DARK CHOCOLATE TART Serves 6 1 x 18cm pastry ring 250g Sweet Pastry 250g Dark Chocolate Couverture (chopped into small pieces) 2 Free Range Eggs 150ml Guernsey Whipping Cream 100ml Guernsey Full Cream Milk Blind bake an 18 cm diameter tart case using sweet paste and set aside. Once baked to a golden colour, [...]
Twelth-night cake with Tutti-Frutti Panacotta Serves 6/8 Almond Sponge Filling: 65g Guernsey Dairy Unsalted Butter 65g Caster Sugar 1 Free Range Egg 65g Ground Almonds 15g Plain Flour (sieved) 15ml Dark Rum 450g Puff Pastry 1 Free Range Egg (beaten) Method: On a lightly floured surface, roll out approx. [...]
Serves 8 Choux Pastry 250ml Water 125g Guernsey Dairy Butter 180g Plain Flour (sieved) 5 Free Range Castel Farm Eggs 5g Caster Sugar Cream Filling 150g Chestnut Purée 15g Caster Sugar 284ml Guernsey Dairy Whipping Cream Dark Chocolate Sauce 123g Dark Chocolate 30g Caster Sugar 180ml Water 20g Corn flour 30g Cocoa Powder To prepare [...]
! As it’s Halloween this month, we’ve picked out one of the best dark and moody drinks. This Black Martini replaces vermouth with either blackberry brandy or black raspberry liqueur. Ingredients: 3 1/2 oz gin or vodka 1/2 oz blackberry brandy or black raspberry liqueur lemon twist for garnish Preparation: Pour the ingredients into a [...]
Tropical Heatwave Ingredients 1oz Malibu rum 1oz Crème de Banana 1tbsp Tabasco sauce 2oz pineapple juice Method Combine the rum and Crème de Banana over ice. Add Tabasco sauce and pineapple juice. Shake vigorously and garnish with pineapple and chilli pepper.
“Let’s head for the bay,” they said. A great idea. A nice evening with friends down the bay. What I didn’t realise is that they meant Bay Bistro & Grill at L’Eree. But I am delighted to have discovered this gem on Guernsey’s west coast where the welcome is warm, the service is excellent, and [...]
The Americano is a gentle introduction to the unusual, bitter taste of Campari. Ingredients: 1 oz Campari 1 oz sweet vermouth club soda lemon twist or orange slice for garnish Preparation Fill an old fashioned glass with ice cubes. Build with the Campari and vermouth. Top off with club soda. Garnish with the lemon twist [...]
There are good nights out. There are great nights out. And then there are those rare nights out where the food, drink, service, ambience and company conspire to create an evening so special as to stand head and shoulders above all others in recent times. And that’s exactly what I’ve just experienced at the OGH [...]
Check out Tony Leck’s melt in your mouth strawberry shortcake. Perfect for the Summer season! Recipe: Serves 6 Shortcake: 240g Unsalted Guernsey Butter 110g Icing Sugar 240g Plain Flour (sieved) 40g Rice Flour Strawberries: 500g Strawberries 50g Icing Sugar Freshly Milled Black Peppercorns 50ml Balsamic Vinegar 100ml Strawberry Coulis 200ml Whipped Guernsey Cream 1 Vanilla [...]
The June Bug (also known as The dune Bug) The June Bug is a tropical cocktail. It consists of a mixture of a strong spirit, usually vodka, with coconut rum (such as Malibu), melon liqueur (such as Midori), orange or pineapple juice, and lime juice. It is shaken with ice and served long, in a highball glass, over ice with optional [...]
the Barclays Wealth Champion Charities hold their annual presentation evening
Clarice Greening celebrates her 13th birthday with her family and friends
The Premature Baby Foundation hold a charity Christmas Party
The Medical Specialist Group celebrates it’s 20th birthday
Network Insurance show clients their new offices
The Guernsey Rowing Club rows for local charities
