This week in the kitchen we have been looking at getting an authentic, late medieval recipe for Venison Pie ready for Christmas. Looking through our archives of recipes (or reciepts) we found three good recipes from the ...
There is a fruit pie for every season: strawberry-rhubarb for spring, cherry in summer, pear in the autumn, and apple in the winter. Apple pie has to be our favourite, and one we make for many clients, ...
Slow cooking in winter, isn't that what comfort food is all about? This stew is perfect if you find yourself with limited time during the day and are always rushing about in the evenings racing to make dinner, you ...
Throughout this New Year, into Valantines Day, we get our busiest booking period, where many people are looking for the same summer dates, for Weddings and Parties in particular, and we are having to turn people away ...
Remarkably it is the 17th of November and our Tomato greenhouse on our market garden farm is still producing tomatoes on the vine! It has been an excellent season for our tomatoes, most were used in our catering ...
13 February 2010
Below is a promotional video we have made to advertise our Hog Roast Catering skills and experience. It shows how to prepare a pig from the start and how it is carved and served to guests. The Embers Hog Roaster Oven is fully portable and means we can cook a pig and serve it regardless [...]
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10 February 2010
Throughout this New Year, into Valantines Day, we get our busiest booking period, where many people are looking for the same summer dates, for Weddings and Parties in particular, and we are having to turn people away … we dislike turning people away but we would rather concentrate on no more than two jobs on [...]
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02 December 2009
There is a fruit pie for every season: strawberry-rhubarb for spring, cherry in summer, pear in the autumn, and apple in the winter. Apple pie has to be our favourite, and one we make for many clients, its warming, homely and, if done right, better than any fancy, messed about dessert masquerading as art-food on a [...]
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02 December 2009
Too many modern cooks have played and poked about with the traditional Christmas Pudding, but playing about with the taste is pointless, you either like the taste or you do not, which is why it is best to serve a couple of different desserts on Christmas Day to keep everyone happy. However, we feel at Oakden [...]
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02 December 2009
A lot of our clients are asking us for home-made, great tasting recipes that could be called British ‘classics’. Sticky Toffee Pudding is certainly one of those, and is very popular – I guess people are tired of the shop bought taste that never quite captures the childhood memory of it. However, getting the balance [...]
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