WELCOME
As you see, I love to cook and it's such a joy cooking with vegetables and herbs we grow in Our Vintage Garden. Here you will find recipes, vegetable profiles and heirloom suggestions. I hope you enjoy your visit.
Dee
HOW TO ~
Enjoy Couscous ~ tips & recipes
Cook Perfect Rice ~ guide & recipes
Cooking Terms Glossary ~ helpful guide
Get Baking ~ Tips & Glossary of Baking Terms
Make a Stock ~ Beef, Chicken, Fish & Vegetable.
Prepare Eggs ~ Boiled, Scrambled, Poached or Fried
Get the Kitchen Clean & Fresh ~ The Natural Way
IN THE PANTRY
The better stocked your Pantry, the easier your meals will be to prepare. The pantry is your saviour, whether you need to save money, need to whip up a meal in an instant or you simply don't fancy that trip to the shops.
BREAKFAST
Rise & Shine
Breakfast Ideas
Chucky Egg & Soldiers
How do you like yours?
Scrambled Eggs with Mushrooms
Treat for Two
Scotch Pancakes
Little Breakfast Treats
Kippers
Traditional & Tasty
Poached Eggs on Toast
Filling & Nutritious
Kedgeree
Colourful and Tasty
CATCH OF THE DAY
Fabulous Fish
Ways with fish
Fish Fingers
Everyones's Favourite
Salmon Fish Cakes
Really easy Friday fishcakes
Herb-Crusted Salmon with Vine Roasted Tomatoes
A perfect combination
Grilled Trout with Lemon & Almonds
Rich in valuable oils
Spiced Mackerel with Tomato Salsa Salad
Full of flavour
Fish & Chips
Beer batter & Chunky chips
Linguine with Sardines
Fresh & Tasty
SALAD BAR
Lettuce & Leaves
Fabulous variety of greens
Salad Dressings
Homemade & tasty
Crunchy Coleslaw
Nice on the side
Ploughman's Lunch
Goes down well with a pint of cider
Egg & Potato Salad
Cracking!
BAKERY
Focaccia
Delicious topped with herbs
Tortillas
Everyones favourite
Naan Bread
Serve with Curry
Pizza
Topped with fresh veggies!
Hot Cross Buns
Spiced Easter buns
Scones
Split & serve with fruity jam & cream
Cheese Scones
Great with tomato soup
Mince Pies
Traditional Christmas fare
Chelsea Buns
Sweet & Sticky
FRUITS, BERRIES & NUTS
NUTS
Go Nutty
BERRIES
Very berry good
APRICOTS
Try them roasted with honey
PEACHES, PLUMS & NECTARINES
Try a great peach cobbler!
APPLES & PEARS
A Fall delight
FIGS
Great on the BBQ
ORANGES, LEMONS & LIMES
Add some sunshine to your dishes
POMEGRANATES
Crimson Jewels
CHERRIES
Delicious with chocolate
MELONS
Sweet & Juicy
MANGOES
A taste of the exotic
AVOCADO
Its a fruit!
CAKES & DESSERTS
Blackberry Crumble
Serve with lashings of custard
Baked Apples
Drunken Apples are fun :)
Coffee & Walnut Cake
A teatime treat
Lemon Drizzle Cake
A cake with zing!
Victoria Sponge Cake
Serve with Afternoon Tea
Chocolate & Pear Sponge
Wonderful Combination
Pumpkin Pie
Delicious dessert for Thanksgiving celebrations
Traditional Simnel Cake
A lovely light fruit cake layered with marzipan
Figgy Pudding
Stir it up!
Apple Pie
An old favourite
Bread & Butter Pudding
A great way to use up day-old bread
Fairy Cakes
Sweet little cakes
Rhubarb Crumble
With Homemade Custard
Banana Bread
Great with raisens
Fruit Loaf
Grandma's favourite
IN THE DAIRY
Butter
A Variety of Flavoured Butters
Cheese
Varieties & Recipes
The Cheeseboard
A Perfect Ending
Baked Rice Pudding
Comfort food
Custard
A lovely homemade treat
VEGETABLES
TOMATOES
Ideas for ripe & green tomatoes
GARLIC
Bring out its mellow side
MUSHROOMS
Batter them, roast them and more
BEET GREENS
Their the tops!
