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In The Kitchen

16 Feb 2021

Beekeepers Pancake Day

by CHRIS | posted in: Bees and Honey, In The Kitchen, In The Kitchen | 0

As a beekeeper with a store cupboard full of last seasons honey I was bound to take my pancake pleasure with some of the liquid gold sweetness of summer 2020.

pancakes, shriven, shrove tuesday
1 Jan 2021

New Years Eve Pizza The Action

by CHRIS | posted in: In The Garden, In The Kitchen | 0

Once the oven reached temperature it was a quick job to roll out our pizza bases and spread them with our toppings. 10-15 minutes later we were sat eating our first meal of wood fired pizza. Delightful.

oven, pizza
21 Jun 2020

What do you do with red currants?

by CHRIS | posted in: In The Garden, In The Garden, In The Kitchen, In The Kitchen | 0

It’s that time of year again where we start to get a substantial harvest of red currants. As usual I’m looking for ways to use them all rather than just making enough red currant jelly to supply the whole town.

compote, honey, red currants, rhubarb
29 Feb 2020

Getting forcefully fruity with a vegetable…

by CHRIS | posted in: In The Garden, In The Kitchen | 0

I know. It’s probably the time of year. That unrequited desire for something fresh. Something a little fruity. But alas in late winter the choices are few.

compote, forced rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb triangle, winter fruit
25 Feb 2020

Frittering my time away…

by Michelle Chandler | posted in: In The Kitchen | 0

There was nothing quite like Pancake Day when I was a child waiting patiently in line to see if the next one Mum had finished cooking was for me. No sooner was it tossed and turned out onto the Hornsea … Continued

ash wednesday, black pudding, pancake day, shrove tuesday

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