Good Food Kitchen

End of Seville orange season and the last batch set last week. I’ve made more marmalade than I care to count this year, enough for the cupboard and a few jars to press into willing hands. Enriched with Glenfiddich Scotch. The bitterness is deliberate. The sweetness earned. Good marmalade should wake you up before the toast does. Several jars now lined up on the table, peel suspended in clear amber, meant for toast. 🍊🥃 #glenfiddich #sevilleorangemarmalade

Sourdough discard never goes to waste in this kitchen. These cookies are folded through with dark chocolate chips, pistachios and fine slivers of cashew, then finished with a scattering of sea salt for contrast. The crumb is tender with just a hint of tang from the starter, which works beautifully against the richness of the chocolate. They are particularly good with a strong coffee in the afternoon. Sharing them may require a little restraint. If you bake with sourdough, this is a batch worth saving your discard for. #sourdoughbaking #chocolatechipcookies🍪 #bakingfromscratch❤️ #sourdoughcookies

Spotted the first snowdrop in our allotment kitchen garden yesterday. Growing in fertile ground by the shed wall, against weathered timber. It marks the point where late winter starts to give way to early spring. Still brisk out, but the change is in the air. #firstsignsofspring #snowdrop #allotmentlife

Courgette and plum cake with toasted walnuts - baked late last summer and nearly forgotten. Courgettes from the kitchen garden, Victoria plums from a friend’s orchard. Served with homemade plum jam and tea. Felt right to share it now. #courgettecake #victoriaplums #fromscratch #kitchengarden #plumjam

Leek and potato potage - a classic winter warmer: smooth, subtly savoury, and wonderfully comforting. Finished with a handful of grated Gruyère stirred in at the end for a touch of richness, and served with slices of our homemade sourdough, still warm from the oven. #leekandpotatosoup #seasonalcooking #allotmentharvest #winterrecipes #comfortfood❤️ #soupseason #plottoplate