by Al la Carte | Monday, 29 June, 2015 | Recipes
It’s mid way through elderflower season so you’ve only got a couple more weeks before this wonderful flower is past its best. There are quite a few elderflower recipes out there to try; elderflower cordial, elderflower fritters, elderflower pana cotta to...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 22 June, 2015 | Recipes
This recipe was inspired by the velouté with diced vegetables which I had The Kitchin in Edinburgh. I really liked the simplicity of the small diced vegetables and thought it would work well with a refreshing gazpacho soup. Brunoise is a kind of a “posh”...
by Al la Carte | Monday, 15 June, 2015 | Trips
I’ve never been to Edinburgh, which is a surprise to most of my friends as it’s only a couple of hours on the train from where I live and chock full with some really nice places to eat. So this past weekend I finally went. I caught the train up to Carlisle...
by Al la Carte | Sunday, 7 June, 2015 | Cocktails, Recipes
As a child I loved milkshakes, as an adult I think I like them even more. There are now many recipes on the internet for adult milkshakes or “Hardshakes”, this is one of mine: Ingredients (makes 500ml) 70ml Bourbon (I used Woodford Reserve) 35ml Toffee...
by Al la Carte | Sunday, 31 May, 2015 | Recipes
This is a great recipe if you have some stale bread, it has to be good bread and certainly not white sliced. I used my personal favourite elderflower sourdough from Staff of Life bakery. Ingredients (serves 2-4) 100g of stale bread 4 medium tomatoes 1 roasted red...
