Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan 160°C/Gas 4 To make the yellow pepper soup, place the peppers on a roasting tray, rub with olive oil and roast until the skin has browned. Remove immediately from the oven, place in a plastic bag and seal. After 30 minutes, remove the peppers and peel away the skin. In a large saucepan, heat the oil and cook the onion until soft. Deseed and roughly chop the peppers. Add the peppers, thyme and stock to the onion and heat through. Using a hand blender, puree the soup. Add the cream and taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as required. To make the tomato soup, heat some oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and sundried tomatoes and sauté for 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, potato and stock, bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potato is cooked through. Add in the basil and remove from the heat. Puree the soup and taste for seasoning, adding salt and pepper as required. To serve, using two ladles, pour one ladle each of yellow pepper and tomato soup into a bowl at the same time.  They will stay separate for an amazing looking and even better tasting yellow pepper and tomato soup   Visit Our Shop

Our Head Chef Jenny Flynn always uses this recipe for all biscuits made in-house and adds different flavours as desired. These shortbread cookies are served with all teas and coffee in the hotel and are a nice treat when staying with us. Sift the flour onto a worktop and make a well in the centre. Dice the butter, place it into the well and work with your fingertips until very soft. Sift the icing sugar onto the butter, add salt, and work into the butter & icing sugar mix. Add egg yolks into the mixture with rind and lemon juice and mix well. Gradually draw in the flour and mix until a soft dough is formed. Wrap the dough in greaseproof paper or cling film and allow it to rest in the fridge. Remove from fridge, roll out, and cut as required. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees Celcius for 8-10 minutes. Sprinkle with castor sugar and serve   Visit Our Shop