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The Chilterns Recipes for Success

Once known as the “larder of London”, the Chilterns has always been a fantastic centre for food and drink production. You may have tried a traditional Chilterns speciality. Perhaps a roasted Aylesbury duck? Or maybe a “clanger”, the savoury dumpling popular with nineteenth century farm workers that made a comeback thanks to the Great British […]

Producers

Oct

05

Brilliant Breakfast Puff

Enjoy this delicious, easy, breakfast puff– or as our little ones call it “balloon pancake” because it grows so beautifully in the oven. It’s a perfect weekend breakfast topped with seasonal fruit or syrup or perhaps even some ice cream. INGREDIENTS  6 eggs  250ml milk  120g plain flour Pinch of salt  1 teaspoon vanilla extract  […]

Recipes

05

Brilliant Breakfast Puff

Enjoy this delicious, easy, breakfast puff– or as our little ones call it “balloon pancake” because it grows so beautifully in the oven. It’s a perfect weekend breakfast topped with seasonal fruit or syrup or perhaps even some ice cream. INGREDIENTS  6 eggs  250ml milk  120g plain flour Pinch of salt  1 teaspoon vanilla extract  […]

Recipes

05

Oct

Puddingstone Distillery

Kate and Ben Marston have been serving up amazing award-winning gins since they launched in 2016. They have a core range of four gins. The most popular is Campfire London Dry, closely followed by Cask Age, Old Tom and Navy Strength. Puddingstone Distillery takes its name from a rare rock formation found in Hertfordshire and […]

Producers

04

Puddingstone Distillery

Kate and Ben Marston have been serving up amazing award-winning gins since they launched in 2016. They have a core range of four gins. The most popular is Campfire London Dry, closely followed by Cask Age, Old Tom and Navy Strength. Puddingstone Distillery takes its name from a rare rock formation found in Hertfordshire and […]

Producers

04

Oct

Five top Autumn walks in the Chilterns…and where to eat afterwards

The Chilterns look especially beautiful in autumn when the beech woodlands transform into stunning waves of golden leaves.  Enjoy seeing all the gorgeous colours on one of my top favourite autumn walks. Then refuel with a delicious meal or hot chocolate afterwards.  1. ASHRIDGE  Lady’s Walk, the Golden Valley and Frithsden Beeches are all slightly off the […]

Out and About

04

Five top Autumn walks in the Chilterns…and where to eat afterwards

The Chilterns look especially beautiful in autumn when the beech woodlands transform into stunning waves of golden leaves.  Enjoy seeing all the gorgeous colours on one of my top favourite autumn walks. Then refuel with a delicious meal or hot chocolate afterwards.  1. ASHRIDGE  Lady’s Walk, the Golden Valley and Frithsden Beeches are all slightly off the […]

Out and About

04

Oct

Eve’s Pudding

This is a lovely easy autumn pudding and a great way to use up lots of apples. We love eating it with delicious cream from the Guernsey cows at Lacey Family Farm but taste delicious with custard or ice cream too. It may even be tastier than a crumble… Serves 6  INGREDIENTS  4 large cooking […]

Recipes

03

Eve’s Pudding

This is a lovely easy autumn pudding and a great way to use up lots of apples. We love eating it with delicious cream from the Guernsey cows at Lacey Family Farm but taste delicious with custard or ice cream too. It may even be tastier than a crumble… Serves 6  INGREDIENTS  4 large cooking […]

Recipes

03

Oct

Chiltern Heritage Orchards

You may not realise that fruit trees are just as much at risk of becoming extinct as animals. In the last 200 years many species of fruit trees have almost disappeared, falling out of fashion in favour of large-scale, intensive farming focusing on a smaller number of crop varieties. Lindsay Engers is on a mission […]

Producers

03

Chiltern Heritage Orchards

You may not realise that fruit trees are just as much at risk of becoming extinct as animals. In the last 200 years many species of fruit trees have almost disappeared, falling out of fashion in favour of large-scale, intensive farming focusing on a smaller number of crop varieties. Lindsay Engers is on a mission […]

Producers

03

Oct

Pink Pasta

Give your dinner a pop of colour with this delicious pink pasta. I make it with beautiful organic beetroots delivered in our Sandy Lane Farm veg box and gorgeous Greek yogurt from Tims Dairy (made in the Chilterns and available in all great farm shops). Serves 4   INGREDIENTS   250g peeled, cooked beetroot (approx. […]

Recipes

03

Pink Pasta

Give your dinner a pop of colour with this delicious pink pasta. I make it with beautiful organic beetroots delivered in our Sandy Lane Farm veg box and gorgeous Greek yogurt from Tims Dairy (made in the Chilterns and available in all great farm shops). Serves 4   INGREDIENTS   250g peeled, cooked beetroot (approx. […]

Recipes

03

Oct

The Best Pumpkins in Herts, Beds, Bucks and Oxon

Here’s where you can find the best pumpkins, squashes and gourds across the Chilterns and have some fun picking them.  14.5 million pumpkins are expected to be left uneaten this Halloween, in the UK alone! Don’t just use your pumpkins for carving spooky faces, check out our Recipe page for lots of delicious ways to enjoy them for dinner and sweet treats. Sandy Lane Farm, Tiddington, OX9 […]

Out and About

02

The Best Pumpkins in Herts, Beds, Bucks and Oxon

Here’s where you can find the best pumpkins, squashes and gourds across the Chilterns and have some fun picking them.  14.5 million pumpkins are expected to be left uneaten this Halloween, in the UK alone! Don’t just use your pumpkins for carving spooky faces, check out our Recipe page for lots of delicious ways to enjoy them for dinner and sweet treats. Sandy Lane Farm, Tiddington, OX9 […]

Out and About

02

Oct

Pumpkin Soup

This gorgeous autumnal soup is delicious on its own. If you’re looking for a hearty meal to wow your family, carve out mini squashes or gourds to make the bowls in which to serve this soup. It’s worth the extra carving and cooking time to see your loved ones enjoying eating the bowls and the […]

Recipes

02

Pumpkin Soup

This gorgeous autumnal soup is delicious on its own. If you’re looking for a hearty meal to wow your family, carve out mini squashes or gourds to make the bowls in which to serve this soup. It’s worth the extra carving and cooking time to see your loved ones enjoying eating the bowls and the […]

Recipes

02

Oct

English Farm Longhorn Cattle

Want to know where to find sustainable, organic, flavoursome beef in the Chilterns? Meet Sam Veen Head Butcher and the gorgeous Longhorn cattle of English Farm, Nuffield, Oxfordshire. The farm is organic and regenerative and the cattle 100% grass fed. The team at English Farm strongly believes in the adage “you are what you eat”. […]

Producers

01

English Farm Longhorn Cattle

Want to know where to find sustainable, organic, flavoursome beef in the Chilterns? Meet Sam Veen Head Butcher and the gorgeous Longhorn cattle of English Farm, Nuffield, Oxfordshire. The farm is organic and regenerative and the cattle 100% grass fed. The team at English Farm strongly believes in the adage “you are what you eat”. […]

Producers

01

Oct

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