From the château kitchen

our favourite seasonal recipes

I hesitate to call this a recipe, it is rather, a handy staple to have on hand for all sorts of moments. I love this

I make all of my jams following the same simple ratio of 800g sugar to 1kg of fruit. This is a little less sugar than

I love this for breakfast on a very lazy Sunday morning, or as a light lunch, or even as a starter if I’m feeling particularly

A simple tart with an easy flatbread base topped with crème fraiche, sweet onions, smokey lardons and a sprinkling of cheese. It makes a hearty

This tart can be as easy or as complicated to make as you want it to be. If you can get your hands on good

The potager is bursting with courgettes, they appear almost daily where there was no sign of any the day before. This clafoutis was created to

The thin green spears of asparagus, so beloved in England at this time of year, can be hard to come by in France. The markets

Our elderflowers are just starting to bud up, the first tiny star-like flowers beginning to burst open. It won’t be long before we can harvest

Technically these are not a soufflé, there is no whisking of whites or separating of eggs, but they do puff up in the over and

This soup can almost make itself while you’re cooking something else. It’s also entirely flexible when it comes to the roots used and is a

Pate de fruit recipe – traditional French homemade jelly sweets made with pure fruit – gelatine free suitable for vegetarians and vegans