• Pulled duck with caramelized onion chutney
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    Recipe: Caramelised red onion chutney

    When Winterbourne was a family home, the end of November would have already seen preparations for the festive table well underway. The Christmas pudding would be resting in the pantry after making its way around the household on Stir-up Sunday. Preserves and pickles would line the shelves – the product of the Walled Garden’s annual…

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  • Butternut squash mac and cheese
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    Butternut squash mac and cheese

    Enjoy all the usual indulgence and comfort of mac and cheese with a seasonal twist. Mixing butternut squash into this sauce gives your mac and cheese a sweet and earthy flavour, as well as a vibrant colour. This recipe serves two and can be made in advance and frozen for later. Ingredients 1 large butternut…

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  • Lynda Donaldson Fat Rascals

    Recipe: Fat rascals

    Looking for a treat to have with a cup of tea? Shop volunteer Lynda shares a recipe for deliciously indulgent fat rascals – a Yorkshire favourite popularised by Betty’s in York – which her mum taught her. Full of currants, they’re perfect served warm with butter. Ingredients Method 1. Sieve the flour and salt together…

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  • Orange Savarin
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    Recipe: Carol’s orange savarin

    June’s recipe of the month is a gorgeously sticky and sweet orange savarin, brought to us by shop volunteer and patron Carol. Carol discovered this recipe when taking a cookery class in Brussels and is now bringing it to Birmingham for you to try at home.  Ingredients For the cake 2 eggs 125g/4oz caster sugar…

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  • Chicken Broth

    Eat like it’s 1440: ‘Checkins in Brothe’

    May’s recipe of the month is ‘Chickens in Broth’ – a 15th century recipe brought back to life courtesy of our Visitor Engagement Manager-cum-medieval cook, Tessa. Packed with timeless flavours, it’s sure to delight even the most discerning of today’s palates.  Published by Richard Pynson in 1500, the Boke of Cokery is thought to be…

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