North Wales is home to the Eryri (Snowdonia) International Dark Sky Reserve where light levels are controlled to protect our night skies, and right here in Anglesey the night sky is much darker here than in many other places across the UK. Dani Robertson has spent a...
Autumn
Salted caramel hot chocolate
INGREDIENTSMakes 1 300ml jar 200ml/7fl oz milk or milk alternative 25g/1oz good-quality milk chocolate, grated (we like Pump Street sourdough and sea salt bar) 2 tsp Halen Môn Salted Caramel Sauce 1 tbsp cocoa powder Halen Môn Pure Salt in a finer flaked, to taste...
Fermented chilli hot sauce
INGREDIENTSMakes 1 300ml jar 500ml boiling water 20g Halen Môn Pure Sea Salt 10 fresh red chillies (about 150g), cut into 1cm pieces, but seeds retained 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 banana shallot, roughly chopped 4 garlic...
Nik Sharma’s roasted butternut squash recipe, delicious sauce, crispy leeks + farfalle
INGREDIENTSServes 4 455g butternut squash, peeled and seeded, diced into 2.5.cm cubes 60ml + 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 480ml + 1 tbsp water 70g unsalted raw cashews 2 garlic cloves, smashed ½ tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp ground cayenne ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp ground...
Jeremy Lee’s mushroom jalouise
INGREDIENTSServes 6 25g dried porcini 3 or 4 shallots 3 cloves of garlic 50g unsalted butter (or use 2 soup spoons of olive oil instead) 1kg large flat mushrooms, peeled and halved then blitzed fine in a food processor 75ml white wine 1 small finger-sized bundle of...
Halen Môn Kraut-chi
INGREDIENTSMakes 1 jar 2 kg of white cabbage (organic preferably) 45g Pure Sea Salt 60g spring onions 30g garlic 30g ginger root 20g-40g of Gochugaru chilli flakes, to taste depending how spicy you like it 50 ml of Oak Smoked Water Anna Jones of Jones Trust Your Gut,...
Autumn root stew with herby dumplings
INGREDIENTSServes 4 For the stew 4 tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely diced 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced A sprig of rosemary, leaves picked finely chopped 2 leeks, washed, sliced into 2cm rounds 100ml white wine 500-750ml vegetable or chicken stock 3 carrots,...
Salted caramel + apple crumble cake
INGREDIENTS SERVES 6-8 For the cake 75g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 2 tablespoons Halen Môn Salted Caramel Spread 150g plain flour ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 85g soft light brown sugar ¼ teaspoon...
Honey butter roasted squash pelau
INGREDIENTS 1 large onion, finely sliced 1 stick of celery, finely sliced 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1/4 cabbage, finely sliced 1.5 tsp Pure Sea Salt + extra pinch 1.5 tsp Pure Sea Salt with Chilli and Garlic + extra pinch 1 tsp turmeric 2 tsp paprika 1/2...
Elliott’s Sea Salt Chocolate Cookies
INGREDIENTSMakes 10 cookies 110 g butter (salted or unsalted), soft/at room temperature, cut into rough cubes 160 g soft light brown sugar 50 g caster sugar 1 egg 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla paste 200 g plain flour 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder 150 g good-quality dark...