Ingredients (Makes 12 large or 24 small biscuits) 200g unsalted butter325g plain flour150g caster sugar3 tsps of dried lavender flowers1 free range egg yolk Method: Preheat the oven to 160`cPlace a layer of baking paper on an oven tray.Mix together the flour, sugar, butter & lavender using a food processor. The mix should resemble breadcrumbs.Then … Continue reading Lavender Shortbread
When the chive blossom arrives in May I love to make this vibrant green pea soup and add it as a garnish. It's simple and delicious and is often a good way of using up any of last years frozen peas from the plot in preparation for this years glut. Ingredients: (serves 2)750g of frozen … Continue reading Garden Pea Soup with Chives
Makes an easy weeknight supper: Kale & Pecan Pesto This is a great way to use up a glut of kale and it makes a really quick and easy mid week supper. The bonus is you can freeze it too.▪3 cups of chopped kale, I grow Cavalo Nero but any kale will work▪1/2 cup of … Continue reading Kale and Pecan Pesto
The highlight of Christmas: bottles of Damson Gin Seperating the driveway and the paddock are a row of damson trees. Each year they crop in abundance, without fail. The boys and I pick kilo's of them every year and we turn some into jam but the majority get turned into gin. We start the process … Continue reading Damson Gin
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