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Well perhaps not a walk, more like a tip toe Wild Cooks, because I have invested in another puppy pictured here playing “Hidey Hidey Hidey Woo!” with her sister!
Hidey Woo!
Yes, Honey Moon has a sister Pickle Moon so now the sweet meets the sour!
She is lovely and what can I say, I never thought I would be the sort who would go googly eyed over a pooch.
Still the new arrival has to learn about foraging from an early age!
We went for a walk and to be honest I was surprised to see the shoots sprouting up all over the river bank in Boroughbridge.
The secret as we all know is to pick the shoots from a place that is not near a footpath (no chance of a stray dog running nearby if you know what I mean!)
Keep away from the road more travelled!
Wild garlic shoots of joy are sprouting so summer is definitely on its way, yippee! The gifts nature gives us are no greater than at this time of year with wild garlic, nettles and cleavers clinging to the bushes.
Pickle Moon!
My hounds loved the walk, the garlic got picked and Pickle got her first taste of foraging! Although she did not seem that impressed by the green pointed leaves that thrill me so much. (So much to learn!)
The car on the way home had a hint of garlic, it was there I had the idea to team it with some fillet of Yorkshire beef. If you would like to see what we did with the garlic please read the following recipe here.
Other news: We are all getting excited up here about the Tour De France and as you can see the excitement is infectious. Rudding Park is helping Visit Harrogate to put on the “Vive le Tour Dinner” at the Royal Hall in Harrogate on Saturday 5 July 2014. Our Senior Management Team have helped to put the event together and the menu is very cool- hopefully everyone will agree it’s a taste of what Yorkshire has to offer.
Bienvenue
Time to cycle!
Wild Cooks, enjoy your foraging in the run up to the Grand Depart!
Steph x
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A frosty December morning is always a great time to go for a walk and yes I did take the monster (Honey Moon!)
Crab apple hunting
Can you spot the dog?
Here she is practising her camouflage ever ready for the cat next door!
Back to apples…
Crab Apples washing
Look what we found- crab apples and they are frosted and ripe and ready to eat. I decided to bottle them for an early Christmas present for one of our Chefs.
Crab apples draining!
The crab apples came off the tree very easily and after a sort into sizes and a good wash in my sink it was time to bottle them.
I wanted the apples to have a gentle kick but not be too sweet so I added a little cider vinegar.
Look what Matthew Wilkinson from our kitchen’s here at Rudding Park came up with:
Apple-dessert
Recipe to Matthew’s Apple Jelly
Recipe to Matthew’s Apple Parfait
Recipe to Matthew’s Spiced Apple Cake
Nice one Chef- love it Matthew!
Try these recipes at home or if after cooking Christmas dinner you would prefer to rest and enjoy some of these dishes at Rudding Park why not buy one of Rudding Park’s online gift vouchers. There’s Dine With Wine, Food and Flicks and plenty more to choose from.
Wishing you a very cool yule wild cooks!
Steph x
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Well we are avoiding all puns now with something that is close to my heart Yorkshire Game. Do you know your Pheasant from your Partridge, is your Grouse Famous or have you recently jugged your hare?!
Eddie Gray,Stephanie Moon and Matthew Wilkinson (pictured above at Rudding Park) have picked up the “game gauntlet” and are going for it. The following dishes are live this week on the Clocktower menu to support the Countryside Alliance’s Game to Eat campaign.
Please take your pick from the following game recipes cooked by the following chefs…
Eddie Gray…
To Start
Tea Smoked Wild Duck
Trio of pickled beetroot, pickering watercress
Main course
Poached Rabbit Saddle
Wild mushroom crust, rabbit and pearl barley risotto, Kale, ginger beer jus
Matthew Wilkinson…
To Start
Braised Hare Pappardelle Pasta
Tomato, rosemary, smoked pancetta
Main course
Roast Pheasant
Black truffle, tarragon, chorizo, charred squash, butter beans, game jus
Stephanie Moon…
To Start
Venison
Fresh wasabi, dandelion and burdock salad, venison wonton
Steph’s Venison steak tartar
Main Course
Barbeque North York Moor Partridge
Smoky bacon mash potato, collard greens, corn and chilli salsa
So why not try these recipes if you are game!
With some fresh new approaches to classic game, each Chef has made you an easy recipe and a slighty more complex one to flex your culinary arm.
Game On Wild Cooks!
Make the most of Game to Eat Week whilst it is here – Enjoy these healthy, low in fat, tasty dishes at Clocktower before having a go at the recipes in your own home.
Low in food miles but hopefully high in food styles!
Steph x
Just off to pluck a few partridge!
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