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 with a loved one (or equally wonderful enjoyed on your own) Ingredients: 250g Camembert de Normandie 1 clove garlic fresh rosemary tips olive oil bread (cut into bite sized pieces) carrot sticks […]
Alastair Mouse’s Basic Cheese Sauce Recipe
Ingredients 25g Butter 25g Flour 300ml Milk 50g Gould’s Farmhouse Cheddar (or any piece of cheese you happen to have in the back of the fridge), grated 1 teaspoon of mustard (optional) Salt & Pepper to season Method Place the butter and flour in a saucepan and cook on a low heat whilst stirring continuously […]
Hawes’ Yorkshire Wensleydale Soufflé Tart Recipe
Ingredients 225g Shortcrust Pastry 100g Cooked ham, shredded 1 teaspoon mild French mustard 15g Butter 20g Plain Flour 100ml Milk 50g Hawes’ Yorkshire Wensleydale PGI 2 eggs, separated into yolks & whites Salt, pepper & ground nutmeg for seasoning Method Roll out the shortcrust pastry. You should have enough to line 6 x 7.5cm loose […]
Appleby’s Cheshire Cheese Bun Recipe
Ingredients 225g Self Raising Flour A pinch of salt 75g Butter (cubed) 75g Appleby’s Cheshire Cheese 75g Sultanas 2 eggs (beaten) 1 teaspoon Marmite (yeast extract) 100ml milk Paper bun cases for baking Method Pre heat the oven to 190°C Mix the flour & salt in a bowl, add the butter and rub it into […]
Traditional Welsh Rarebit Recipe
Ingredients 50g plain flour 50g butter 250ml strong beer (West Berkshire Brewery’s Good Old Boy is our beer of choice), warmed 250g Gould’s Extra Tasty Cheddar (or Duckett’s Caerphilly for the traditionalists, but we find its delicate flavour can get masked by the Worcestershire sauce), grated 2 tsp English mustard 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (or […]
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 butter A finely chopped clove of garlic Finely chopped herbs, parsley or whatever you have in the garden or bottom of the fridge 100g or more of any old cheese you have lying around…grated 400 ml […]
Traditional Swiss Fondue Recipe
I often get asked for a recipe for a Traditional Swiss Fondue so I thought I would post my favourite one. This is a really classic version and feeds between 4 – 6 people depending on how greedy your friends are. You can substitute in different cheeses and also add in brandy, worcestershire sauce… Whatever […]
Tartiflette Recipe
What is Tartiflette? It is a fabulous dish originally made in the Alps and involves potatoes, bacon, onions and Reblochon PDO! The name is thought to come from tartiflâ, which is the Arpitan word for potato. Arpitan is a dialect spoken on the borders between east France and west Switzerland. The recipe for this glorious […]
