Philippa Davis

Pimmgroni

Pimmgroni Pimmgroni base 100ml gin 100ml red vermouth 50ml cointreau 50ml sweet sherry 50ml Campari To serve 4 strawberries, cut into four thick slices 4 sprigs of mint 4 thin,…

ale braised beef

Recipe for ale-braised beef brisket with crushed potatoes Ingredients Beef 1kg rolled beef brisket, featherblade or chuck 2 tbsp oil 200g peeled shallots, halved lengthways 4 large carrots, peeled and…

Cherry and ricotta cake

Recipe for cherry and ricotta cake Ingredients 180g salted butter, softened 300g caster sugar 250g ricotta 1 lemon, zest and juice 1 tsp vanilla extract 240g plain flour 1 tsp…

picnic food

Is it going to be your 4×4 that has a group clustered around it at picnic time? Will your point-to-point picnic be the ultimate? Follow our advice and you’ll have…

devilled egg dip with crudites

Recipe for devilled egg dip Ingredients 6 medium free range eggs at room temperature 6 tbsp mayonnaise 2 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp paprika 30g cornichons,…

Pheasant, chorizo and ‘feta’ hand pies

These handheld pies are big on flavour, and I find the ‘feta’ cheese creates an excellent balance with the meaty, spicy pheasant and chorizo. Here in the UK we make…