From Annies Desk

Too hot to cook? We have you sorted. Quiche, pork pies and salad greens picked in the cool of last night. @du_fermier from 9 till sold out.

Tomorrow at our petite Marche we have a lot of lovely things from the @babbingtonpark garden. Carrots, beetroots, salad greens and more. I’ll be baking a few family size quiches as well as the odd doughnut and croissant. Out the front of @du_fermier from 9-11 tomorrow.

To all our lovely customers, suppliers, friends, family and furred family, happy Christmas and thank you for your love and support over the last year. Stay safe and have a stellar 2018. Annie and the team at @du_fermier and @babbingtonpark

Don’t forget my beautiful little book as a Christmas gift. If you pop into @du_fermier Annie will happily sign it for you.

Pork pies and rillette all lined up ready for outer Saturday table. Doughnuts, baguettes, croissants, chard, radishes and more. From 9. Even duck fat for your Christmas potatoes.

Happy Christmas to me and @tottie__ A divine 24 hour break from the universe being indulged and spoilt at the incomparable @lakehousedaylesford and by @wolfinkitchen When you see all the Alla and Allan have built and achieved these last 30 odd years you understand the power of dreams and the hard work of turning them into reality. Bravo.

Sunday night campfire #cairnterrier Love my dog.

Reminiscing about my lunch in Paris with @growcookeat at #ledome by making a classic Mille feuille @du_fermier this weekend.

Admiring all that is his. @babbingtonpark

Happy days. #Repost @babbingtonpark (@get_repost) ・・・ Grass, grass and more grass. New #hustlermower for #babbingtonpark #anniesmithers #springgrass #rideonmower

A veritable abundance of verdant greens. Thanks to @t.p_gardens @babbingtonpark and our very lovely #glasshousecompany poly tunnel. We have so many, we might just have to start selling outside dufermier on a Saturday morning.

Our first Sebastopol gosling of the season @babbingtonpark

Spring and the memories of Gascony are strong for my first menu back. Loved making a Gascon Croustade au Pomme. (at Du Fermier)

Very nice to be.back home in the kitchen. (at Du Fermier)

Spent the morning pondering the wonders of Visby. One of the great seats of power of the Hanseatic League when they controlled the herring trade. Thanks for bringing me #1000yearsinaday all those years ago to my lovely sister Jane. She has filled my silly old head with such treasures over the years. (at Visby City Wall)

The haunting Gotland tradition of letting old fishing boats lie where they are left, to return to the earth. (at Gotland)

Good morning from Gotland. (at Sindarve lammgård)