There was a shepherd, a farmer, a welder, a roofer and an ex-huntsman. No, it’s not the beginning of a joke but the attendees who gathered in Clynderwen Community Hall,…
THE FIELD
A stalker’s breakfast
The movement of the muntjac buck can first be seen in the half-light. However, we have to wait for the pre-dawn grey to relinquish its grip, finally revealing the verdant…
Spearfishing: a thrilling way to secure a sustainable fish supper
Given my love of fishing, the interactions I have with fish have always been largely inter-dimensional. The inherent boundary between the fish in the water and my presence beside or…
Cold-smoked rainbow trout with roast beets, dill pickles and horseradish crème fraîche
Cold-smoked rainbow trout with roast beets, dill pickles and horseradish crème fraîche You will need: 1 smoking box 1 maze smoker 2 handfuls fine smoking woodchip, such as whisky barrel…
Hot smoked pheasant with celeriac rémoulade, quince mustard and apple dressing
Recipe for hot smoked pheasant You will need 1 large roasting tin 1 medium wire rack (to sit flat inside the tin) 1 handful fine smoking woodchip, such as apple…
How to smoke venison
Roe deer or wild boar can be smoked at home on a gas burner
Trout in a bag
Trout in a bag may not sound glamorous (say trout à la vapeur if you prefer) but it is one of the most simple of our best trout recipes. It…
How to make raspberry vinegar
Summer is here and for those of us with soft fruit in the vegetable garden, that probably means raspberries. Whilst raspberry jam is delicious, raspberry vinegar is a useful standby…
Game, set, match! The best Wimbledon recipes
Pimms! Strawberries! Ice cream! Wimbledon is nearly upon us. Whether you’ve managed to bag tickets for the hallowed turf at The All England Lawn Tennis Club this year or will…
Henley Blazers – a riot of colour at Henley Royal Regatta
There are five days of the Season in which the gentleman is free to throw sar-torial caution to the winds. At Henley Royal Regatta he may dress like a parrot.…