Category Archives: Recipes

The Yorkshire Dales Food Podcast – FreshFood

During the summer Ian Smith and I have run a small Foodie Feature on our local radio station Fresh Radio, you can catch us on the Steve Joy Afternoon Drive Show, Wednesday afternoons between 2pm and 3pm. As we have … Continue reading

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Beetroot Chutney Time

It’s Beetroot Chutney time again folks, after the success of last years batch of Beetroot Chutney I am repeating the same recipe again but with slightly less sugar.   My full beetroot chutney recipe here. Of course we are going … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Chorizo Tart

Couldn’t resist trying my own version of Lynn’s Chorizo tart for a simple quick lunch. shortcrust pastry rolled out to size on a baking tray. smoother pastry base with tomato puree sprinkle with Cheddar cheese (from my cave aged truckle) add a … Continue reading

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Homemade Raspberry Jam Recipe

With the profusion of soft fruit just now it has to be Jam Time!  Dig your old jamming pan out and get some of the fantastic soft fruit on offer from the hedgerows, garden or your local farm PYO and … Continue reading

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Fantastic Field Mushrooms

After the warm spell and then the torrential rain of the last few days here in the Dales the wild field Mushrooms have decided its time to make an appearance and we have found an abundance these last couple of … Continue reading

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Lemon & Elderflower Cordial

Lots of fantastic elderflower blooming in the verges all around the Yorkshire Dales so it must be time to make some elderflower & lemon cordial. Elderflower & lemon Cordial Ingredients:- 20 elderflower heads 1 lemon 2 teaspoons of citric acid … Continue reading

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Real Guacamole

Just made this great, easy Real Guacamole from the Hairy Bikers on the BBC website, I reduced the quantities for 1 avocado & 1 chilli ! Ingredients:- 4 mild chillies, finely chopped bunch coriander, chopped 2 tomatoes, finely chopped salt, … Continue reading

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Chorizo and New Potato Salad

Here is what I did with your lovely Yorkshire Chorizo…. Used… 1 bag of mixed leaf salad 4 of Will’s Church End Farm eggs The Chorizo – both of them Small bag of pine nuts 1 lemon Handful of sweet … Continue reading

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Rape seed oil dressing for Lamb

A quick recipe from Chef Mark Dale for an Extra virgin cold pressed rape seed oil dressing… 6 parts rapeseed oil, 1 part lemon juice, 1 part white wine vinegar, salt and pepper, fresh chopped rosemary, fresh chopped garlic, ½ … Continue reading

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The First BBQ of the year

The sun stayed out just long enough in Malhamdale to have the first barbecue of the year at the weekend.  After cleaning up the BBQ from it’s winter storage we got the local charcoal going, I now use Craven Charcoal … Continue reading

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