Smoked gammon

A double smoked gammon, poaching for Sunday lunch

Burgers in the sun

Toasted sesame seed buns, onion and mushroom burgers, cheddar, gherkins, tomatoes, lettuce and garlic mayonnaise

Friday night steak

A single bone-in rib of beef, being seared before being quickly oven cooked

A homemade bearnaise, with tarragon, egg yolks, vinegar and butter

Served with goose fat fried potatoes, roasted mushrooms and a nice glass of merlot

Carving the rib across the grain

Barbecue time

The first barbecue of the year - a butterflied leg of lamb, with rosemary and garlic

Half an hour or so over hot coals

Nice and pink!

Followed with a chocolate ice cream sundae

Friday night treat

Belly pork roasted with five-spice, szechuan pepper and salt, served with steamed rice and steamed pak choi

Fusilli

Fusilli with homemade pesto

Toad in the hole

Toad in the hole, with cumberland sausages from the village butchers

Served with some of the last of the homegrown leeks

Finished with a rhubarb fool and twice-baked shortbread biscuits

First food

Carrot, mushed

Celebration dinner

Blinis with salmon eggs and smoked salmon

Duck breasts in a pink peppercorn and juniper berry marinade

Cheese before dessert - Chaource, Manchego and quinces

A raspberry, pistachio, honey and rosewater semifreddo to finish

Easter Sunday lunch

A very traditional roast chicken, with sausages in bacon, creamed leeks, sprouting brocolli and roast potatoes

Refining the dish

Still working on the lamb dish from last week

This week's aubergine stew was a tad more spicy, and with less tomatoes

And the lamb was replaced with a boned out leg of mutton - really excellent flavour, and cut nice and thin to stay tender

Roast pork

Roast loin of pork on the bone, with plenty of crackling

Served with cabbage, roast potates in thyme, roasted shallots and carrots

Good Friday lunch

Fajitas, with chicken, peppers and plenty of guacamole

Weekend curry

An easy lamb curry for a Thursday night

Started with onions, coriander stalks, ginger, bay leaves and chilli

Added some diced lamb, tomatoes, lentils, rogan josh paste and chicken stock

Simmered for an hour or so until the lamb was tender

Served with steamed rice, yoghurt and coriander

Fishfinger sandwiches

Rocket was added, to give it a slightly fancy edge, but in the end it's still just a fishfinger sandwich

Sunday lunch out with friends

Excellent Sunday lunch out - beef with potatoes, leeks, carrots, beetroot and broccoli

Followed by a traditional bread and butter pudding