Daylesford Organic Farm

Yesterday morning I went for a delicious weekend breakfast at Daylesford Organic farm in Gloucestershire.

 It really is the most wonderful place-
an open plan converted barn; one half
serving as a farm shop and the other as
the restaurant. There's a vast array of
organic vegetables, bread, meat, fish
and even a special cheese room stocking
 their award-winning cheeses.

I could have quite easily spent hours and hundreds of pounds there but after a scrummy breakfast of sourdough toast, wild mushrooms and poached eggs topped with hollandaise, I settled on a colourful array of assorted tomatoes, some award-winning cheddar, a bunch of baby carrots and a sourdough loaf.


I will definitely be making a return trip.

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www.daylesfordorganicfarm.co.uk

Mission mayonnaise

There's nothing quite like homemade mayonnaise. All you need is a steady hand, a food processor and ten minutes of your time. Still got nerve-wracking visions of an oily curdling mess? Try out this foolproof recipe:

1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk

250ml of sunflower oil and 50ml of olive oil

a squeeze of lemon

Seasoning

1/2 a clove of garlic

a teaspoon of mustard

- Pop the egg and egg yolk into the food processor along with the garlic and mustard.

- Whizz until combined.

- Now, with the food processor still running, VERY slowly start to pour in the oils, almost a drop at a time to start off with. Be patient, it will start to thicken gradually and once it does you can start pouring the oil in slightly more quickly. 

- Once all the oil is combined, stop the blade and add seasoning and a squeeze of lemon.

- I sometimes like to add a dash of vinegar to taste.

This is delicious for a potato salad and even to simply dollop along side any meat or fish. Up the garlic amount for an aioli.