Anna & Maggie Ashmole's recipes
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees fan. (recipe said 180 but that’s not enough) Pre-heat oven to 200 fan (try 220) Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Add kefir and mix to a dough. Turn out onto floured countertop, kneed very briefly to shape (don’t kneed too much…
I made this with leftover chicken for eclipse night, and didn’t have mango chutney, which seemed crucial to the recipe. However, a mixture of lime pickle and marmalade was so good that we think that the lime pickle should always be there!
One of our long-term violin clients made this cake for us as a moving-in present. It was so good that I definitely needed the recipe – I’ve always struggled with chocolate cake but this one is wonderfully dense and moist. Thank you Sarah! MethodCream the…
Super comforting spring recipe! Ingredients: Method: Melt butter and add a drizzle of olive oil, then cook the shallot and garlic until soft. Add a teaspoon of miso paste and allow to melt, then stir in the corn. Add pasta and fry lightly. Add chicken…
This was an invention, and is really easy as it relies on the harrisa for spice. Recipe for two people was one aubergine, one tin of tomatoes. Salt the aubergine, leave it for a while, then squeeze out and brown in sunflower oil. Separately, brown…
Made this when I was sick and it was very healing! Could have lots of variations but this is how I made it – had a leftover chicken that I had roasted with a cream and wild garlic sauce and potatoes. Ingredients: Fry up the…
Maggie has another chard recipe here Chop the stems of the chard separately from the green. Put the white stems in a pan with olive oil, garlic and salt, and saute gently for 5 mins. Then add the chopped greens and some white wine, cover…
Chop the onions into half-rings and fry in the oil until they just start to turn golden (say 5 mins). Then add the pork and cook until the pork definitely isn’t pink and is just starting to crisp at the edges (say another 5 mins).…
In progress… Leave this mixture out for a couple of hours – until it has doubled in volume. You are then going to use half and put half back in the fridge, making sure that it is in a jar which is covered but can…
Ingredients: For the bravas sauce: To serve: Method: Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring it to a boil. As soon as the water boils, add the baking soda (it will foam a little). Carefully add the potatoes and allow the water to come…
Made this for dinner with Milly the other night and it was really yummy! Ingredients: To serve: Saute the diced shallot in olive oil, then add the ginger, garlic and fresh tumeric and cook until fragrant. Add cumin and coriander seeds and season with salt…
A spring favourite – so easy and keeps really well for packed lunches. It’s lovely with asparagus but also works with other things like leeks or mushrooms. Ingredients: Method: Preheat the oven to Add the ricotta and goats cheese to a bowl and mix in…
Your mother’s day cake! A lovely spring bake. Online recipe here. Ingredients: Method:
Made these from a recipe I saw online and they were amazing – perfect combination of sweet and savoury! Ingredients: Method: Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Melt down the butter in a pot and heat slowly until browned. Pour into a measuring jug, add the…
My favourite cheap and protein filled lunch! Ingredients: Cook the rice and allow cool slightly. Mix in the fish, with equal parts soy sauce, mayo, and sriracha. Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion, and your choice of toppings. Serve with Nori snack sheets.
My favourite packed lunch at the moment! Nice when warm but works cold too. Ingredients: Method:
This is such a great recipe – it’s so simple but roasting cooking the aubergine in the oven adds an amazing caramelised crunch to the dish! Ingredients: (Serves 3) Method: Preheat the oven to 220C fan. Using a peeler and working from top to bottom…
A house favourite! Good for feeding groups. Recipe from Simple cookbook, also available online here. Ingredients: Method:
This one is a 26 Fairwall House classic – great for feeding people or for batch cooking! Recipe online here. Ingredients: Method: Put a large saucepan over a medium heat, then add a little oil, the spring onions, garlic and coriander stalks. Cook for about…
Wess made this for me last night and it was lovely – easy to make but very warming and with lots of protein and iron! Ingredients: Method: Sweat the onions in olive oil until golden, then add garlic, paprika, chilli and miso paste and fry…
Chop guanciale or bacon and start it cooking gently so that the fat melts out into the pan. You may not need to use oil i the pan if the meat has enough fat. This recipe is all about using the flavour of the fat…
Put the milk and sugar in a bowl and whisk until the sugar is dissolved. Add everything else and put into the ice cream maker. Put into the freezer after churning, but ideally serve within a few hours for best texture. Serves four.
Fry 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped in sunflower oil until mushy. Add a large teaspoon of capers, coarsely chopped, one dill pickle chopped into cubes, one large knob of butter, lots of black pepper, then cream. Set aside. Sear a halibut steak on both sides…
Don’t have a recipe but it was really good when Mirella made it in Cargalla.
Makes 4 pittas Mix dry ingredients, add water and kneed well. Divide into four, dust pieces with flour and put back into covered bowl to rise for about an hour. Can then put left in fridge overnight if wanted. Heat oven super-hot, 250 degrees if…
Delicious greek lamb koftas – great thing to do with lamb mince, especially in summer! You can make the koftas and tzatziki ahead of time to make it easier. Ingredients For the koftas: For the tzatziki: For the pita breads: (makes 6) Start by making…
Ingredients: Place rice in a large bowl, then add garam masala, turmeric, chilli, and coriander. Add salt, then give a good mix to ensure coated. Leave aside for 15 mins to infuse. Preheat wok on high with ghee. Using a spatula, fry potatoes for 5…
Ingredients: Add together in a bowl, leave for 10/15 mins, store in a kilner jar in the fridge.
