This recipe is from Season Two of Ben’s Menu and we believe it cannot possibly get any better – we hope you agree? INGREDIENTS (SERVES 3) 200 g Barilla Maccheroni 300 ml dry white wine 300 ml brown chicken stock 80 g Ashgrove Bush Pepper Cheese 80 g Ashgrove Cheddar 80 g Ashgrove Smoked Cheddar […]
Easy Chocolate Beetroot Cake
I love this recipe, it requires only one bowl to wash up, and the beetroot is easily interchanged with many other flavorings. Ingredients 370g Melted Ashgrove Unsalted Butter 2 ¼ cups Caster Sugar 6 eggs 4 cups S.R. Flour 1 ½ cups Cocoa Powder 2 Tb Vanilla Essence 2 cups H2O 2 cups of grated fresh beetroot (yes, just grate fresh beetroot) Method: Sift flour sugar and cocoa, add eggs, essence, […]
Classic Chocolate Chips Biscuits
Classic Chocolate Chips Biscuits There really is nothing better than home cooked chocolate chip biscuits, and this recipe has been tried and tested over a thousand times. Baked daily by various team members and myself for well over 12 years; in a cafe I owned and manager in Hobart called KAOS. A fresh jar […]
Thick Caramel Sauce
Caramel Sauce is perfect for everything – well almost anything! Cakes, pancakes, crepes, icecream, apples, bananas, shaken up with fresh milk for a home made milkshake – hmmm! Ingredients 1 Cup Brown Sugar 1tsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 Cup of Ashgrove Traditional Farm House Butter 1 Cup of Ashgrove Pure Natural Cream Steps Step […]
Ashgrove Chocolate Butter Frosting
This is an easy to make decadent and creamy chocolate butter frosting. Perfect to top muffins, cupcakes, a big cake or even dollop onto pancakes! Ingredients 1 cup Ashgrove Unsalted Butter 2 Tbsp Ashgrove Full Cream Milk 1/2 cup Coco Powder 3 1/2 cup Icing Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Steps Step […]
Ashgrove Cheese & Truffle Gourmet Toasted Sandwich
It is Truffle time in Tasmania, and we thought we would share with you this fabulous and delicious recipe from Ben Milbourne, who lives just down the road from the Ashgrove Milk and Cheese factory. Ingredients 3 slices thick-cut bread or sourdough 20g Ashgrove Farmhouse Butter or Herb and Garlic Butter 100g ham 1⁄4 cup […]
Spiced Winter Milk
The Art to Spicing up Milk is really very simple. When the air is crispy cold and it is dark before you arrive home from work. Learning the art of spicing up a glass or two of warm milk is a perfect way unwind and relax. What you will need 2 cups of fresh Ashgrove […]
Ingenious Toasted Sandwich Idea
Cheesy Bolognese Toastie Not only is this toastie ingenious and tastes delicious, it is also a sure crowd pleaser! Think after school – I am the Best Mum or Dad in the world? Think lazy Sunday afternoon, football match and a larger – Best Mate in the world? Think what to do with that left […]
Pear, Almond and Fresh Ashgrove Milk Smoothie
A great way to nourish the winter blues away. This is a simple and beautiful way to enjoy the abundance of fresh winter pears. Take 150ml of Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm full cream of non-homogenised milk, 1/4 cup of almonds and 1 ripe pear. Put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz until naturally thickened. […]
Ashgrove Heavenly Havarti & Cranberry Toastie!
Here is a fabulous idea and it is really easy ! Ingredients Good quality bread 2 x slices Handful of dried cranberries or fresh red currants! 50g of Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm Havarti Cheese Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm Traditional Butter Step 1: Butter the bread on all sides – go on do it !! Step 2: […]
Simple Autumn Blue Cheese Salad
A delicious idea using Tasmanian Walnuts, pears which are now abundantly in season and our creamy Mr Bennetts Blue Cheese. Step 1: Simply arrange some fresh salad greens on a plate Step 2: Top with sliced pears, toasted walnut pieces and 100g of crumbled Ashgrove Mr Bennett’s blue cheese Step 3: Drizzle with oil […]
CUTE MILK CUPS
We think this is perfect for the kids after school. You can serve this warm in winter for a treat, or chilled on a hot summer day. It is really simple you just need some chocolate, Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm Milk and 100s & 1000’s Step 1 : Melt a little chocolate or carob (100g), take four glasses […]
ANZAC BISCUIT
Did you know ? The first known Anzac biscuit recipe appeared in The War Chest Cookery Book, which was published in Sydney in 1917, but this recipe was for a cake, not a biscuit? It is said that biscuits with a similar recipe to the one we knew today appeared in magazines under different names, […]
Ashgrove Fetta, Fresh Basil & Spinach Galette
This dish is reminiscent of a long, hot summer days at Ashgrove, when the farmers are busy working, cutting and bailing hay. It is also a time when fresh herbs are abundant in my mother’s garden. This is perfect to share with your family, friends, or as a lunch box treat. Shopping list Ashgrove Creme […]
Ashgrove Frozen Chocolate Milk
Frozen Ashgrove Farm Chocolate Milk (serves 4) What I like about this recipe is that it is simple! Ashgrove Milk is versatile and will take any flavours that you throw into it. Try this out and have fun with inventing new and delicious flavour combinations. Shopping list Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm Chocolate Flavoured Milk 500ml Ashgrove Natural Cream 300ml Ice Steps 1. In a blender pour in Ashgrove Chocolate milk. 2. Add 2 cups of ice. 3. Blend on low, mix till smooth & slushy. 4. Divide & pour into glasses, top with Ashgrove Tasmanian Farm whipped Natural Cream. Tip: Try – Add 1 Tbs local Tasmanian leather-wood honey. Try – Add 1 ripe banana. Try – Replace 1 cup ice with 1/2 cup of breakfast oats. Try – A different Ashgrove Flavoured Milk, Strawberry or Coffee using the same steps.
Blue cheese and honey bruschetta
The combination of blue cheese and honey is magic. This recipe is very easy and makes for the perfect breakfast, lunch or supper treat. Shopping list Ashgrove Mr Bennett’s blue cheese 140g Ashgrove unsalted butter A crusty loaf of bread Honey Steps Take your loaf of bread, slice to your preferred thickness and toast. Butter […]
Scones
My Mum Connie has been making scones for as long as I can remember. Anyone who grew up on a farm will have fond memories of summer, shearing sheds and scones. My grandmother baked scones as did her mother, grandmother and so on – their advice has always been “the best scones are mixed and […]
Nana’s rock cakes
Who doesn’t love nana’s baking? Lets bring back the classic rock cake – yummy, warm golden fruity goodness. Shopping list Ashgrove unsalted butter, self raising flour, sugar, eggs, dried fruit. 230g Ashgrove unsalted butter 2.5 cup SR flour 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 cup dried fruit Steps Cream together until light and fluffy, softened […]
Fetta and watermelon salad
This is always a favourite to accompany a BBQ on a long, hot summer day. It has a bang from the salty fetta and a burst of sweetness from the watermelon – perfect. Shopping list A wedge of watermelon A small red onion Ashgrove Fetta Fresh lime A sprig of thyme Steps Take 1/4 of […]
Cinnamon Butter
This is perfect for spreading on toast, scones or tea cake. Shopping list Ashgrove unsalted butter, cinnamon, sugar 250g Ashgrove unsalted butter 1 TBS cinnamon 1 TBS sugar Steps Soften 250g Ashgrove butter and place in a mixing bowl Add cinnamon and sugar. Creamed together until light and fluffy Store in a jar in the […]