Homemade labneh
If you’re looking for a quick and easy cheese to make at home that is full of flavour, then labneh couldn’t be simpler. Popular in the Middle East, it requires only two ingredients – yogurt and salt – and a little bit of patience.
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Potato, cheese and apple pinwheels
A super simple but delicious recipe that is perfect for parties or picnics. It can be made with many different flavour combinations to suit your own tastes and is good for using up leftover ingredients.
Lemon cheese
A creamy and zingy preserve, this lemon cheese is really versatile. It helps to mellow the pungency of washed-rind cheeses and works beautifully well in classic desserts like pavlova, lemon tart or cheesecake.
Bix and blueberry cheesecake
I’m always looking for new ways to add different styles of cheese to desserts and this no-bake cheesecake was a great experiment and the taste was delicious. It uses my cheese of the month, Bix, a triple-cream cheese which has extra double cream added to it, making it perfect for puddings.
Plum tarte tatin with goat’s cheese
I’ve never been the biggest fan of fruit in savoury dishes, but this marriage of soft sticky plums with the sharp creamy goat’s cheese is truly delicious.
National Vegetarian Week 2022
National Vegetarian Week (16 – 22 May 2022) aims to encourage people to cut down the amount of meat they eat in a bid to have a positive impact on the planet. According to the 2018 International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), eating more vegetarian foods is one of the best things we can do to help reduce the effect of global warming.
Learning to make cheese at the Courtyard Dairy
I’ve been making cheese at home for a while now and it has been, on the whole, pretty successful and very tasty. For my last birthday I was gifted a cheese making course in North Yorkshire and it opened my eyes to new cheese making opportunities beyond the fresh cheese I had been making.
Spiced beans with gouda cheese
This spiced beans with cheese recipe was a bit of an experiment and shares similarities with the Mexican staple refried beans. It’s simple to make and can be used in so many different ways.
Celebrating British Pie Week: Tunworth, potato and onion pie
To celebrate British Pie Week (7-13 March), I wanted to use March’s cheese of the month, Tunworth, to create a perfect pie pairing.
Baked ricotta and aubergine with spicy tomato sauce and pangritata
A comforting midweek meal showcasing the best of homemade ricotta.