Christmas orders are now being taken. Simply place your order and select the date you would like to receive your cheese. For local delivery info please click here. Christmas orders can be placed until 4th December. After then we offer counter service only all the way to Christmas Eve. For our December opening hours please click here.

For delivery the week before Christmas you can choose either Wednesday 20th December or Thursday 21st December. Our normal £5.95 delivery charge* applies for all orders including local customers who want delivery on these dates. (* increased charges apply for Highlands and Islands)

Collections are from our sister shop, The Loose Larder, at 15 Reading Road.

Hrudka (Easter Cheese Cake)

Why not try this traditional Eastern European Hrudka (Easter Cheese Cake) recipe... Courtesy of Nadiya, from Ukraine, who is currently living in Pangbourne Ingredients: 12...

Ali’s Aubergine Bake

Ingredients: 2 Aubergine (sliced) 2 Courgette (diced) 1 Medium Onion (diced) 1tbsp Olive Oil 100g Button Mushrooms (sliced) 2 Garlic Cloves (pressed) Pepper to taste...

Jan’s Gorgonzola Spaghetti Extravaganza

Ingredients: 400g Spaghetti 100g Gorgonzola PDO 2tbsp Butter 150ml Milk 2tbsp Double Cream 2tbsp Sardinian Pecorino (grated) Salt and Pepper to taste Method: Cook the...

Chris’ Caravan Dinner

Ingredients: 8 Sausages (Chris loves Cumberland sausages with that extra bite!) 1kg Maris Piper Potatoes (cut into even sized pieces) 125ml milk 1tbsp butter 150g...

Baked Camembert (works with a Baby Mont d’Or too!)

Who doesn't love the thought of an oozing Baked Camembert for a cheesy dinner? It is so easy to make and is perfect to share...

Alastair Mouse’s Basic Cheese Sauce Recipe

Ingredients 25g Butter25g Flour300ml Milk50g Gould's Farmhouse Cheddar (or any piece of cheese you happen to have in the back of the fridge), grated1 teaspoon...

Hawes' Wensleydale Cheese Soufflé Recipe

Hawes’ Yorkshire Wensleydale Soufflé Tart Recipe

Ingredients 225g Shortcrust Pastry100g Cooked ham, shredded1 teaspoon mild French mustard15g Butter20g Plain Flour100ml Milk50g Hawes' Yorkshire Wensleydale PGI2 eggs, separated into yolks & whitesSalt,...

Appleby’s Cheshire Cheese Bun Recipe

Ingredients 225g Self Raising FlourA pinch of salt75g Butter (cubed)75g Appleby's Cheshire Cheese75g Sultanas2 eggs (beaten)1 teaspoon Marmite (yeast extract)100ml milkPaper bun cases for baking...

Traditional Welsh Rarebit Recipe

Ingredients 50g plain flour50g butter250ml strong beer (West Berkshire Brewery’s Good Old Boy is our beer of choice), warmed250g Gould’s Extra Tasty Cheddar (or Duckett’s...

Alastair Mouse’s Leftover Cheese & Onion Bread & Butter Pudding Recipe

Ingredients Some stale bread, (or fresh) enough to slice and make two layers in a 2 pint dish.50g butterA finely chopped clove of garlicFinely chopped...

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Hrudka (Easter Cheese Cake)

Ali’s Aubergine Bake

Jan’s Gorgonzola Spaghetti Extravaganza

Chris’ Caravan Dinner

Baked Camembert (works with a Baby Mont d’Or too!)

Alastair Mouse’s Basic Cheese Sauce Recipe

Hawes’ Yorkshire Wensleydale Soufflé Tart Recipe

Appleby’s Cheshire Cheese Bun Recipe

Traditional Welsh Rarebit Recipe

Alastair Mouse’s Leftover Cheese & Onion Bread & Butter Pudding Recipe

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