Britain is currently experiencing a heatwave. Men are removing their tops, ladies their dignity, and everyone’s getting the BBQ set out. The closest we got to a BBQ mood this weekend was by cooking some lovely Laverstoke buffalo burgers – which are also sadly the last item I will be covering in my Laverstoke box. Continue reading
Yesterday I went over to Laura’s house for a Sunday roast. Laura is an accomplished and talented food stylist/writer who also blogs on the side as Sifting Sowing. Going to her and James’s house is like going to food heaven so I am always very excited. When we were discussing the menu I mentioned I wanted to try out the buffalo forerib that I got in my Laverstoke Park Farm meat box. It was immediately and gleefully decided that we would have a rib-off! Continue reading
I’ve tried mozzarella and ricotta from the Laverstoke buffalo to great satisfaction – now it’s time to move on to the meat itself. The premium piece in my Laverstoke meat box was a buffalo fillet. I immediately knew what I wanted to make: an alternative to Beef Wellington. I haven’t seen the buffalo version done anywhere on the internet, BUT I first got the inspiration from reading Obama Foodorama, which reveals that Bison Wellington was served to David Cameron at a White House Dinner in March. I love it! Continue reading
It’s nice to be able to share a vegetarian recipe on my blog. Contrary to popular belief, I don’t eat a lot of meat, all the time! In fact I try and have two or three vegetarian days per week. This month I got some ricotta in my Laverstoke Park Farm meat box, made from their buffalo milk – apparently this is the winner of a two star Gold Award at the Taste 2010 Awards (the Oscars of the food industry). Continue reading
When I posted my Laverstoke unboxing blog post yesterday, I received an unprecedented amount of gushing from friends and readers about one item in particular: the buffalo mozzarella. “The best I’ve ever had,” said George. “Laverstoke Park do some of the BEST buffalo mozarella,” said Adam. I got so excited, that there was only one thing for it. To delve into the mozzarella! Continue reading
