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In Britain horseradish is traditionally seen as the quintessential accompaniment to roast beef. However I recently discovered that in several parts of Europe it is viewed as the perfect partner [...]

Pork is one of those meats that seems to split opinion. The free range, full flavoured, rare breed meat I get from Harris Farm Meats is a world away from insipid factory farmed pork that so many [...]

Ever since humans started to record history, the sharing of food has been central to celebrations of special events. And in so many places around this world, roasted meat is ubiquitous in this [...]

I’ve never been a fan of pork chops, but Ruth at Harris Farm Meats told me this is pretty much the way she cooks them. I always like to as the producer or butcher how they’d cook things as it’s a [...]

I first met Ruth Harris a couple if years ago, and she’s a lady you can’t help but like. Her enthusiasm, for the meat she produces, and the welfare of her animals is infectious. A [...]

There are few things as exciting in life as finding flavour combinations that work. I was chatting to Ruth Harris from Harris Farm Meats at the weekend about the very subject and it was great to [...]

I always enjoy when I’m asked to create recipes using Scottish produce, while we have many very traditional dishes in Scotland like stovies, and Scotch Broth, I generally think of the [...]

When the cold weather bites and your heart starts to feel a little heavy at long dark nights through the interminable winter months, there’s one thing that wraps you up like a childhood [...]