostini
Jo Arnell shows us how to create a simple, heart-warming three course meal that is simple to put together and can be prepared in advance – so you won’t have to get into a sweat on Valentine’s Day
