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PRESERVES, VINEGARS AND SPICES MENU B From Dorset With Love Liberty Fields www.fromdorsetwithlove.co.uk www.libertyfields.co.uk 07769 686601 / 01258 268090 01935 892430 rom Dorset With Love is an award-winning ased in West Dorset, Liberty Fields is preserves business based in Blandford. With exploring the taste of apples, making products a fantastic array of products, Chrissy and Karl using the fruit from our orchards. These include Regler, creators of Dorsetshire Sauce, handmake six year old Apple Balsamic Vinegar, unique in the their jams, preserves and sauces in small batches UK, and Apple Aperitif. In 2016 we’re launching in an open pan. Committed to sourcing local Porter’s Perfection Vodka – pure, clean and hristmas is coming. Be prepared. That’s the ingredients wherever possible, they are constantly refreshing, like the first bite of a crisp apple – and only way to make it through this festive season innovating to bring you exciting (butofalways Apple Liqueur. food relatively intact, according to the chefs delicious) flavours. we spoke to (p.39). Now, Available as much as weat: love Available at: Christmas – it has pigs in blankets for a start – if you’re F C Mrs Green’s Farm Kitchen is s ue fiv e Dorset the designated cook in your house, what should be a sugar-dusted dream of a holiday can quickly turn stressful enough to disintegrate your paper crown with www.harihari.co.uk www.mrsgreensfarmkitchen.co.uk fearful perspiration. There’s lots to think about. From 07958 468385 rs Green’s what to serve on the big day (turkey? goose? beef?) to Farm Kitchen is set in the midst of Hills in the middle of a working iscover the authentic andwhich potentially torturous method you’re the usingPurbeck to cook it, the decisions comeofas thick andfarm. fast asIthe crowdsdelicious of create handmade jams, lemon distinctive flavours and complex cuisine people youunique need to feed. curd and fudge in a variety of flavours. I am Sri Lanka with Hari Hari Curry. The spice So this issue of Menu an enthusiastic traditional in the way that I cook, using the packs are hand-crafted in the UK using pure Sri is here, like sous chef, to help with your prep. We have turkey open-pan method as well as making my delicious Lankan spices that will wow your taste buds and cooking tips (p.8, p.32, p.39), and recipes for an entire, 3 lemon curd using a bain-marie. open a door to a whole new world flavour.meal They lovelyof Christmas – Starter, Main and Dessert in at: are gluten, dairy, sugar and salt-free and free from The Cook Book (p.29). Don’t slog Available around the shops, Christmas shopping. We have present ideas for food preservatives, additives and dyes. lovers (p.20), dates for Dorset’s thriving local producer Available at: markets (p18) and some Michelin-starred chutney for a www.olivesetal.co.uk hand-made gift (p.36). If all gets too much, close your 01258 474300 kitchen and eat out. There are recommendations for Olives Et Al were inspired by where to go for Christmas dinner (p.39)ounder and any Member special HO HO! the fantastic food,HOparticularly olives, occasion (p.53). So treat yourself Robin Alway – you deserve it – and have encountered by founders Giles and Annie Group Editor a great Christmas! Henschel on an epic motorbike expedition around Hari Hari Curry M D Olives Et Al F Contributor Elves Russell Brown is our regular Michelinstarred chef who now runs the Creative About Cuisine consultancy. He’s just back from the “ fantastic” Eat Jersey food festival, is working on recipes for cavolo nero and clementines (possibly not in the one dish) and then heading to Padstow for a guest chef dinner and a demo at the Christmas festival. His chutney on p.36 would be a great present for any foodie friends. Miriam Phillips' media presence now extends to the airwaves as she pops up on BBC Radio Solent’s Breakfast in Dorset show to chat about local food. That’s when she’s not busy finding country pubs now Autumn is here. Bravely, given the approaching festivities, she’s also looking for healthy food and great children’s menus for her two toddlers. Do share any you’ve found with us on Twitter. the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa. They also produce olive oil, snacks, nuts, dressings, sauces and antipasti. They still work with some of the people they met on that first journey and many more met over the past 20 years. Widely available Tom wholesale East Sophie Atherton and too. has always been is an acclaimed Available and a traditionalist at: DT10 4GA beer writer and DT1 3RT when it comes to Christmas. It’s turkey all the way for him and he speaks fondly of birds from his home county of Norfolk. But as it’s Christmas we’re letting that pass. However, after speaking to A Taste of Game, he’s tempted to try a Venison Wellington for the first time. Funny you should mention that, we have just such a recipe Jurassic Cottage this issue on p.25. See Also… the first woman in the UK to be accredited as a beer sommelier. A group of people who know their beer, our Members of Parliament, made her their Beer Sommelier of the Year in 2013. However, she has absolutely no time for novelty Christmas ales. She instead recommends some local brews that taste much more of the season and Foods p34 make great gifts for beer fans. Marshwood Vale Cider p45 The Wobbly Cottage p36 www.menu-dorset.co.uk 39