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Tips and recipes for pancake day 2012 – Tuesday 21 February
Posted 20th February 2012 at 1:52 pm by Gemma|
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Bristol Foodie’s Valentines Day ideas
Posted 5th February 2012 at 10:01 pm by Gemma
Valentine’s day is tricky – and different people want to do different things. Below we haveselected some of the best of what Bristol has to offer for Valentine’s entertainment mid-week and on the weekends – whatever you fancy! Posh Nosh Bell’s Diner – Valentine’s is the excuse to really push the boat out so try [...]
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Sweet potato falafel – no frying necessary
Posted 30th January 2012 at 1:54 pm by Becci
I had the girls coming round for a quick dinner before we went out for some wine, and this recipe, in Leon’s first recipe book was perfect. The girls all love sweet potato, and tend to live on a diet of sweet potato combined with lots of roasted vegetables (they also go to the gym [...]
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Bristol Foodie’s Burns night tipples
Posted 25th January 2012 at 9:35 am by Gemma
25th January marks the birthday of famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns. It’s also an excuse for all of us to trawl through the depths of our family trees for an excuse to celebrate one of Scotland’s favourite bard. If you haven’t yet planned your “Burns Night” supper you can get more information on the basic [...]
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Homemade hummus – better than any pot
Posted 24th January 2012 at 6:04 pm by Becci
Ok, so this may seem like a controversial claim – I have spoken to many a cook who has failed to get it right, and I was fully expecting my homemade hummus to be a let-down as a result, but this recipe is seriously good. A bit about the recipe – we got it from [...]
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Homemade Limoncello
Posted 1st January 2012 at 10:18 pm by GemmaLimoncello is perfect for Christmas and great for sharing with family and friends. My Dad made some this Christmas and it was sublime. Best of all you don’t need to wait for months and months before it’s ready. This is done in just over a week. Ingredients (makes 70cl of Limoncello) 6 unwaxed lemons 250g [...]
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Chocolate Wine – you what?!
Posted 22nd December 2011 at 8:01 pm by Gemma
So a couple of weeks ago I got an email from our good friend Alan from Clifton Cellars saying that they had recently had some chocolate wine in and that it was flying off the shelves. Now whilst chocolate and wine may be two of my very favourite things, the idea of combining them didn’t [...]
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Recipe – Microwave Violet Cake
Posted 20th December 2011 at 12:49 pm by Guest
This post is written by our newest contributor, Nikki Lovegrove – we simply love her first recipe; violet microwave cake – mmm! “Hi, I’m Nikki and I love to cook, knit, crochet and drink overpriced cocktails with little umbrellas. I did Junior Masterchef when I was 12 and my most prized possessions are my Le Creuset pans. [...]
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Homemade mincemeat for mince pies
Posted 11th December 2011 at 10:01 pm by Becci
Last year my mince pies won a cake bake, and although I cheated slightly (I used puff pastry), I swear the real reason was the homemade mincemeat. Last year’s recipe contained dried blueberries, and while delicious, wasn’t as traditional as I would have liked. Then, the other day, when boyfriend was ogling over someone else’s [...]
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Tagliatelle Al Coniglio (Rabbit tagliatelle)
Posted 3rd December 2011 at 10:08 am by GemmaAnother recipe from ‘The Classic Pasta Cookbook’ by Giuliano Hazan. This time, rabbit tagliatelle. The recipe suggests parpadelle instead which we didn’t have however tagliatelle is still ribbons and worked just as well. I came across some rabbit reduced to about £2.00 in Sainsburys – worth keeping your eye out for. This recipe does take [...]
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