Ribble Valley Gourmet

In the shadow of Pendle Hill lies the Ribble Valley and the AONB The Forest Of Bowland.
Here we are blessed with a vast array of places to eat. These vary from quaint traditional tearooms to the increasingly popular 'garden centre' cafes and from Michelin star restaurants to traditional pub food....

We visited the Bay Horse at Roughlee a lovely village standing in the shadow of Pendle Hill and we were very pleased that we did!
There was 6 of us in our party and when we got there the pub has been extensively improved and was very tastefully decorated. They were just in the process of installing a lovely stone fireplace, which was nearly completed. It had a great atmosphere...

Husband and son went fishing to Stocks Reservoir and came back with some wonderful trout.
Having seen people smoking fish on the T.V. I got it into my head that I wanted to smoke them. However the problem was I don't have a smoker.
I asked the question to the good people on Twitter and got several good replies back on making your own smoker. The best response I got was from @gilesthefish, our local and most excellent fishmonger from Wellgate Fisheries in Clitheroe, who advised...

Yesterday when I looked in my cupboards for something to prepare for tea - they were fairly bare!
With no access to shops and working until 8pm I needed to come up with something for tea for 4!
Fortunately I had some Pheasant breasts in the fridge, but what to do with them? Store cupboard was nearly empty, fridge much the same way....