It’s Christmas, and the Grazer’s mind is turning to beetroot and dill-cured gravlax I love gravlax at Christmas, and although this...
It’s so cold we barely want to go out in the garden and pick at the moment. But the bonus...
Christmas is all about family and food, so you need to have a few tricks up your sleeve for the big day, which allow you to cook something which tastes good and doesn’t take all day to do. Here are a few quick and simple things to wow the family...
Razor clam and squid thermidor Author: Graham Sharp Ingredients 2kg razor clams (approx 15 clams) 3 tbsp white wine 200g...
Gammon is becoming increasingly popular as a refreshing alternative for festive tables. Here’s a great celebratory roast dish from Newcastle...
This month, our columnist Anna Hedworth, aka The Grazer, offers up her take on apple and cinnamon cake We have a ton of apples again this year at the allotment. Part of one of our trees has collapsed due to the weight of the fruit and our trees sag across...
Smoked mackerel fishcake with celeriac remoulade Author: Graham Sharp Serves: 2 Ingredients [b]For the mackerel fishcake:[/b] 400g mashed potato (4...
Having just returned from a very relaxing, sea-tastic and majorly foodie holiday in Cornwall it has been quite tricky to...
Spring Lamb Stew Author: George Payne Serves: 6 Ingredients 1kg lean boneless lamb shoulder, cubed 2 bay leaves 4 sprigs fresh thyme 1 onion, peeled and quartered 1 leek, roughly chopped 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed salt and freshly milled black pepper 1.2 litres cold water 200g baby carrots,...
It’s been a busy few weeks since my last column, with a holiday to Rhodes for the family, Thomas’ first...
This month, our columnist Anna Hedworth, aka The Grazer, offers up a new take on peaches I had some amazing peaches...
I feel like I’ve spent the six weeks since my last column writing menus – and it’s been fascinating. There is so much good food coming into the kitchen right now – our forager has been picking girolles by the basketful, tomatoes are finely coming through in Northumberland, sea bream is...




















