Category Recipes
Crème brulée
Crème brulée must be one of the most popular desserts we serve in the restaurant. Customers frequently decide upon it before they’ve even chosen their starter or main course. It’s not often made at home, but it’s so much easier than you think and most of the work can be done in advance. And you […]
Aubergine casserole
Despite what what some people say about restaurateurs, I’m a great fan of vegetarian food. Why not? All food’s great if cooked well with the best ingredients. A current vegetable-based dish on our menu is this aubergine casserole which, while having many of the same ingredients of ratatouille, is a very different dish by dint […]
Whisky and orange cured salmon
This is a recipe that seems very special but is, in fact, so easy. Anybody can do it because it’s not really cooking in the accepted sense. Curing salmon was practised by Scandinavian fishermen where they’d bury their fish in the sand at the shoreline, allowing the salt to cure and preserve it. Whether they […]
Banana loaf with golden syrup
This week’s recipe is for a dessert that couldn’t be easier. And it’s a great way of using those bananas that are beginning to go black that most people don’t seem to want to eat – despite them being at their best at that stage. It’s so easy, it only really needs two utensils: a […]
Squid and potato casserole with garlic and parsley
Some people may think squid is an unusual food and many people have had poor experiences with rubbery squid dishes; especially in the chain-style restaurants found frequently on retail parks. However, this recipe gets rid of the misconception that squid is tough and, along with it being tasty and not in the least bit weird […]
Butterbean scotch egg with tomato jam
I hated butterbeans when I was a child. But it’s funny how your tastes change and I now love them. I know people who’ll tell me that they tried something once many years ago, hated it and have never tried it since. Don’t they realise what they could be missing? This is a novel twist […]
Chocolate brownie dessert
We’re just introducing the following dessert onto our menu. The recipe makes enough for four people but you could always double up the chocolate brownie part of the recipe if you wanted to make just some brownies on their own. It’s really something that you can change to suit what you can get your hands […]
Lentils, spinach and spiced potatoes
Last week’s recipe was for a goat or lamb curry with lentils and I’m continuing the theme this week with another warming dish, but this time vegetarian and inexpensive, for this unseasonally cold Spring. I’ve used puy lentils but other sorts can be used. However, just make sure that you follow the preparation and cooking […]
Bill Oldfield 