Our favourite way with Runner Beans
I promised to put our favourite family recipe for runner beans on the website ages ago – see my original post on Runner Beans. Busy times have prevented this so far but finally, for those of you who, like us, planted late and still have beans in the garden, here it is. Otherwise it works well with frozen beans. The story behind it goes back years ago to my flat-sharing days in London during the ’70′s, arriving home from work one...
Read MoreAsparagus Ragout
This delicious sounding recipe was given to us yesterday by our lovely returning German guests Andrea and Stefan – perfect for this time of year as asparagus is bang in season at the moment. As I have yet to find time to make it, I thought I’d put up this fun picture of them busy writing it down - a picture of the ragout cooked chez nous should follow later this weekend. Huge thanks to you Andrea and Stefan, have a great time in the west country and hope to see you...
Read MoreBABA GANOUSH – An Aubergine Dip
As we have guests staying here from all over the world, I thought it might be fun to ask them for recipes to add to the web site blog on a regular basis, particularly during the summer months. The instructions for this delicious dip were given to us by the two guests who left this morning and since we have friends to dinner tonight, I’ve made it ready in anticipation. Ingredients: 3 or 4 plump aubergines 100g plain yoghurt teaspoon sesame seed...
Read MoreTypical South African Potjie – Vegetables
INGREDIENTS 2 Onions Garlic Olive oil Potatoes x 4 cut into chunks 1 Butternut Squash cut into chunks Pkt. French beans Sweet Potatoes x 2 cut into chunks Carrots x 4 peeled and sliced Wedge of Pumpkin cut into chunks Thyme, Rosemary, Parsley (dried or fresh) Dried apricots x 10 60ml orange or apple juice METHOD 1) Into a cast iron pot over a slow burning wood fire (stove will do just as well!) brown the onions and garlic in oil until golden. Remove from pot. 2) Put the vegetables...
Read MoreAnother welcome recipe
The first day of summer! Promises to be every bit as warm and sunny as yesterday. N is shown here preparing some of the yummy chocolate biscuits he makes for guests to have with a cup of tea on arrival at Charcott. Gorgeous lilies were a spoiling Mother’s Day present from J. Chocolate Crackles – makes around 30 100g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids) roughly chopped 100g unsalted butter 150g light...
Read MoreDutch Apple Cake
This is the cake that himself has been making to welcome guests with on arrival. It’s been a huge success and having prised the recipe out of him I’ll now attempt to share it. At the moment he’s making it in half quantities in a 13cm tin (as shown in the photograph) but anticipates full production once the season begins. Ginger biscuits are shown alongside and recipe will hopefully follow at a later date. And yes, it does dip in the middle! INGREDIENTS: 2...
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