Category Archives: Recipes
Fillets of Whitby Red Mullet with a Yorkshire Chorizo and tomato salad, basil oil
Had a great laugh with some fab foodie friends at the Whitby War Weekend, brilliant fish from Rob Green of Green’s of Whitby, coffee & delicious cake from Cathy at VWLulabelles and a tasty beef stew from The Hungry Bassett…. … Continue reading
Clandestine Cake Club, Skipton & Yorkshire Dales – My First Cake
The inaugural meeting of the Skipton & Yorkshire Dales Clandestine Cake Club and my first attempt at baking a proper cake! Whilst I can cook and even bake a bit of flapjack I have never attempted an actual proper cake! so for … Continue reading
Smoked Mackerel, Yorkshire Chorizo & New Potato Salad
Ingredients 120g piece Yorkshire Chorizo, roughly chopped 2 small red onions, chopped 900g new potatoes, cut into small cubes & boiled 250g cherry tomatoes, halved 2 large peppered smoked mackerel fillets, skinned handful of fresh parsley leaves, chopped Method Heat … Continue reading
Mojito recipes
Along with my love of Havana Club Rum of which I have mused on before here Havana Club Rum & Havana Cultura I do love a cool, refreshing, rum based cocktail…. so it’s Mojito time! The Classic Mojito and from the … Continue reading
Homemade Pimm’s
I never really thought about Pimm’s being basically a cocktail bottled for your convenience but of course that is exactly what it is, so how about making your own? Here is a recipe supplied by The Lucky Pig cocktail bar … Continue reading
One Man and his Campervan back on TV
During the summer of 2010 we were invited to help Martin Dorey author of The Campervan Cookbook to cook up a treat in his VW van whilst he was camping in Malham. One Man & his Campervan is a BBC2 series first … Continue reading
Beef Rissoles with Creamed Horseradish
After a wonderful Family Sunday Lunch of Best Yorkshire Beef, Yorkshire Puddings, carrot & turnip, green beans, roast potatoes, mash, lashings of gravy and my own creamed horseradish what to do with the leftover beef! I know, who has leftover beef! … Continue reading
Pumpkin Soup in a VW Van with Martin Dorey The Campervan Cook
Pumpkin Soup in a camper van (without a whizzer) 1 pumpkin, medium 1 large onion, finely chopped A large knob of butter A pinch of chilli flakes (or half a real chilli, finely chopped) 1 beef stock cube 1 star … Continue reading
Trout & Chorizo Fishcakes at Kilnsey Park Trout Farm
The excellent Kilnsey Park Trout Farm, smokehouse, fishing, nature trail and tearoom have recently started stocking Yorkshire Chorizo and they have also incorporated the Chorizo into the fishcakes they sell, or should we call them troutcakes! Delicious they are too, … Continue reading
Yorkshire Chorizo en Cocotte
A super tasty simple dish, basically Oeufs en Cocotte with a little wilted spinach and Yorkshire Chorizo First boil some water. Break an egg into each ramekin, season with a little salt & pepper, add a knob of butter on … Continue reading
