Parsley
This year the parsley has been really successful. So has the mint. For the last five years we have struggled … Continue reading Parsley
Category: County of Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Bix
Another cheese from Rose Grimond and the team at Nettlebed Creamery. Bix is a soft, unpasteurised, triple cream cheese, named … Continue reading Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Bix
Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – St Bartholomew
Rose Grimond started making cheese in January 2015 at the Nettlebed Creamery. Now in its second year, the Creamery is … Continue reading Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – St Bartholomew
Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Windrush Valley Goat’s Cheese
Windrush Valley Goat Dairy Not strictly in Oxfordshire, Pinchpool Farm where Renée and Richard Loveridge produce their cheese has an … Continue reading Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Windrush Valley Goat’s Cheese
Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Sinodun Hill
Oxfordshire cheese is experiencing a bit of a revival. Once famous for its Banbury cheese, cheese-making had pretty much disappeared. … Continue reading Oxfordshire Cheese Revival – Sinodun Hill
Sourdough…. What Next?
Sourdough starter needs regular feeding. This means making room by throwing away some starter. This feels like a waste. The … Continue reading Sourdough…. What Next?
Lamb from Harlesford Farm
The Farm was established in 1942 by Colin Stoakes’ grandfather Joseph Alexander who was originally from Cork in Ireland. Colin, … Continue reading Lamb from Harlesford Farm
Mussels
Scottish rope grown Mussels are great example of farmed seafood. There are 14 mussel farms in the SSMG group which supplies … Continue reading Mussels
Baked Cheesecake
Annie Bell’s recipe New York style Cheesecake with poppy seeds The recipe we follow is from a John Pawson collaboration … Continue reading Baked Cheesecake
Sardines
Glistening with silver, blue and green these sardines were caught earlier the same day in the Atlantic not far from … Continue reading Sardines
I Love Pears
I love pears. When I was a child my mother would often serve up tinned fruit with Carnation Milk as … Continue reading I Love Pears
Roast Chicken
When I was young a roast chicken was an expensive luxury more expensive than beef or lamb. Nowadays it is … Continue reading Roast Chicken
Panqueques y Pudines
Shrove Tuesday and Valerie said “let’s make some pancakes.” We ate them with lemon juice and sprinkled with granulated sugar. … Continue reading Panqueques y Pudines
Sprats
The sprat( espadín ) also known as brisling or skipper, is a small, herring-like, fish. It has silver grey scales … Continue reading Sprats
Sourdough Number 3
This loaf is made from white flour from Doves Farm with the same white flour feeding the starter. I am happy … Continue reading Sourdough Number 3