From the château kitchen

These panna cotta are such a lovely, simple summer pudding. Set vanilla scented cream and a sweet but sharp fruit compote on top. I make

I have always loved beautiful French Patisserie. Lines of perfect little cakes and tarts lined up in the window, glistening with fruit, flowers and chocolate.

Sweet petit pois, creamy creme fraiche, salty and savoury parmesan, a little lemon and some mint, spread on garlicky toast – the perfect spring starter

A simple recipe for a homemade rhubarb gin

It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that when you live in France you have to find ways to use up leftover croissants and baguettes. It’s

The only vegetable left in the potager is cavelo nero, or black kale, or Italian kale – I love it in stir fries or fried

A January twist on a Lemon Drizzle – a cake I always make for our French friends when I want to share a taste of

Serve this hearty loaf with homemade soup or a good bit of Roquefort or stilton and a lovely crisp apple.  After a couple of days

A twist on a tarte tatin, or a French version of an English upside down cake – however you look at it the caramelly-apples are

Use up a glut of summer berries to make this jam – or just buy bags of frozen berries from the supermarket – ideal if

A great vegetarian main course or lovely for lunch with salad, this beetroot tart tatin is made simple by using ready cooked beetroot and shop

Apples in a calvados custard in a crisp, buttery tart – the perfect autumn pudding. You can leave our the booze of course – but