Autumn - Halen Môn

Autumn

Beetroot + blood orange soup

Beetroot + blood orange soup

Bright, balanced and a beautiful shade of magenta, this soup is enough to turn any beetrootsceptic. The ginger and citrus temper the earthiness of beetroot, while the smoked saltsprinkled over just before serving adds welcome crunch and structure.INGREDIENTSSERVES 4 2...

Winter morning kedgeree

Winter morning kedgeree

We call this Christmas Day kedgeree, because it would make a perfect breakfast with a glass of fizz but it’s incredibly simple, so would make an excellent midweek supper on a chilly evening, too (with or without fizz). Be generous with the amount of black pepper while...

Ginger Jin Môr

Ginger Jin Môr

Ginger, clementine and, of course, a dash of our gin of the sea. This recipe makes a personal cocktail for sipping to yourself but it's simple to scale up too.INGREDIENTSMakes one cockail For the cauliflower 60ml Jin Môr Juice of a clementine 20ml Cointreau 20ml...

Pawb Pawb cauliflower

Pawb Pawb cauliflower

Shamelessly inspired by Bang Bang Cauliflower in name, but it’s our 'Pawb' seasoning which lends this dish its explosive flavour in this instance. Tossing the cauliflower in gram flour also means that this version is naturally gluten – free and extra...

Pan-charred sprouts with anchovies, lemon and hazelnuts

Pan-charred sprouts with anchovies, lemon and hazelnuts

Brussels Sprouts, like other members of the cabbage family, benefit from a heavy-hand with the heat. Cooking them until they turn black in places helps to caramelise them and concentrates their flavour. Anchovies melt to become an extra layer of umami seasoning, which...

Passeti + Boote’s perfectly cured trout

Passeti + Boote’s perfectly cured trout

Pasetti + Boote, talented caterers based in Bristol and friends of Halen Môn, have kindly shared their secret to the perfect cured trout for this festive season. The perfect canape for the big day itself. Over to Max: "The salt cure for our trout is flavoured with...

French onion soup

French onion soup

We took Margaret, Alison’s mother, to Paris for her 89th birthday, as she always wanted to go. The main event was a classically chic lunch of herbed soufflé, cured meats, wine and Provencal olives, but the real star was the starter: a deeply savoury French onion soup...

Toasted milk cookies

Toasted milk cookies

This recipe is based on some cookies that Jess had at a wedding in upstate New York a few years ago. The groom, a chef, made these with his cousin (also a chef) for the lucky guests. They are the right balance of sweet and salt with an extra toasty depth – the kind of...

Carrot and lentil Salty Pumpkin Spice soup

Carrot and lentil Salty Pumpkin Spice soup

A bright and pleasing carrot and lentil soup just when the days are getting gloomier. Heavy on cinnamon, with nutmeg, allspice and cloves, our Salty Pumpkin spice makes everything it touches taste deeply comforting. The lentils in the soup means that it’s a...

From sea to screen: how we made our first TV ad

From sea to screen: how we made our first TV ad

We are hugely grateful to have been voted one of Sky TV's Local Heroes, which meant winning our very first TV ad campaign. It goes live on 155 Sky TV channels this October. We took a moment to catch up with Jess Lea-Wilson, our Brand Director (and star of the ad!) to...