Potato & goats cheese salad

Ingredients Garden peas, fine beans, exquisa   potatoes, goats cheese, creme fraiche, black pepper, chives, lemon.

1) Prick the potatoes and boil them for 20 minutes in hot salted water. during the last 10 minutes, add the fine beans, during the last 3, add the garden peas.


2) Strain the potatoes and run under a cold tap then set aside.


3) Whip goats cheese with creme fraiche and a squeeze of lemon juice, then stir the potatoes, green beans and garden peas into it. 


4) Serve warm or cold with freshly chopped chives and freshly ground black pepper.

Cheese & chive dip

Ingredients Double cream, lemon, chives, salt, cheddar

When I got this request through, I actually thought that it was a joke! Like the time I got a request for cheese on toast... but it was genuine so here is my recipe for cheese & chive dip. The ideal partner for Fudge's cheddar wafers.


1) To make soured cream, all you need to do is whip a squeeze of lemon juice and a pinch of salt through and continue whipping until the cream has thickened a little. You can use single or double cream for this.


2) Grate a lump of good strong cheddar (this dip works best with 1 part cheese to 2 parts soured cream) and chop fresh chives onto the dip.


And that's it! You're done - it's best left to chill in the fridge for an hour before serving. If you would prefer to be a little more low-fat, this dip can be made using creme fraiche but it will not have the thicker consistency of soured cream.

Wensleydale & cranberry biscuits

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Ingredients Cranberry wensleydale, plain flour, butter, salt, 1 egg, soured cream, chives, black pepper

1) Measure 115g plain flour, 60g grated cranberry wensleydale, a pinch of salt and a pinch of black pepper into a food processor and pulse until breadcrumbs form. Add in the yolk of one egg and a few drops of warm water until a firm dough forms.

2) Roll out the dough to 1cm thickness and cut out biscuit shapes. Bake for 8-10 minutes in the oven.

3) I served these with a soured cream, chive and black pepper dip.