Homemade Christmas mincemeat
I can’t claim this mincemeat recipe to be my own – I modified it by removing the nuts and fiddling with the quantities, but I served it at one of […]
Category Archives: Recipes
Venison Wellington
Venison Wellington makes a fantastic centrepiece for a dinner party. It is not, as is often assumed, an invention for that famous Duke’s epic victory, but rather so named because […]
Pheasant and rabbit pie
This elegant pie is fantastic for any festive gatherings you may be holding over the next couple of months. I like to use wild rabbit because it is far more […]
Garlic and rosemary focaccia
The wind has really picked up today on the island so rather than venture outside I’ve hunkered down in the kitchen to make some delicious warm and comforting focaccia. We’ve […]
Grouse and coconut curry
If you find that your grouse have been badly shot, this is a fantastic recipe to make the most of what’s left of the carcase so that the birds don’t […]
Cornish wrasse with spring onions, cream and white wine
While spear fishing in Cornwall a few weeks ago I managed to bag myself a very large rainbow wrasse. Wrasse are not a fish you will find on your fishmonger’s […]
Spearfishing in Cornwall
I whisked the wifelett away for a week in Cornwall – hiding behind a facade of being wildly romantic, but actually knowing that this would be an excellent chance to […]
