My Fair Lady meets Braveheart From an early age much of my time has been spent on and off stage so I'm well aware of what it takes to make...
Recipe | Venison Scotch egg
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Scotland
Barbecued flatbread with sprinkles recipe
Hatched, matched and dispatched The wild salmon and I were both caught leaping for joy at the prospect of spending some jolly time on the...
Pheasant au Vin
Fun and Game At this stage in the game season I have noticed it is definitely the keen beans, the obsessed and the hardy that do most of...
Poached pheasant with ginger, garlic, chilli and lime.
How to poach a pheasant… This week I am delighted to be back up in the magnificent highlands cooking for various grouse, partridge and...
Spiced banana cake with maple syrup and honey
Caught between a midge and ... Within minutes of arriving at the lodge in the Highlands I was faced with a dilemma. It reminded me of the...
Recipe |Horseradish Sauce
Fishing for condiments There were members of my second group of jolly fishermen and women (‘fisherpersons’ is probably the PC way forward...
Recipe | BBQ wild salmon with grilled baby gem and salsa verde
Quite the catch... This week I headed to the Scottish Highlands to cook for a salmon fishing week on the River Findhorn, lots of big...
Baked eggs with spiced tomato, chickpeas, yogurt and coriander
The Brunch club... Anxious texting, emails, and phone calls preceded the start of the weekend. The hosts and I were keen to make...
Game Pie
I Only have pies for you … I knew this was going to be a top class job when I was the told the driver who was to collect and take me to...
Apple and Pear Tart
Autumnal fruity tart... The Scottish skies were dark and foreboding, the rain relentlessly lashed down and the wind whipped across the...
Recipe | Baked ham with marmalade glaze
I am looking for someone to share an adventure…….. That’s what she should of have said, but instead she merely asked: “Can you drive”?...
Pan fried grouse breasts with hazelnuts and caul fat
Caul of the Wild “Where you off to next?” “I’m off to cook for a stalking week.” “Stalking?! What’s that, sounds dodgy’? My friend asked....
Plum and meringue Ice cream
The battle of the plums.. Before I tell you about the battle of the plums I am delighted to announce the completion of my first short...
Recipe|Crab cakes with chilli sauce
Feeling crabby ? I have just come back from cooking for a delightful dinner party in the magical city of Edinburgh. Having recently made...
Recipe |Never out of fashion dressings
A different kettle of bird.. The beautiful birds strutted their stuff across the wild Scottish landscape, unflappable despite the...
Roast Pheasant with apple, bacon, cream and wholegrain mustard
Out damned shot! out, I say... Hello and welcome to Philippa Davis postcard recipes 2014! Having consumed 1 (or 3)...
Recipe | Pappardelle pasta with braised pheasant , cavolo nero, cream and nutmeg
I am pretty sure it was The Spaniel, in the Billiard Room with the Cream Tea that left a trail of muddy paws for the house keeper to...
The week of the hunter
Recipe | Parsnip chips and Celeriac, swede and beetroot gratin There is a secret dress code for the flight to Inverness in Scotland. For...
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