Barkham Blue wins Best Blue Cheese award We are delighted to announce that Barkham Blue has just been awarded “Best Blue Cheese” at The Great British Cheese Awards held in London today. Well done again our little cheese! Many thanks to Sandy’s cousin...
Serves 4 A great winter warmer soup – and thoroughly British – OK with a nod to the French for the bread! INGREDIENTS 1 swede, peeled and cut into 2.5cm/ 1 inch cubes 3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely chopped 2 celery stalks, finely chopped 1...
Yields 300 The saltiness and tang of this cheese make this a great accompaniment for steaks and burgers. INGREDIENTS 150g/5 1/2 oz Barkham Blue, crumbled 150g/5 1/2 oz unsalted butter, diced then softened to room temperature 2 tbsp snipped chives freshly ground black...
Serves 2 INGREDIENTS 2 large steaks or 4 small steaks (your favourite cut and thickness) salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion (sliced) 2 cloves garlic (chopped) 1 teaspoon thyme (chopped) 8 ounces mushrooms (sliced) salt and...
Serves 4 by Mark Hix There are still good leaves around in the winter months such as watercress, rocket and small spinach leaves. This is a good light salad or starter. Barkham blue is one of my favourite British blue cheeses, made at Two Hoots Cheese (0118-976 0401;...
Serves 4 A low-carb treat, ready in 5 mins Prep Time 5 min Cook Time 10 min Total Time 15 min INGREDIENTS 4 large field mushrooms 100g Barkham Blue cheese, finely chopped 25g walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped 4 thyme sprigs knob butter,...
This pie is wonderfully rich. Earthy beetroot adds to this wonderful winter dish. INGREDIENTS For the rough puff pastry: 250g/9oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting 250g/9oz cold butter, cut into small cubes ½ tsp salt 125ml/4½fl oz ice-cold water For the pie...
Serves 6 Mulled cider jelly is the perfect accompaniment for our Barkham Blue cheese. INGREDIENTS 6-8 servings of Barkham Blue For the jelly: 1 litre cider 6 cloves 12 black peppercorns 1 bayleaf A small piece of cinnamon stick 5 large gelatine leaves INSTRUCTIONS...
Serves 2 INGREDIENTS 2 fl oz of double cream 2 oz Barkham Blue (rind removed) 1 egg yolk 1 egg white Melted butter to grease ramekins INSTRUCTIONS Grease the ramekins first and set the oven to 235 Now place cream into a pan, and put to the side. Meanwhile, whisk the...
