Pancake Day is the perfect opportunity to gather some friends together, whizz up some pancakes and have all sorts of fun experimenting with a whole host of delicious ingredients to adorn each one. Anything from the traditional lemon and sugar, to healthy fresh fruit and…

This recipe is deliciously simple and if you are looking to gift something handmade, then look no further than this  oh-so-tasty white chocolate rocky road.

These are not just any mince pies, they are crumble mince pies! I’m assured these are easy to make. Personally, I’m okay with just doing the eating, but if you love baking, let us know how you get on! The recipe below has been kindly…

The sausage meat from these delicious sausage rolls came from a Winton based butcher (www.armstrongbutcher.com) and they are infinitely far superior than those from a supermarket in this recipe. I highly recommend… and their steaks are pretty good too. NB. This recipe involves making puff pastry.…

After trying to cut out some of the dairy from my diet, here is my adapted smoked mackerel pate replacing the cream cheese with a little blitzed chick pea.

Liberty Fields have been busy creating apple based products since their Apple Balsamic Vinegar was launched in November 2012. This summer they have added a new product Apple Syrup (Dorset’s answer to maple syrup) to their list, which also includes Apple Balsamic Vinegar, Apple Aperitif…

Here is a hugely popular recipe for the wonderful Dorset Apple Cake and is the perfect thing to use up those Autumnal apples. This is from a hand written recipe that has been kicking around our recipe books for a long time. I could say…

One of the best things about being a food blogger is getting the chance to meet local food producers who care so deeply about their product.  Last week I had the utmost pleasure to meet Kate Bolton, founder of Ma Bolton, and to hear about her passion,…

Here is a classic 70’s recipe from Terry Woolcock who was the owner & chef of the Sea Cow restaurant in Weymouth (now Vaughan’s). The Sea Cow was the top seafood restaurant in its day and this recipe combining chicken with fresh crab was one…

When there is surf rolling onto Chesil Beach there is a good chance that bass will be in feeding amongst the crashing waves. This last week high tide was at dawn, combined with a good surf, made for perfect conditions (please remember this is a…