Ingredients: Blend lemongrass, garlic, and chilli into fine paste. Add oil to pan and stir in paste. DO NOT ADD TO ALREADY HOT OIL. Cook paste stirring constantly until golden – do not burn, be patient, takes about 20 mins. Leave to cool, add fish…
https://www.marionskitchen.com/chilli-mud-crab/ Ingredients: Sauce: Freeze crab for 30 mins, then use sharp knift to punch down through head near eyes. Clean crab and divide into quarters. Combine ketchup, fish sauce, cooking wine, sugar, and vinegar with 1/4 cup water in small bowl. Heat oil in large…
Ingredients: Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper and cook, occasionally pressing meat down to make contact with pan, until underside is brown and crisp, then turn and cook the other side. Add garlic, chilli flakes and cumin, and…
Ingredients: Preheat oven to 200c fan. Pour warmed stock into jug and add lemon juice, saffron, cumin, and ginger. Whisk together and leave to infuse. Place chicken in large roasting tray with potatoes, onions, and olives. Scatter over the garlic, preserved lemon, olive oil, and…
Ingredients: Sterilize a 1 quart jar. Chop veg finely and add all other ingredients, mix until fully combined. Fill the jar, allow to ferment for 24 hours out of the fridge at room temp. Enjoy and store in fridge for up to two months.
Ingredients: Combine main ingredient with garlic, apple, soy, vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil and gochujang, leave to marinate for at least 20 mins (preferably 2 hours). Add cauliflower rice to pan with kimchi, stir fry until warmed through. Slice raw vegetables. Fry meat and marinate…
Ingredients: Cut tuna into 1/8 inch dice, combine with oil, cilantro, jalapeno, wasabi, sesame seeds, scallion, and lemon juice. Mix and season with salt and pepper. Serve drizzled with oil, cilantro, and a squeeze of lemon, and eat with mayo and potato chips.
Foolproof way to roast a beef rump cap! Remove from fridge in advance to allow to warm up, dry off with kitchen roll. Season with salt and pepper (LOTS!). Heat oil in a pan on medium heat, start fat side down to render, thoroughly brown…
Ingredients: Clean the squid, score, then cut into slices. Heat oil in pan, add ginger and garlic and stir fry for 1 minute. Add squid, carrot, babycorn, and onion, and continue to fry for 1 min. Add scallions, salt, sugar. Make a well in the…
Ingredients: In one pan, cook tomatoes down with cinnamon stick and bay leaves until they turn to a rich, thick, dark sauce (around 15 minutes). In another, fry chicken pieces until golden brown, then season with salt and pepper. Fry up spinach until soft and…
Ingredients: Heat oven to 180 degrees. Blanch chard/spinach in boiling water for 1 minute, then drain and cool under running water. Squeeze dry and finely chop. Heat olive oil in skillet, add onion and fennel, season with salt and pepper, cook until softened and lightly…
Makes 2: Shake well on ice, rime glasses with lime then tajin/chilli salt mixture. Seve and enjoy!
Ingredients: Preheat oven grill to medium high. Line a baking tray with foil. Place chicken in a large mixing bowl. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, gochujang, honey, ginger, garlic, spring onions, and mix. Spread chicken out onto lined baking tray. Place under hot oven grill…
Ingredients: Blend the aromatics into a paste using a food processor. Brown the diced aubergine until well cooked, then remove from pan. Brown the pork in batches to allow it to get crispy. Add the mushrooms and chopped beans. Add aubergine back to pan along…
Ingredients: Finely chop the dry ingredients and scatter over the fish, then pour over coconut milk and fish sauce. Wrap in tinfoil parcels and cook at 180 for 20 mins. Can be done with frozen fish – just cook for longer. Finish with a squeeze…
This can be intimidating, but does work. Pre-heat oven to 220 degrees fan (ie very hot). Dry the joint if it is at all wet. Get a really sharp knife or stanley knife and score the fat through the tough skin and into the softer…
Set oven to 160 degrees fan. Zest the lemon and put it and a tablespoon of juice plus a couple of tablespoons of water in the bottom of an ovenproof dish (our square white ones are good). Toss the apple slices in the liquid –…
Mix dry ingredients, whisk eggs in a bowl, add water, eggs and butter to the dry ingredients. Mix and kneed. Leave dough to rise in a covered bowl for about an hour. Knock back dough, separate into six parts and shape them as rolls. Arrange…
Green sauce to go with steak! Also works with other meats and fish. The ingredients can be played around with a bit. Ingredients: Chop herbs and garlic as finely as possible then combine with other ingredients. Other recipes generally include anchovies, which is really nice.…
Need to get some details here, but essentially roasted for about 25 mins at about 180 degrees. The thing that worked really well was sitting the onion and red pepper like little bowls and putting some shoyu on the onions and balsamic vinegar on the…