Home Cooked: Recipes from the Farm (Kate Humble)

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Home Cooked is Kate’s debut cookbook and is a celebration of simple, seasonal home cooking full of flavour, comfort and joy. With more than 100 recipes from Kate’s kitchen table, this is food to share from breakfast time to the evening meal – for lazy days, busy weeknights or gatherings, and everything in between. Kate also catches up with local producer Ben Ford, from Parva Spices, who brings a taste of exotic sunshine to the Wye Valley. There’s a new arrival – a rescue pony from the Redwings charity called Gilbert, complete with a splendid moustache. He’ll be a companion horse for Rags, the farm horse, who has been feeling a bit lonely since his old friend Champ died a year ago. With spring on its way, Kate’s off foraging with Liz Knight, proving that even at this time of year, there are delicious, nutritious goodies all around us. They are joined by Cannon Hall Farm’s favourite brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson, plus special guests, presenter-turned-farmer George Lamb, Dr Amir Khan, farm regular JB Gill, and Reuben Owen from Our Yorkshire Farm. They’ll keep tally on the star crops that have come in big this year, as well as meeting the producers who turn these humble looking plants into everyday favourites.

In a hidden corner of the farm, traditional woodworking expert Michelle Matteo uses a hand-built lathe to turn a chunk of wild cherry timber into a beautiful wooden bowl.

Asparagus risotto

And to celebrate the end of a long cold winter, it’s finally time for the cattle to be let out of their shed and onto the fresh green grass – you’ve never seen scampering cows look so happy! Harvest on the Farm: Episode 4 airs Friday 29 September 2023 on Channel 5 What can we expect from this episode Kate’s joining friend Rob Penn in his quest to plant a million trees on the hillsides of the Brecon Beacons. Rob is passionate about preserving our all-too-rare existing ancient woodlands – and creating the ancient woodlands of the future – in his Stump Up For Trees project. Kate walks with Rob around old and new woods and has a plan to add to the thousand trees she has already planted at her little farm, using brand new tree guards made almost entirely of sheep’s wool! Wild forager Liz Knight takes Kate out to collect a sugary treat direct from the woods – by tapping the rising sap from some silver birch trees. In the kitchen, Kate rustles up the local delicacy – Welsh cakes – cooked straight on the hot plate. And Kate gets a butchery masterclass from local butcher Ben Morton, who lets her into a few secrets of his favourite cuts of hogget – a lamb that’s just over a year old – to make sure every ounce of the precious meat is used.

Cannon Hall Farm have ended up filming the lambing themselves on their iPhones, and using farmer and key worker Dale Lavender (a keen videographer and photographer hobbiest) to assist. The Nicholson family, of Cannon Hall Farm, were due to host the ‘as live’ broadcasts with Helen Skelton and Adam Henson presenting on location. This week Kate goes for a pre-dawn walk with ornithologist Dr Steph Tyler, to catch the magical early morning birdsong before anyone else has woken up. And in a hidden patch of woodland, hunts down a spring favourite – wild garlic – with foraging expert Liz Knight. Kate joins old friend and producer Angharad Underwood to make marmalade the easy way, and shares a simple one-pan Chocolate and Marmalade cake. A perfect treat after a hard day of farming. Culminating with a harvest festival at the end of the week, this is an epic celebration of great British food and farming!On the farm it’s scanning time – to find out how many lambs each ewe is carrying. It’s a tense time for Kate and Farmer Tim and the results will lead plans for looking after the pregnant ewes. Farmer Tim has an ideal number of lambs in mind, but will he get his wish? We also catch up with Farmer Tim’s enthusiastic young sheepdog Connie, who’s coming on in leaps and bounds – most of the time! Kate takes a trip into the pine woods with Liz Knight, gathering fresh pine needles to add a special flavour to a lemon and polenta cake. In the kitchen, Kate’s producing slow-roast shoulder of goat, accompanied by a Middle Eastern-inspired harissa slaw. Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson investigate the key agricultural products that provide the United Kingdom with an early-day energy boost. Chef Tim prepares a classic dessert with a brilliant twist, we meet the Essex natives who ruffle more feathers than the cast of TOWIE, and we learn how a former Zimbabwean journalist is changing the face of British farming.

Stripped across four nights, our hosts celebrate the best British food, at a make-or-break time of the year – when the weather make be the difference between a bountiful harvest and complete washout. Lastly, Kate’s cooking up a treat for Ludo; Toad in the Hole. It’s a dish she’s never taken to, but that’s love for you. Can Kate convert herself to this hearty, warming classic? They honour the British tradition of farmer’s markets by highlighting local favourites, Dr. Amir enlightens us on the unsung heroes of the harvest, and JB investigates novel approaches to reducing food waste. And now, for the exciting conclusion to this year’s Rob vs. Dave competition! Rob and Dave Nichsolon are brothers and work together every single day, providing essential care for their hundreds of animals. Inspired by Kate’s rural life at home in Wales, and the popularity of her cooking on Escape to the Farm, this deliciously appealing slice of country life contains seasonal recipes, including:

Courgette Flowers Filled with a Herby Ricotta and Baked in Tomato Sauce

Producer Richard Mortimer said: “Robert and David Nicholson, our resident farmers for the last three years, are more than familiar with what we need. The finale takes place on the Essex farm, where hosts Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson welcome the Nicholson Brothers, Rob and Dave, for a Harvest Festival extravaganza. Harvest on the Farm: Episode 3 airs Thursday 28 September 2023 on Channel 5 What can we expect from this episode Soon after Kate bought her little farm in Monmouthshire, she planted a thousand trees around the land. Now, nearly 10 years on, it’s time to thin the young trees, leaving the best ones to grow big and strong. But using heavy machinery on wet and boggy land would make a terrible mess – so Kate’s brought her friend Kate Mobbs-Morgan and her powerful Ardennes horse Kip to clear the trees in a more traditional and forgiving way.