Author Archives: cwildman
Beef Tea – great for cold & flu sufferers
I have not tried Hot Bovril or Beef Tea for 20 years but under the effects of a cold (Man Flu!) I tried a cup recently and although I could not taste or smell it, very good it was, I … Continue reading
Xmas Day – Chorizo & Brussel Sprouts & Sausagemeat Balls
A couple of recipes that I’ve used before and published on here and feel are worth repeating for your Christmas Lunch! Our Family essentials for the perfect Xmas Dinner:- Sausage meat Balls Sausage meat balls, our family recipe for sausage … Continue reading
Posted in Chorizo, Recipes, Sausages, Turkey, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged balls, boxing day, Brussel Sprouts, Brussels, chorizo, christmas, Christmas dinner, delia, Meat, recipe, Recipes, sausage, sausagemeat, Sausages, turkey, turkey curry, xmas
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Great Food Book ideas for Christmas
A short post on my favourite Foodie books for Xmas gift ideas, so if your looking for a gift for the Foodie in your life these are a great place to start…. The River Cottage Meat Book – Hugh Fearnley … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Reviews
Tagged books, christmas, cooking, Darina Allen, Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Time-Honored Ways are the Best - Over 700 Recipes Show You Why, French cuisine, gifts, Home, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Paris, Recipes, Reviews, The River Cottage Meat Book, xmas
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Oeufs en cocotte with spinach & chorizo
Spotted a recipe for Oeufs en cocotte with spinach & Parma Ham on The Independent website and as we have lots of fresh farm eggs and some spinach I thought I would try it for a simple tea. First problem, … Continue reading
Posted in Chorizo, Recipes
Tagged Black pepper, chorizo, cocotte, cook, Cream, Independent, Nutmeg, oeufs, Ramekin, spinach
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Christmas Lunch in less than an hour!
Ian & team from Napier’s Restaurant cooked up a fantastic Christmas Lunch in under an hour on a wood burning stove today at Skipton Stoves & Ranges in Skipton. The event was part of a Fresh Radio promotion, Julian & gang … Continue reading
Posted in chefs, Chorizo, Events, Food, Turkey, Yorkshire Dales Food
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Utopia – Broughton Hall, Skipton
Called in at the fantastic Utopia on the Broughton Hall Estate just outside Skipton this afternoon, just for a coffee! If you have not been, you really should try it, set in a superb location in what looks like the … Continue reading
Herb Fed Turkey, perfect Christmas Turkey
In my search for the best Yorkshire products & producers for Paganum, I came across Ed Wilkinson and his fantastic bird’s. Ed has recently started free range turkey farming and supplements the birds feed with fresh herbs from his Aunt’s … Continue reading
Posted in Farm, farmers market, Food, mail order meat, New Products, Turkey, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Bird, christmas, Ed Wilkinson, free range, herb fed turkey, outdoor reared, Poultry, Shopping, Thirsk, turkey, xmas, Yorkshire
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Mutton Renaissance – What is mutton?
What is Mutton? Sheep farming experts generally agree that mutton refers to meat from sheep that are over two years old. Traditionalists argue that mutton is always the meat from a wether (a wether is a castrated male sheep; it … Continue reading
Posted in butcher, chefs, Competitions, farmers market, Food, Lamb, Mutton, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged ewe, Lamb, Lamb and mutton, Meat, mutton, renaissance, sheep, wether
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