Recipes – Château de la Ruche

Wild garlic and comté soufflé

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…

Braised fennel tart tatin

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…

French onion soup

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…

Garlic and herb butter with radishes

I hesitate to call this a recipe, it is rather, a handy staple to have on hand for all sorts of moments. I love this butter spread on fresh crusty…

Strawberry jam and a very creamy stove top rice pudding

I make all of my jams following the same simple ratio of 800g sugar to 1kg of fruit. This is a little less sugar than a traditional jam recipe, but…

Sweet potato rösti with charred kale and smoked salmon

I love this for breakfast on a very lazy Sunday morning, or as a light lunch, or even as a starter if I’m feeling particularly greedy – though I might…

Tarte flambee a flat bread topped with seasoned creme fraiche, smokey bacon lardons and melted cheese, served on a table with a kale casear salad

Tarte Flambée with winter kale caesar salad

A simple tart with an easy flatbread base topped with crème fraiche, sweet onions, smokey lardons and a sprinkling of cheese. It makes a hearty lunch and is perfect with…

A rustic apple and almond galette, filled with an almondy frangipane and piled with sliced apples. The pastry is folded over on the edges to hold in the tart filling.

Apple and frangipane galette

This tart can be as easy or as complicated to make as you want it to be. If you can get your hands on good shop-bought pastry you can get…

From the château kitchen

our favourite seasonal recipes

Wild garlic and comté soufflé

Braised fennel tart tatin

French onion soup

Garlic and herb butter with radishes

Strawberry jam and a very creamy stove top rice pudding

Sweet potato rösti with charred kale and smoked salmon

Tarte Flambée with winter kale caesar salad

Apple and frangipane galette