I am deeply indebted to newsletter reader, Jon Bemrose, for this delicious recipe which harnesses the rich flavours of wood or field blewits . . . .
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Wild food recipe – Blewit Pate
Baked eggs and rocket with chilli and yoghurt
I stumbled across this dish on returning from my morel hunting in Turkey. One of our wonderful hosts, Ali, gave us all a kilo of home-grown paprika as we left. It is extraordinarily good – both sweet and hot at the same time (it is available in Turkish delis as ‘kirmizi biber’), but at any rate it works perfectly in this seasonal dish which uses a range of late spring foods and tastes . . . Read more
Best of Traditional Welsh Cooking
Traditional Welsh recipes are characterized by what was the standard diet of the local working population – coal miners, fishermen, farmers and labourers – and the ingredients available to them. For many years, Welsh cooking was a well-kept secret, with recipes passed from generation to generation only by word of mouth. This oral tradition means that recipes often have regional variations, and have also been altered over the years to adjust to times of hardship or plenty.
After an exploration of the geography and culinary history of the region, this new book presents a section of traditional Welsh fare from the hills, valleys and fishing villages, The Best of Traditional Welsh Cooking provides an inspiring insight into the food culture, the local produce and the heart-warming food of this unspoilt region.
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Baked Organic Lemon Cheesecake
Non-organic lemons are treated with waxes and fungicides that cannot be completely removed through washing. So it is important to use organic citrus fruit for their zest. One cheesecake can be sliced to serve any number from 4 to 8, depending on greed! Read more
Cockles & Lava Bread recipe – Floyd on Britain & Ireland
Chef Keith Floyd is in The Mumbles, Wales, to demonstrate a simple and delicious way to cook cockles and lava bread. Great recipe idea from BBC classic cookery show ‘Floyd on Britain & Ireland’. Watch more high quality videos on the Food YouTube channel from BBC Worldwide here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcfood Read more
How to make Laverbread with seaweed
Andrew shows you how to identify and cook the Welsh national dish of Laverbread made from seaweed.In Japan it is called Nori. he high iodine content gives the seaweed a distinctive flavour in common with olives and oysters. Read more
Mackerel with tomato salsa
Mackerel is at its best in the summer, cooked as soon after they are caught as possible, and they combine well with a glut of home-grown tomatoes for a main meal with a Mediterranean flavour. (Serves 6.)
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Collier’s Cheddar and Red Onion Tart
Adding Colliers Powerful Welsh Cheddar to any recipe delivers sensational taste results. Read more
