Blood Orange & Almond Cake
When you combine the words ‘blood’ & ‘cake’ you’d be forgiven for rendering images of gory Halloween creations, however from January to early March the...
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March – What’s In Season
Whilst it may be starting to appear a little more spring like outside, we’re still a while off yet & the chill of winter is still in the air.
March always starts with a bang here in Wales as we celebrate St David’s Day on March 1st, donning daffodils & scoffing Welsh Cakes.
March 17th also brings us St Patrick’s Day.
The best of the citrus season is still with us with the last of the blood oranges still available & lemons are currently at their best too.
The last of the perfectly pink forced rhubarb is still around but the newest addition to the seasonal calendar is wild garlic (or ramsons), a clear sign that spring is on its way. Whilst still young, leaves will be smaller & less pungent their great in salads at this time of year.
Here are some recipes to make the most of the season:
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Blood Orange
Blood Orange Curd
When blood orange season comes around, I just can’t help myself, whenever I see them at the market I’ll pick some up. Regardless of how...
Citrus Poppy Seed Cake
Why choose just one citrus fruit when you can have them all? Really making the most of citrus season right now & despite the odd...
Blood Orange & Ricotta Cheesecake
I’m sure I don’t need to tell you about the joys of a good cheesecake… it’s super simple to throw together, it can be made...
Blood Orange Marmalade
It seems that all I’ve been doing since the beginning of this year is making marmalade. In all honesty, I’ve probably got enough in the...
Blood Orange & Rosemary Polenta Cake
It’s slowly starting to feel a little more spring-like out there, it’s a little bit lighter & brighter, & the birds are chirping again. I...
Chocolate & Blood Orange Cake
Am I still squeezing every last ounce of recipes out of blood oranges? Yes. Was that the world’s worst pun? Quite possibly (not even sorry)....
Spicy Blood Orange Chutney
As the longest January on record (fact) finally bids us farewell, marmalade season is still in full swing. We all know that my fondness of...
Blood Orange & Cardamom Tart
The shining star & highlight of the winter citrus season for me has got to be blood oranges. A somewhat gruesome name for what is...
Rhubarb
Rhubarb Frangipane Tart
Is there anything more summery than a fruit tart? (well other than the healthy alternative of simply fruit that is). As temperatures rise, nights draw longer...
No Bake Rhubarb & Custard Cheesecake
After a slow, cold start to the growing season this year, it seems to have thrown harvesting periods into complete disarray. My sunflowers came &...
Rhubarb & Ginger Galettes
As we wait for Spring to make its grand entrance, luckily we can still enjoy a pop of colour in these dreary winter days, all...
Rhubarb & Elderflower Jam
Pink Abundance Garden rhubarb, I have a crop that despite all odds returns to the bottom of my fascinating garden every year, greeting me with...
St Davids
Bara Brith
Saint David’s Day (or Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant) is just around the corner & other than rugby season, this is when our true Welsh patriotism...
Welsh Cakes
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus! If you’re not from Wales or a Welsh speaker, Happy Saint David’s Day! Saint David’s Day is the feast day of...
St Patricks
Chocolate & Guinness Cake
Happy St Patrick’s Day!! Whilst I may not be Irish as a fellow Celt, I am here for any celebration that involves food, drink &...
Barmbrack
Halloween traditions, we’ve all got some, even if it’s just to turn all of the light off & pretend to not be home for the...
Treacle & Seed Soda Bread
We’re a nation of bread lovers here in the UK, it’s almost a national obsession. We can quite honestly base any meal around it, including...
Wild Garlic
Wild Garlic & Chive Scones
I don’t think I need to bang on any more about just how much I love wild garlic season & why it’s so wonderful, but...
Wild Garlic Pesto
Spring has sprung & the bluebells are out… that can only mean one thing, it’s time to dust off your foraging hat & get outdoors....
Wild Garlic Mayonnaise
What to do with a bunch of wild garlic leaves that need using up quickly & simply? There’s no room in the freezer for stashing...
Wild Garlic Focaccia
As the wild garlic season comes to close, making room for a new season of delights in the garden, now’s the time to get really...
Spring Greens Tart
Although it may not feel as though spring has really arrived yet here in Wales, thankfully the damp & colder weather hasn’t had too much...
Wild Garlic Ciabatta
Usually at this time of year two things happen, firstly I find myself with an awful lot of wild garlic butter after hitting the woods...
Wild Garlic Butter
Sometimes it’s the simplest of things in life that bring the most joy & the same can be said of everything that comes out the...
Wild Garlic Loaf
Ever since I can remember, I have loved garlic bread (who doesn’t?!). Shamefully though in my youth, I refer to the mass produced, butter drenched,...
Wild Garlic & Cheese Pasties
It’s that time of year where everything that comes out of my kitchen has a tinge or side of green & everything smells like garlic...