This is an amazingly moist chocolate cake with the surprising addition of beetroot as its main ingredient. The earthy, sweet notes of the beetroot are a perfect foil for the bitter chocolate. New season beetroot should be in the shops or your garden soon, and the smaller sweet beets are...
Forced rhubarb Yorkshire brings a welcome and refreshing brightness to cooking this time of year. With the delicate pink stems being forced and grown in sheds without light – it is grown in an area known as the ‘Yorkshire Triangle’, originally comprising Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford at its height in...
Once again, the wild garlic season is here, along with daffodils in the hedges and lambs in the fields. It's a promise of longer days and warmer weather around the corner. It is plentiful in Dorset and can grow in many moist places, look in the woodlands or along the...
Since we opened the restaurant in Beaminster ten years ago we haven't changed the interiors that much, we started out when I was rather into grey, using Hardwick White from Farrow & Ball for all the walls, except one feature wall in Yellow-Pink from Little Greene. I have come out...
In order to keep this blog interesting we will post a recipe from Cass' large repertoire. Most recipes will feature seasonal produce except for the more Mediterranean ingredients needed. We use Haye Farm Italian sausages for this recipe - a collaborative product between Haye and ourselves. The secret seasoning mix...
