Enjoy the best of British food with ESSE range recipes

With the help of River Cottage head chef, Gill Meller we are building an online recipe resource for ESSE owners with an emphasis on regional British ingredients. Browse through the categories in the menu below and select a recipe. You will find lots of useful tips too. You can also download a PDF for your owners manual.

This section will always be a work in progress so please keep coming back again to see what Gill has been creating.

Soups and startersFish and seafoodMeatPoultry and gameVegetablesSaladsVegetarian recipesPuddingsBakingPreserves  Select a category from the list

Bacon and five root soup

This is not a smooth blended soup, but a broth packed full of little pieces of root veg. Their flavours remain more distinct this way, which is very pleasing. Enriched with plenty of smoky bacon and finished with grated cheese, this is a fabulous, sustaining, salt-of-the-earth sort of dish. Make sure you cut the vegetables small, and keep the pieces all the same size. ... more >>



Chicken stock

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Cream of Jerusalem artichoke soup

This fantastic rather usual vegetable makes the delcious soup. ... more >>



Home-made Scotch Eggs

This is how Scotch Eggs should be ... more >>



Leek and potato soup

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Look out for recipes coming soon

This facility is new for 2008 so please come back soon and see what Gill has been cooking. ... more >>



Spicy lentil soup with cumin and tomato

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