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personal chef at the Three Little Pigs Luxury Cottage

I had a great evening last night as a personal chef at the Three Little Pigs Luxury Cottage. This was for fashion, beauty and lifestyle blogger Style Mum. You can find her blog here

With beautiful bedrooms and a stunning kitchen set in the middle of the Dorset countryside of Milton Abbas. This cottage offers everything you could ask for. You can take a tour of the cottage on their website here

As a starter they had butternut squash ravioli with sage burnt butter sauce and pine nuts.

We then moved on to the main which was braised pigs cheek in Ale. This is accompanied by crispy potatoes, thyme carrots and caramelised roasted shallots.

To finish we had blackberry and apple tarte tatin. Served with a vanilla pouring cream. As it was he friends birthday this was served whole at the table with birthday candles for her to blow out!

personal chef at the Three Little Pigs Luxury Cottage

Who wouldn’t want to dine in this dining room?

personal chef at the Three Little Pigs Luxury Cottage

You can find a whole page bout us on their website. This includes a personal recommendation for when I went and cooked for the owners Howard and Stephanie at the cottage.

To book your own evening please contact us

We cover the majority of Somerset and Dorset including: Weymouth, Sherborne, Shaftesbury, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester, Glastonbury, Lyme Regis, Weston-Super-Mare and Yeovil. If you would like to know if we cover your area please get in touch and we would be happy to discuss this with you.

Please Inform us of any dietary requirements, allergies or intolerances you have

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Menu Dorset Magazine

Make sure to pick up your copy of the latest issue of Menu Dorset Magazine to find my latest article with recipe, my new advert and a listing about the Pop up restaurant hosted by Lesley Waters and myself at Melbury Vale Winery! http://www.menu-dorset.co.uk/

To book your evening with Steve James please contact us 

 

The Menu Dorset Magazine is a high quality free magazine which celebrates Dorset’s food & drink throughout the county. Showcasing the best food and drink in Dorset. From local producers to great chefs, whether dining out or cooking at home, We celebrate all that is local, seasonal and satisfying!

Menu Dorset is extremely passionate about the local, seasonal food and drink in this county that they have made a unique magazine that celebrates it. Menu showcases Dorset at its most delicious, every four weeks and for free. They take fellow food-lovers to the best places to eat. Show them how local producers make the finest ingredients.

 

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Menu Dorset Magazine Steve James scallop recipe

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Personal chef Somerton

On Sunday it was our second night as a personal chef Somerton. We were cooking at Lytes Cary Manor again for Nancy and her family. Again we had to ensure there was an option for gluten free, cows milk free, A vegetarian option which can include fish, and an to have an option that didn’t have an unpasteurised cheese. All of the dishes were served family style. The menu for the evening I below and pictures of some of the dishes following that.

The menu for the evening was as follows:-

Personal chef Somerton Menu

Starters

Roasted figs stuffed with blue cheese and rosemary drizzled with honey and served with rocket and air cured ham. (Quarter of these were served without blue cheese)

White bean, fennel and polenta salad with spinach and basil, served with a tomato and basil sauce.

Main

Slow roasted lamb with mint sauce and gravy

Whole roasted Sea bream with a lemon, parsley and rapeseed dressing

All served with roasted potatoes, orange and rosemary roasted carrots, green beans served with a nutmeg butter.

Dessert

Apple and blackberry crumble with a macadamia crumble. Stem ginger cream on the side.

Fruit salad with a mint, vanilla and lemon syrup on the side.

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polenta white bean and roasted fennel salad with spinach and basil served with a tomato and basil sauce personal chef Somerton

personal chef Somerton roasted sea bream   personal chef Somerton apple and blackberry crumble

Caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset. This includes Weymouth. Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis. Also Weston, Bridgewater, cheddar, crewkerne, Templecombe, Taunton. Wellington, Wincanton, Abbotsbury, Cerne Abbas, Portland, Shaftesbury. Sherborne, Sturminster Newton, Swanage, Wareham and Yeovil.

 

 

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Dinner Party Shaftesbury, Melbury Vale Vineyard

On Friday night we had a special evening dinner party Shaftesbury at the Melbury Vale Winery. This included a selection of cocktails made from their wines, fusions, brandies and liqueurs. The menu was also special as we had various dietary requirements to include in the mix. These were some gluten free, some with gluten, some vegetarian, some to include some fish and also some meat.

Everyone had a fantastic evening and the food was enjoyed by all. The menu for this special evening was as follows:

Dinner Party Shaftesbury

Crispy chicken with mustard mayonnaise

Trout and watercress shot glasses with crème fraiche and dill pickled cucumber

Citrus cured salmon on melba toasts, sushi ginger, crème fraiche, coriander, lime zest 

Charred sweetcorn salsa

Pickled fennel

Dill biscuits filled with whipped goats cheese 

Gluten free scones with herbed cream cheese

Butternut squash hummus with gluten free flat bread

Minted courgette salad

Celeriac coleslaw

Crustless courgette, carrot and red onion quiche

carrot, coriander, red onion and smoked cheddar cheese bake

Blackberry, raspberry Eton mess  with a blackberry and raspberry sauce with a hint of their Dusk Fusion to add a flavouring of cherry almond and fig

Pear, salted caramel and dark chocolate tart

Pickled fennel Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Pickled Fennel
Dill Biscuits filled with whipped goats cheese Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Dill Biscuits filled with whipped goats cheese
celeriac apple coleslaw Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Celeriac and apple coleslaw
sweetcorn salsa Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Sweetcorn salsa
Citrus cured salmon on melba toast with crème fraiche, sushi ginger, lime zest Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Citrus cured salmon on melba toast with crème fraiche, sushi ginger, lime zest
minted courgette salad Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Minted courgette salad
Crispy chicken with mustard mayonnaise Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Crispy chicken with mustard mayonnaise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrot, red onion, coriander and smoked cheddar cheese bake Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Carrot, red onion, coriander and smoked cheddar cheese bake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red onion carrot courgette crustless quiche Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Red onion, courgette and carrot crustless quiche

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Butternut squash Hummus Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Butternut squash hummus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trout shot glass with creme fraiche, watercress puree and dill pickled cucumber
Trout shot glass with crème fraiche, watercress puree and dill pickled cucumber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blackberry raspberry Eton mess Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Blackberry and raspberry Eton mess

 

 

 

 

blackberry raspberry eton mess Dinner Party Shaftesbury caterer and Personal chef service that covers Somerset and Dorset including Weymouth, Sherborne, Bruton, Bridport, Dorchester,  Lyme Regis, Weston and Yeovil
Blackberry raspberry Eton mess

 

 

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