Pumpkins are not only a staple of autumn decorations but also incredibly versatile in the kitchen and beyond. After picking your pumpkins, there are numerous ways to utilise every part of them, ensuring that nothing goes to waste. Here’s a comprehensive guide on what to do with your pumpkins once you’ve harvested them. Cooking with […]

From the end of August to October, it’s cobnut season in the UK. Unlike most other nuts, these are sold fresh as opposed to dried and can be eaten as they are, or folded into baked goods. Before using or eating cobnuts, the green husks need to be removed and then the shells need to […]

Ingredients: Serves 4 as a side dish 2 or 3 heads of spring greens 25g butter 2 garlic cloves 2 tbsp crème fraiche 2tbsp chopped chives or chervil Salt and pepper Method: Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Pick through the greens, discarding any discoloured leaves. Put the greens into the […]

Along with zoom quizzes and posh takeaways, banana bread seems to have found a firm place in the ‘lockdown trends’ that emerged last year. So it seems only apt that we offer up our own version of this classic. This recipe makes use of some rather wonderful British ingredients including Hodmedod’s Buckwheat flour, Chiltern Rapeseed […]

Our seasonal recipes have returned, and just in time for the return of Seville oranges into the farm shop! The obvious thing for these bitter oranges is to make marmalade, but I stumbled across this recipe on the Waitrose website and thought it’d pair perfectly with our Peterley honey, made from bee hives on our […]

As seen in the Wild Strawberry Café, one of our favourite cakes which just so happens to be vegan too! Makes 1 x 8 inch cake  Ingredients:  140g shelled pistachios (not salted) 360g courgettes 3 limes, zested 3 tbsp ground flaxseed & 7.5 tbsp water OR 3 large eggs 110ml Chiltern Rapeseed oil OR vegetable […]

There’s a few processes here but none are too difficult and it’s well worth the effort! Now is the ideal time for it when British rhubarb and strawberry season overlap. When out of season you can use one or the other or whichever fruit you fancy.   Pastry 250g plain white flour/spelt flour (spelt is […]

This is a great dinner idea to not only use up left over vegetables from the Sunday roast, but also to incorporate some great British produce currently on offer. This recipe makes 16 croquettes and has been adapted from the BBC Good Food website. As always, you will find all the ingredients you need in […]

Rainbow chard gratin Serves 4-6 The depths of February see even the most industrious of cooks, sadly eyeing up a parsnip desperately trying to think of a new incarnation, whilst they await the first of the Spring produce. Well luckily there is a little colour in the Farm Shop on these dark days, lovely fresh […]

With storm season upon us there’s nothing better than hunkering down and enjoying a warming Winter dinner. This recipe is exactly that, and also takes advantage of the British root vegetables currently in season. This recipe serves 4 and is ideal for vegetarians (and vegans too if you use a dairy-free yoghurt alternative). All the […]