This Week’s Menu

Worton Pickles with Rye (PB)Cream of Jerusalem Artichoke Soup (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Artichoke with Hollondaise (V)Puntarella Alla Romana Sri Lankan Root Vegetable Curry (PB)French Onion Soup with Croutons and Cheese (V)Melanzane Alle Parmigiana (V)Cornish Pollack Bourride with AioliOven Roast Lemon Sole with Pink Fir and KalettesWild Rabbit with MustardPigeon with Polenta and Rosehip JellyRoast Leg …

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Mirabelles in full bloom…

All on hold in the garden again this week.  Spring is about to spring and may well be spectacular when it comes but these continued cold snaps and night frosts are delaying most growth … buds are swelling, shoots are up but almost everything is on hold.  Nothing, however, delays the bloom of the Mirabelles …

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Lets celebrate St Davids Day with our fantastic Leeks!

No apologies for focusing on Alliums again this week. It is, after all, St David’s day tomorrow and, with due deference to a certain Secretary of State, some of us do crave local and seasonal vegetables – particularly our Leeks! We may not have fresh turnips this week but we are serving a zingy, Lebanese …

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This Week’s Menu

Worton Pickles with Rye (PB)Leek and Potato Broth (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Leek VinaigretteSaddleback Rillettes with Rye ToastsArtichoke with Hollondaise (V)Puntarelle Alla Romana Sri Lankan Root Vegetable Curry (PB)Flamiche with Salad (V)French Onion Soup with Croutons and Cheese (V)Braised Endive, Cheddar and Bayonne HamMonk Fish and Cod BourrideOven Roast Lemon Sole with Pink Fir and KalettesRoast …

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This Week’s Menu

Worton Pickles with Rye (PB)Jerusalem Artichoke Soup (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Saddleback Rillettes with Rye ToastsArtichoke with Hollondaise (V)Puntarelle Alla Romana Sri Lankan Root Vegetable Curry (PB)French Onion Soup with Croutons and Cheese (V)Braised Endive, Cheddar and Bayonne HamMonk Fish and Pollack BourrideOven Roast Lemon Sole with Pink Fir and KalePork Shoulder VindalooBacon Chops, Beluga Lentils …

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Wonderful Winter Alliums – Calcots, Aillettes and Onions

Lots of alliums on the menu this week.  Firstly the unusual but delicious Calcots – a favourite in Catalonia.  Indeed, due to the frosts this winter, the Calcots we have on the menu are from Spain this week.  Charred on the griddle so the outer skins are black and the hearts meltingly sweet, we serve …

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Frosts, Road Blocks and more Sausages!

Very little snow this year perhaps but, for the first time in several years, a proper winter with repeated cold, hard frosts. Although this has slowed down growth of our outside crops such as Calcots and Garlic, they will have benefited from the vernalisation – the cold ensures that the alliums will split to form …

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This Week’s Menu

Worton Pickles with Rye (PB)Jerusalem Artichoke Soup (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Saddleback Rillettes with Rye ToastsArtichoke with Hollondaise (V)Puntarelle Alla Romana Confit Crown Prince, Mustard and Sage (PB)French Onion Soup with Croutons and CheeseGoan Fish Curry with RiceOven Roast Lemon Sole with Pink Fir and KaleSticky Pork RibsSaddleback Sausages with Borlotti BeansMonkfish, Beluga Lentils and ProsciuttoWorton …

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Fresh Saddleback Pork and Sausages this week

Lots of hand made sausages at the farm this week as two of last summer’s Saddleback girls went to Long Compton.  The meat is now back with us and we are all delighted – deep purple in colour, tender and delicious – a testament both to the qualities of the Saddleback breed and to our …

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This Week’s Menu

Worton Pickles with Rye (PB)Cream of Winter Chanterelle Soup (V)Calcots with Romesco (PB)Scratchings with Apple SauceArtichoke with Hollondaise (V)Puntarelle Alla Romana Confit Crown Prince, Mustard and Sage (PB)Celeriac Remoulade with Bayonne hamFrench Onion Soup with Croutons and CheeseGoan Fish CurryOven Lemon Sole with Pink Fir and KalettesHampton Gay Boeuf BourguignonSaddleback Sausages with Borlotti BeansWorton Cured …

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