Welcome to Yorkshire Y10 Launch

Posted on 24/03/2010 by cwildman

I attended the Yorkshire Tourism Y10 launch on Monday at Harrogate to see first hand what plans are ahead for the promotion of Yorkshire for 2010.

Amidst plenty of razzle & dazzle the event included a cooking demonstration by Gita Mistry & Andrew Pern from the Star at Harome, Paganum Lamb was featured in Gita’s recipe “Chilli honey pistachio lamb chops, carrot sambaro, spinach mash and hot Thai dressing” we didn’t get to taste it but it did look & smell fantastic.

some of the initiatives launched included :-

  • a Yorkshire Garden planned for the Chelsea Flower Show entitled Rhubarb & Custard.
  • Leeds sightseeing bus.
  • Leeds Canal barge taxi/bus service.
  • Yorkshire iPhone app.
  • a promotion on Yorkshire Gardens.
  • The Turner Trail, highlighting the locations of many of Turners works.
  • The Yorkshire Pass a Yorkshire region attraction pass.
  • More TV advertising including bizarrely sponsorship of Who wants to be a millionaire.
  • Advertising hoardings at Manchester airport “Gateway to Yorkshire!” and Kings Cross railway station.
  • Sponsorship of various sporting events including Golf & Cricket.
  • After the success of the recent TV series “The Lakes” a Yorkshire Dales version is to be filmed later in the year.

After the presentation, an informal networking opportunity over lunch which featured regional favourites :-

  • Whitby smoked fish & dill pie (my favourite on the day)
  • Bradford balti curry
  • Yorkshire sausages with mash & gravy (not sure about those sausages? mine are better!)
  • Katy’s white lavender cheese & pear salad with wild rocket & pesto oil
  • Miniature fruit scones with jam & cream
  • Longley Farm cheese cake

Link to Gita’s Chilli honey pistachio lamb chops recipe

www.yorkshire.com

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Falcon Manor, Settle – Marmalade Tasting

Posted on 10/03/2010 by cwildman

What better way to start the day than homemade marmalade on toast with a good cup of fresh brewed coffee!  that’s exactly what I got this morning on a visit to The Falcon Manor in Settle, North Yorkshire to visit Head Chef Ben Atkinson.

Falcom Manor Marmalade

Falcon Manor Marmalade

With warm lightly toasted homemade bread  we tried a superb range of preserves including, Seville Orange Marmalade, Blood Orange Marmalade, Rhubarb Preserve, Apricot & Cider, Shredded Lemon & Lime, some with thick peel/rind some with thin and some with none at all!

The range of delicious marmalade’s and preserves are used for breakfasts at The Falcon and are available to buy at the Hotel, they really are well worth trying.

The Falcon Manor, Settle

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Belted Galloway Beefburger by Chef William

Posted on 08/03/2010 by cwildman

Eldest son William decided to make burgers tonight for tea and despite general family skepticism they turned out really rather well!  He even made a tomato & onion burger relish from scratch to serve with them!

Will’s Beltie Burger Recipe:-

Method :-

  1. combine the minced beef, chopped onion & herbs by hand, squishing through clean fingers is best!
  2. form into balls/patties
  3. fry in a little rape seed oil but don’t poke, prod or squeeze the burgers as this just pushes the moisture out, just let them fry gently until cooked to your liking, allow to rest before serving.

For the Burger Relish William chopped and sauteed another onion, a couple of tomatoes and combined with some sugar, vinegar, salt & pepper and a little more rape seed oil until thickened, the relish then thickens further as it cools, serve with your burger.

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BBC Lambing live – Lamb watch visits Malham

Posted on 08/03/2010 by cwildman

Tonight (March 8th, 2010) on BBC2 at 8pm Adam Henson & Kate Humble continue the Lambing Live series showing all week when Adam visit’s Neil Heseltines Farm in Malham to find out more about Mule sheep.  This is a great series covering many of the events and issues faced by all sheep farmers at this time of year, well worth watching.

Some of the topics covered include orphan lambs, adoption (wet adoption & skinning adoption), colostrum, tups/rams, ruddle, indoor lambing, tail ringing, castration for and against, twin lamb disease, supplementary feed, difficult births and much more.

Malham Lambs

Malham Lambs

Malham Website

BBC2 Lambing Live on BBC iPlayer

Blue Face Leicester Sheep Society

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The Craven Arms, Giggleswick – Sunday Tea

Posted on 08/03/2010 by cwildman

Another visit to the new Craven Arms, Giggleswick near Settle, North Yorkshire, this time for a Sunday Tea treat!

Food, beer, service & value for money (approx £15 for 2 courses) again excellent, good mix of flavours and choice of dishes, the pick of which was the mushroom & spinach Yorkshire Blue cheese pancake and the Yorkshire forced rhubarb crumble,  Mmmm.

Also see our Lunch review of The Craven Arms here or visit the The Craven Arms, Giggleswick website.

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Homecured Bacon

Posted on 19/02/2010 by cwildman

Mmmmm experimental bacon curing appears to be going rather well!

Homecured Bacon

Homecured Bacon

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Butchery & Sausage Making

Posted on 16/02/2010 by cwildman

The latest Butchery & Sausage Making course at Coghlans Cookery School last week went well, I really enjoyed the day and we got some great positive feedback from all attending.

Oxford Sandy & Black Pigs

Oxford Sandy & Black Pigs

After talking about Pigs & Farming in general over coffee and croissants a whole discussion evolved around rare breeds and outdoor reared British Pork.   Once I dismounted my “high horse” we started the course by looking at the anatomy of a side of pork followed by some knife skills including the different methods of using a steel and keeping those knifes sharp.