CELERIAC
A funny looking but tasty root
RADISH
Greens & Roots
PEPPERS
Stuff em & eat em
POTATOES
Using potatoes in a new way
CHICORY
Try it raw or cooked
KALE
Its history and uses
CUCUMBERS
Bake them. Fry them. Many ways to use the humble cuke
CAULIFLOWER
Try Indian style Gobi
PUMPKINS & SQUASHES
Fun to grow and great comfort food
SPINACH
A leafy Spring favourite
LEEKS
Great in soups and casseroles
PEAS
A Spring delight
COURGETTES
Zucchini anyone?
ASPARAGUS
Try it with parmesan
AUBERGINES /EGGPLANT
Try it in a delicious curry
CABBAGE
Try the coleslaw with your favourite BBQ
FENNEL
Recipes and a little history
CORN
Try it with an herb butter!
SWISS CHARD
The leaves can be used as meat wraps!
GREEN BEANS
A favourite in the garden and on the table
CARROTS
Many uses for the humble carrot
BEETROOT
Fantastic roasted
HORSERADISH
Herb or vegetable?
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
Taste best after a touch of frost
KOHLRABI
Vegetable sputnik
SWEDE
Yellowy-orange flesh, with a sweet, earthy flavour
ONIONS
Delicious uses for the humble onion
PARSNIPS
A winter root with a sweet, earthy flavour
TURNIPS
an ancient vegetable
LENTILS & BEANS
Nutritious & filling
SWEET POTATOES
Scrub them & bake them in their jackets
CELERY
Crunchy texture and a refreshing taste
BROCCOLI
Partners with almost any fish and meat dish
JERSUALEM ARTICHOKE / SUNCHOKE
An odd-shaped root
DAIKON
A Giant Radish
RHUBARB
Vegetable or fruit?
BROAD BEANS
Emerald Jewels
SOUPS
Potato & Celery
Like my Grandma made
Spiced Carrot & Lentil
A lovely warming soup
Creamy Cauliflower
Serve with cheesy croutons
Cannellini Bean & Vegetable
A filling, comforting soup
French Onion
Rustic and richly flavoured
Carrot & Ginger
Serve with a sprinkle of chopped herbs
Pea
Nice with crusty bread
Farmhouse Vegetable
A hardy vegetarian soup
Spicy Parsnip
Serve with a sprinkle of cumin seeds
Squash & Sweet Potato
Delicious served with cheese on toast
Creamy Leek & Potato
Creamy and full of flavour
Tomato
Fantastic with cheese scones
Chicken Soup
Wholesome and Filling
Minestrone
A Big Soup
Celeriac
A tasty root Soup
Winter Vegetable Soup
Hearty Vegetarian Broth
Cream of Onion Soup
Perfect on a cold Winters day
Scotch Broth
Hearty & Filling
MEAT & POULTRY
Turkey Recipes
Not just for Christmas
Beef Stew & Dumplings
Everyone loves dumplings
Meatloaf
An old favourite
Toad in the Hole
A traditional English recipe
BBQ
Fire up the barbie!
Sweet Sticky Pork Ribs
Finger licking good!
Stir-fried Chicken & Greens
Fast and tasty!
TRADITIONAL ROASTS
Roast Beef Dinner
Sunday Best
Traditional Roast Chicken Dinner
A family favourite
Roast Pork & Crackling
Easy to cook and tastes so good!
Roast Leg of Lamb with Rosemary & Garlic
Succulent Sunday Roast
Glazed Gammon with Maple Syrup & Mustard
Lovely with baked apple sauce
SAUCES & DIPS
Fresh Basil Pesto
Great with fish
A selection of Cranberry Sauces
Scarlet red little berries
Redcurrant Sauce
Perfect with rich meats - goose, duck & pork
Mint Sauce
Complements lamb beautifully
Tartare Sauce
Serve with catch of the day
Onion Sauce
Goes well with roast meats
Parsley Sauce
Delicious spooned over fish
Cheese Sauce
Just about everyones favourite!
Bread Sauce
An old-fashioned accompaniment to roast dinner
Horseradish Sauce
Hot & Fiery!
Houmous
Serve with warmed pitta breads
JAMS, CHUTNEYS, RELISHES & PICKLES
JAMS
Preserve the taste of summer
CHUTNEYS,RELISHES & PICKLES
Delicious with a hunk of chedder