Wild Garlic During the month of March, at a time when seasonal fruits and vegetables are scarce, wild garlic makes a welcome appearance. For a few short months its heady scent fills our woods and country lanes and provides bountiful pickings for discerning foragers. Wild garlic grows under similar conditions to bluebells, and the two […]

  Serve warm as a side to roast chicken or on it’s own as a light lunch. If you can’t get hold of cavolo nero substitute with kale.   Serve 4   Ingredients   150g Chiltern Charcuterie Chorizo, skin removed and diced into smallish cubes One large cavolo nero (approx. 800g) 600g pumpkin 6 cloves […]

Almond and Vanilla French Toast with Homegrown Strawberry Compote and Ricotta Straight from the Wild Strawberry Cafe Specials Board!  The WSC cafe staff were all waiting at the door of the kitchen like hungry labradors yesterday afternoon as Annabel whipped up a batch of this summer compote and fruity aromas filled the yurt. Using the […]

We made these tasty fritters this week and they sold out after being on the specials board for approximately 15 minutes, so we thought it only right that we shared the recipe. This is a brilliantly versatile recipe, which not only works with an array of ingredients, but can also be adapted for use as […]

We have been whipping up savoury muffins in the cafe and serving them warm straight from the oven- needless to say they have been flying out! Try them for yourself with our very own recipe…. Leek, chorizo and cheddar muffins Makes 10 decent sized muffins This recipe is great as a basic savoury muffin mix […]

Our Autumn Hot Spiced Homegrown Apple Juice has been a roaring success in the cafe this year. A lovely non-alcoholic twist on mulled wine, buy a bottle of our homegrown variety and have a go at home. To one bottle of Peterley Apple Juice add: Zest of one orange and juice 2 star anise 1 […]

The Brills are delighted to be teaming up with a fellow family-run farm to bring you Copas Turkeys this Christmas. The Copas Family have been farming turkeys on their farm near Cookham for over 50 years.  Their turkeys are only available in independents and have won a whole host of accolades, including Gold Stars in […]

Deliciously moist seasonal cake, similar in texture to carrot cake but ideal for Autumnal baking! Ingredients all available in the farm shop Ingredients 200g fresh pumpkin or butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and grated 200g light brown muscovado sugar 100ml rapeseed oil 2tsp vanilla extract 1 free-range egg   220g plain flour 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp […]

All ingredients available in the farm shop 175g butter, plus extra for greasing 500g plums 175g light muscovado sugar 175g self-raising flour 175g ground hazelnuts 3 eggs 1 tsp baking powder 50g dark chocolate (70 per cent cocoa), chopped 2 tbsp hazelnuts 2 tbsp redcurrant, damson or plum jelly Method Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas […]

These delicious jellies combine fresh strawberries with Pimms (we use Sipsmith Summer Cup available in the Farm Shop) to make for a refreshing grown-up dessert! Serves 4 Ingredients 5 small leaves of gelatin  115g caster sugar  100ml  oz water  100ml lemonade  175ml Sipsmith Summer Cup (or substitute with Pimms) 250g trawberries, hulled and thinly sliced  4 […]