Once we had removed the shoulder and boned out, it was onto the sausage making part of the day, everyone diced and minced there shoulder and prepared to invent their very own unique sausage recipe.

The vast selection of ingredients to choose from included 6 different styles of beer, a mixture of freshly prepared breadcrumbs, spices including cumin, ground white pepper, black pepper, cayenne & paprika, herbs from coriander, parsley, chive & sage and different sugars and honey.  Finely chopped leeks or shallots and a selection of fruit from apple, cranberries, dried apricot and even Yorkshire Rhubarb to name a few.

Finally everyone had a go at filling sausages using traditional casings (sausage skins) and a lesson in sausage linking with some fantastic results.

Some of the sausage creations on the day :-

  • Meantime Pilsner, sage & onion
  • Meantime Pilsner, Henderson Relish, onion & chive
  • Beer, leek, cranberry & coriander
  • Leek & apricot
  • Herby Pils, onion, leek, sage & thyme
  • Yorkshire pork & rhubarb
  • and a few more weird & wonderful concoctions

Lunch was of course some Malhamdale Pork Sausages and mash with a gorgeous gravy, all expertly prepared by resident chef’s Simon & Russ.  If your interested in attending a Butchery & Sausage Making course please email for more details chris@paganum.co.uk or you can find more details on the Paganum Butchery Course Website

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The perfect Pancake recipe

Posted on 16/02/2010 by cwildman

The perfect Pancake Recipe …

Pancakes are seemingly easy to make but can often turn out a disaster.  Our simple guide will help you make the perfect pancake for Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day!  Flipping the pancake is optional – but a lot of fun!

Ingredients:
150g plain flour
3 eggs
1/2 pint milk
pinch of salt
knob of butter

Equipment:
non stick frying pan
whisk
pallet knife
jug
freshly squeezed lemon juice
caster sugar

Method:
1. sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre of the flour and crack the eggs into the flour, slowly add the milk & whisk until you get a smooth paste. Whisk well making sure you have no lumps in your mixture.

2. pour the mixture into a jug and put to one side.

3. place the pan onto the heat put a little butter in. Once the butter is hot but not burning turn the heat down a little now pour some of the batter mixture into the pan – about 2 tablespoons per pancake. Tip the mixture around the pan until it fully coats the pan.

4. allow to cook for about one minute until the underside is golden brown and comes away from the side when lifted with your pallet knife.

5. flip the pancake and cook the other side for about one minute until golden, the pancake is now ready to serve.

6. place onto a plate and sprinkle with sugar and squeeze of lemon juice or golden syrup & lemon, for extra decadence add a coating of proper butter.

fresh pancakes

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Gusto, Shambles, Settle

Posted on 14/02/2010 by cwildman

OLIVE ROOM TO REOPEN AS GUSTO!

After the closure of The Olive Room back in December 2009 I have an update! The Olive Room will be reborn as “Gusto” and opens on Wednesday the 17th February 2010.   Philipa, Paul & Andy will be continuing the Italian theme with an Italian chef, a revised and more affordable menu and extensive wine list including Champagne’s.  I’m already looking forward to trying it and watch here for a full review in the near future.

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Lunch at The Craven Arms, Giggleswick, Settle

Posted on 15/01/2010 by cwildman

The Craven Arms, Giggleswick (formerly The Old Station) on the outskirts of Settle opened just before Christmas and I would guess has been under a cover of snow ever since!  Adrian Proctor, local Organic farmer from nearby Rathmell has refurbished the property and teamed up with his partner Ann and Sister Deb to create a real local foodie pub cum restaurant.

Chef and local boy Richard Wright under the guidance of Stephanie Moon has created a fantastic seasonal menu of local produce including Adrian’s own Pork & Beef from his Organic farm in nearby Rathmell, Adrian farms Saddleback Duroc cross pigs and Shorthorn & Red Poll cattle, images of which you can see adorning the interior walls of the Craven Arms.

The menu gives the option to sample a lot of the dishes in smaller portions which is great at Lunchtimes or when you want to try a selection of the great dishes.  Our party of 3 tried a combination of starters and the “smaller appetite” dishes including melt in the mouth Pork belly with chestnut & apple, tasty Haddock fishcake with wilted spinach and fantastic homemade tartar sauce, Mushroom & spinach pancake with a Yorkshire Blue cream sauce (you can ask for the sauce without the Yorkshire Blue if you prefer), a very rich Game hotpot with sage (similar to the dish Richard & Stephanie demonstrated at Take 3 Chefs), real Pork Sausages with bubble & squeak and an excellent crusty Steak pudding & mash, to finish just 1 dessert was tried (it was lunchtime!) the Festive crème brulée poached pear and shortbread which was delicious.  All dishes are homemade, prepared to order  and very tasty.  Total bill for 3 including drinks was £50.

Other dishes on the menu but not tried included Fish pie, 8oz Sirloin or Rump steak, Organic roast turkey, Pumpkin & sage cheesecake, Local rabbit, black pudding and walnut salad with honey dressing, homemade burgers, Sticky toffee pudding, toffee sauce and ice cream and a selection of lighter lunchtime offerings such as home cured salt beef & piccalilli sandwich or potted shrimp sandwich on toasted rye.  As the menu is seasonal some choices will be changing during January 2010.

The Beer – we tried the Copper Dragon Golden Pippin a 3.9% abv blonde ale which was in good order and served in Copper Dragon Glasses, Black Sheep & Tetley’s were also on offer.

The Craven Arms is a great addition to the Yorkshire Dales food scene and well worth a visit.

The Craven Arms, Brackenber Lane, Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0EA Tel 01729 825627

Website www.craven-arms-giggleswick.co.uk

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