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Pear & Dark Chocolate Oaty Crumble

DessertServes 4-6

Nothing says Autumn quite like a good crumble and this Pear and Dark Chocolate version from the team at Thixendale based Charlie & Ivy is a real crowd pleaser! Using their Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil, pears and chocolate, this simple but delicious pudding is a perfect weekend treat. The recipe has been developed as be part of Charlie & Ivy’s Autumn Feast, an opportunity to get creative in your kitchen with a delicious seasonal menu, recipes and inspiration. Details of the feast and how to get hold of the new feasting box can be found online at www.charlieandivys.co.uk/autumn-feast.html

Winter Salad with Spiced Pecans, Pears and Blue Cheese

StarterServes 4 - 6

# Wash and dry the salad leaves and set aside. # In a small bowl, mix the pecans with the cayenne pepper, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and salt. # Scatter them over a baking tray and bake in an oven preheated to 200°C/Gas Mark 6 for 5-6 minutes, until lightly toasted. # Remove from the oven and leave to cool. For the vinaigrette, combine the ingredients vigorously. # Put the pears and salad leaves in a bowl and toss with the dressing. # Divide between 4 plates, scatter over the blue cheese and pecans nuts and serve.

Pear for the Heir

DrinkServes 1

Toast the heir to the throne with this green goddess of cocktails made from 2 juiced pears and apples and 2tbsp lemon juice shaken with Raisthorpe Sloe Gin and a dollop of honey. Pour over ice and add a splash of club soda.

Shibden Mill Inn Pear soufflé

DessertServes 4

Start by generously buttering 4 soufflé moulds and then covering the buttered moulds with caster sugar - tilt the mould to the side so you cover the bottom and the side, which will help the soufflé to rise. Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add 20g of the butter; melt and add the pears, sauté until soft and golden brown and finish by adding the lemon juice. Place the pear mix into a food processer & make a smooth purée, then pop the mixture in to a large bowl and leave in the fridge for an hour or so before making the soufflé batter. Whisk the egg yolks into the pear mixture and heat over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes - careful not to boil the mixture. In a mixer whisk the egg whites and the remaining caster sugar until soft peaks. Lightly fold the whites into a cooled pear mixture to make a batter like mixture. Pour the batter into the 4 sugared moulds and bake in a preheat oven at 180c for 15 minutes. Finish by dusting with icing sugar