Food & Drink

How to have the ultimate New Year's Eve...
28 November 2011

How to have the ultimate New Year's Eve...
So lets take a little look at what makes the list for hosting an unforgetable party... Essential Ingredients: Much like any event, it wouldn't be right without the perfect blend of music ...

Roast sirloin of beef
25 November 2011

Roast sirloin of beef
Delicious sirloin of beef served with creamy dauphinoise potatoes, thyme Yorkshire puddings and red wine gravy created by celebrity chef Dean Edwards.  Red Tractor sirloin of beef (serves 4-6) Ingredients: For Red ...

Blackberry and vanilla brew
24 November 2011

Hot-tail recipes (that's hot cocktails!)
Forget your hot toddy, this year those in the know will be sipping ‘Hot-tails’ to help ward off the symptoms of the common cold.Premium cocktail mixer brand funkin’s ‘hot-tail’ recipes ...

Wall's Bacon and Chestnut Stuffing
24 November 2011

Recipe - Wall's Bacon and Chestnut Stuffing
Wall's Bacon and Chestnut Stuffing Serves 10 (40 Stuffing Balls) Ingredients: 100 g dried apricots, choppedZest and juice of 1 orange1 small orange, peeled and diced50 g butter1 onion, peeled and diced3 rashers ...

Red Onion Marmalade, Smoked Sausage and Feta Mini Pizzas
24 November 2011

Recipe - Red Onion Marmalade, Smoked Sausage and Feta Mini Pizzas
Red Onion Marmalade, Smoked Sausage and Feta Mini Pizzas Makes 32 Ingredients: 8 mini pitta breads (30g each)300g red onion marmalade1 x 227g Mattessons Smoked Pork Sausage, halved horizontally and sliced thinly50g feta ...

Jim Fisher shares his top tips
23 November 2011

Tips for you to become the perfect chef
Dinner party success is hard to come by. There always seems to be some sort of disaster - if you're lucky it doesn't cause too much disruption. Seen as it's ...

Apple, Sausage and Butternut Squash Pot-Roast
23 November 2011

Recipe - Apple, Sausage and Butternut Squash Pot-Roast
Apple, Sausage and Butternut Squash Pot-Roast Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil1 red onion, peeled and sliced2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced1 x pack 8 Richmond Thick Sausages3 eating apples, peeled, cored ...

Turkey, Brie and cranberry Tartlets
23 November 2011

Recipe - Turkey, Brie and cranberry Tartlets
Turkey, Brie and cranberry Tartlets Makes 20 Ingredients: 1½ tbsp olive oil5 rashers of Mattessons Turkey Rashers (25g each)80g brie, finely diced30g frozen cranberries, defrosted and roughly chopped4 sheets filo pastry30g unsalted butter, ...

Thomas Allinson Winifred Pudding
23 November 2011

Recipe - Thomas Allinson Winifred Pudding
Thomas Allinson Winifred Pudding Preparation time: 15 minutesCooking time: 35-40 minutesServes 6-8 Ingredients: 1 slice Allinson wholemeal batch bread, crusts removed5 tbsp whole milk85g (3oz) unsalted butter, softened85g (3oz) caster sugar2 medium size ...

Everyone wants Christmas dinner to be perfect
22 November 2011

Top tips on how to avoid a Christmas dinner disaster
Let’s face it, Christmas dinner disasters are far from rare in most households. A poll just released shows a quarter of us have first-hand experience of something going badly wrong ...

Sweetcorn, chilli and coriander griddle cakes
21 November 2011

Sweetcorn, chilli and coriander griddle cakes
Great for early autumn when fresh sweetcorn and homegrown chillies are both in abundance; and only takes a few minutes’ cooking time. Good Energy has teamed up with green chef Arthur Potts Dawson to create this ...

Jaffa Cakes
21 November 2011

Jaffa Cakes by Marcus Wareing
These delicious little treats from Great British Chefs provide a wow factor at any dinner party this festive season.  Find more recipes from some of the UK’s best chefs at ...

Make your cocktails a little more saintly this season
21 November 2011

Skinny cocktails for the festive season
During the festive months, slim is in. If you are watching your waistline, the temptations of the festive season can be overwhelming. So why not stay on track and avoid the ...

Fred Ponnavoy's Festive Hot Chocolate
21 November 2011

Recipe - Festive Hot Chocolate
Fred Ponnavoy’s Festive Hot Chocolate If a warm and cosy night by the fire is in order, add an extra helping of daily decadence with a festive Hot Chocolate complete with ...

Ham and apple pie
21 November 2011

Ham and apple pie
Good Energy has teamed up with green chef Arthur Potts Dawson to create this and other recipes - that will feed you and help to save our planet.  375g puff pastry1 egg, ...

Christmas float cocktail
21 November 2011

Christmas float cocktail and mocktail
With Christmas fast approaching, RC Cola has teamed up with mixology expert Alastair Tatton to craft a celebratory cocktail to toast the festive season.Inspired by RC Cola’s American roots, the ...

Rosewater and Blackberry Jellies
20 November 2011

Recipe - Rosewater and Blackberry Jellies
Rosewater and Blackberry Jellies Serves: 6Preparation time: 10 mins plus setting time Ingredients: 500g fresh blackberries  2 x 7g sachets of gelatine or use the equivalent gelatine sheets 40ml of rosewater 3-4 tsp ...

Christmas Cranberry Cheesecake
20 November 2011

Recipe - Christmas Cranberry Cheesecake
Christmas Cranberry Cheesecake This quick setting light textured cheesecake is the perfect answer to an alternative to the richness of Christmas pudding... the fruity cranberry coulis cuts through the soft and ...

Mixed Bean and Roasted Squash with Spicy Tomato Dressing
20 November 2011

Recipe - Mixed Bean and Roasted Squash with Spicy Tomato Dressing
Mixed Bean and Roasted Squash with Spicy Tomato Dressing Serves: 6Preparation time: 15 minsCooking time: 20 mins Ingredients: 1 butternut squash, peeled, halved, de-seeded and cut into bite sized pieces 1 tbsp olive ...

Quinoa Salad with Avocado and Chipotle Chilli Dressing
19 November 2011

Recipe - Quinoa Salad with Avocado and Chipotle Chilli Dressing
Quinoa Salad with Avocado and Chipotle Chilli Dressing Serves: 6Preparation Time: 15 minsCooking Time: 15 mins Ingredients: 400g quinoaSalt 2 avocados, halved, stoned, peeled and cut into chunky pieces Juice of ½ -1 ...

Florentines - Christmas special treats
19 November 2011

Recipe - Florentines - Christmas special treats
Florentines - Christmas special treats Nothing says how much you care than a homemade present - and these florentines are so quick and easy. Make them look really professional with a ...

Florentines
19 November 2011

Recipe - Florentines
Florentines Makes: about 20 mini FlorentinesPreparation time: 20 mins plus cooling timeCooking time: 15 mins Ingredients: 25g low fat spread or butter 10g pure via sweetener 10g plain flour 125g mix dried fruit ...

Chocolate cake is a number two dessert
18 November 2011

Women spend twenty minutes picking a dessert
Seven in ten women spend up to 20 minutes deliberating over whether to have a dessert in a restaurant, a new survey reveals. The research found that most ladies finally ...

Lemon and ricotta cake
18 November 2011

Lemon and ricotta cake
During summer and autumn, homegrown seasonal fruit makes a great basis for pudding. It can be harder to find in winter – but that’s when citrus fruits are at their best in southern Europe. This ...