rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
December 23, 2025 No Comments
We used to open for winter weekends, until we realised that heating a château in the winter meant that we were essentially gifting people their stays with us, but before…
rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
November 28, 2025 No Comments
Our old, gnarly apple tree had a bumper crop this summer, its crooked branches laden with Reinette de Canada apples, their brown blushed skins looking ugly and unpromising, but their…
rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
August 23, 2025 No Comments
Buttery, flaky pastry, sweet onions and juicy tomatoes make this a proper summer tart. I add a layer of breadcrumbs to soak up some of the liquid from the tomatoes,…
rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
May 2, 2025 No Comments
These are a very simple twist on a traditional strawberry tart, using a sweetened mascarpone in place of a crème patisserie filling. If you don’t have tartlet tins you can…
rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
April 12, 2025 No Comments
Soufflés are actually pretty easy to make, their high maintenance reputation comes from the fact that they do deflate pretty quickly as they cool. There’s nothing you can do about…
rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
March 5, 2025 No Comments
This is really two recipes in one – the braised fennel is one of our favourite side dishes, it’s so lovely alongside a roast or with some grilled fish, and…
rebecca@chateaudelaruche.com
January 30, 2025 No Comments
I’d forgotten just how much I adore French Onion Soup until I spent a weekend in Paris with my sister. It was a cold and breezy weekend with plenty of…
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