Recipes

Welcome to my world of preserving.  This collection contains recipes to suit every taste, from the sweet and luscious, hot and fragrant through to wonderful tongue tickling salty and tangy flavours. 

With recipes for beginners as well as those ready to step up to the next level, it contains classics as well as artisanal preserves. 

Adding vibrancy, diversity and sustenance, life is better with a preserve on the table.  Delve into the art of preserving and if you have any questions or need more information, I would love to hear from you. 


  • Pickles, Chutney, Relish & Sauces

Gingery Pear Chutney

If you’re addicted to the lemony and earthy flavour of ginger with its characteristic zing, then this autumn pear chutney...

  • Pickles, Chutney, Relish & Sauces

Pickled Watermelon Rind

In summer cold  juicy sweet watermelon is a great way to rehydrate and beat the heat. But what to do...

  • Drying, Salting & Potting

Roasted Garlic and Roasted Garlic Oil

This recipe could be called roasted garlic oil or roasted garlic because either way you end up with two intensely...

  • Jams, Jellies & Marmalades

Spiced Cider and Apple Jelly

This apple jelly is an absolute stand out. It shines in the apple jelly crowd and from the first spoon...

  • Pickles, Chutney, Relish & Sauces

Tomato Chutney

Preserve the abundant tomato harvest with this classic tomato chutney. Its long slow simmering produces an intense tomato flavour that...

  • Pickles, Chutney, Relish & Sauces

Tomato Sauce

Tomato sauce captures the essence of summer. Rich red tomatoes, ripened on the vine, full of colour and flavour from...