Recipes 

Shared by our Dames

Daddy Howell’s Welsh cakes

Dame Kate HowellA proud Welsh member of our Chapter, Kate shares her Dad’s recipe for traditional Welsh Cakes ahead of St. David’s Day.Ingredients8oz self raising…
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Passion Fruit Curd

Dame Cathy SLomanA little treat to tickle your fancy for Valentine’s day – what could be better than some passion fruit for your beloved (or…
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The Cranberry Margarita

Dame Jo JacobiusMy favourite Christmas cocktails include the French 75, Breakfast Martini, and this one, the Cranberry Margarita…For the rim:1 tbsp clear honey or agave…
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Pear and Port cake

Dame Rosalind Rathouse INGREDIENTSFor the pears4 dessert pears, cored and quartered 4 ozs butter4 ozs sugar 4 ozs caster sugar2 ozs butter 2 eggs1 cup…
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Olive Chocolate Tapenade

Dame Chantal CoadyMakes enough to fill a 450g jarIngredients1 x 290-300 jar of pitted Kalamata olives5 preserved fillets of anchovy, drained and chopped1 large garlic…
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Cheese and Thyme Scones

Dame Cathy SlomanAlthough scones are always at their absolute best on the day they’re baked, this recipe does make more than four – you can…
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Pumpkin and saffron soup

Dame Cathy SlomanThis luscious soup makes the most of the traditional squashes and pumpkins that are around now – it really doesn’t matter which variety…
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Pickled apples

Dame Jen GreenhalghThese simple pickled apples are the absolute bomb with blue cheese and walnuts. Keep them on hand for a charcuterie or cheese board!Ingredients…
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Green tomato jam

Dame Jen GreenhalghAs Autumn roles in and the juicy red of our Summer tomatoes become a distant memory, we’ve been making sure that some of…
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Getting started with sourdough

Dame Cathy Sloman As Sourdough September draws to a close, I’ve been casting my mind back to my first foray intothe dark art of wild…
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