Food & Drink

17 March 2015

Florida Grapefruit and Citrus-Soy Glazed Chicken with Chilled Rice Noodles

Preheat a medium sized sauté pan over medium high heat. Place 3/4 of the scallions in the preheated pan. Cook scallions in pan without oil so they will char, about ...
17 March 2015

Sparkling Chick Cookies

Beat the butter and sugar together. Add the happy egg and vanilla. Beat again. Sift the flour, salt and spice together. Add to mixture and beat again till the mixture ...
17 March 2015

Chocolate Nests With Salted Chocolate Truffle Eggs

Make the nests: Grease with sunflower oil the outside of a silicone half sphere mould. (I used one that was 80mm wide for each half sphere) Melt and temper the chocolate. ...
13 March 2015

Castello Blue Cheese And Asparagus Tart On Spelt Crust

If you are looking for something a little different to whip up in the kitchen, we have some Scand inspired recipes from Trine Hahnemann. Serves 4-6 Preheat the oven to ...
13 March 2015

Choux Pastry With Pineapple Cheese With Ginger Glazing

If you are looking for something a little different to whip up in the kitchen, we have some Scand inspired recipes from Trine Hahnemann. Makes 22-24 buns 1 Castello Pineapple ...
12 March 2015

Filthy Cow, Manchester

Filthy Cow is a new burger house in the centre of Manchester and we got to go last night to try it out. Recently opened, this eatery is everything you ...
10 March 2015

Parmigiano Reggiano and Spinach Muffins

These wonderful savoury muffins make the perfect light lunch to take to work, or appetiser to enjoy at home this March. Combine sifted flour, salt and baking powder in a ...
4 March 2015

British Pie Week - Turkey and Stuffing Pie

This recipe is great for using up Christmas leftovers. If you haven't enough turkey to fill the pie dish try adding canned ham or additional vegetables - leeks and broccoli ...

3 March 2015

The 22 Mood Foods

For those of you are looking for a natural mood booster- then all you need to do is take a closer look at your diet. NHS nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker ...

3 March 2015

The ‘West Indies Porter Jerk Chicken Pie’

Ingredients For The Filling - x2 chicken breasts (approx. 300g) - A splash of lemon juice - x1 tbsp. of Jerk seasoning - 50g Butter - x1 medium onion - diced - A splash of ...

3 March 2015

The ‘Dublin Porter Coddle Pie’

Ingredients For The Filling - 280g of pork cocktail sausages (approx. 20) - 150g streaky bacon - 25g butter - x1 medium onion- diced - x1 carrot - diced - x1 medium sweet potato - ...

27 February 2015

TGI Friday's Manchester Trafford Centre Review

TGI Friday's is located in The Orient at the Manchester Trafford Centre, overlooking the rest of the eateries and right by the Odeon cinema. We were given a table outside; ...

26 February 2015

Valentine Warner Creates Earth Hour Menu

Valentine Warner, Ken Hom, Raymond Blanc, Rachel de Thample and Ching He Huang have created special menus in support of Earth Hour. The celebrity chefs are backing the World Wildlife Fund ...

26 February 2015

The Stoker's Arms, Didsbury Review

The Stoker's Arms in Didsbury Village, Manchester is the place to be on a Wednesday night, as we found out yesterday evening. Didsbury Village is a very upmarket and pretty ...

24 February 2015

Beef Bourguignon Pie

To help celebrate British Pie Week, The English Provender Co. has put together two delicious pie recipes, which are sure to go down a hit at the dinner table whether ...

24 February 2015

Butternut Squash, Sage And Stilton Pie

To help celebrate British Pie Week, The English Provender Co. has put together two delicious pie recipes, which are sure to go down a hit at the dinner table whether ...

23 February 2015

Brits Only Have Two Restaurants In Their Book

Though we Brits are a nation of food lovers, it seems that diners are suffering from Repetitive Restaurant Disorder when it comes to dining out, with a huge 98 per ...

23 February 2015

Courgette Pizza Boats with Chorizo and Chilli

Lactofree, the UK's leading lactose-free* dairy range owned by Arla, has collaborated with the Yes Chef, Tess Ward, who has devised a series of healthy and creative recipes for you ...

23 February 2015

Sweet Potato Chips with Crab and Cream Cheese Drizzle

Lactofree, the UK's leading lactose-free* dairy range owned by Arla, has collaborated with the Yes Chef, Tess Ward, who has devised a series of healthy and creative recipes for you ...

23 February 2015

Dean Gaffney makes hilarious comeback in new campaign to end #MarmiteNeglect

Dean Gaffney was once one of the country's most-loved television stars, but in a campaign to end #MarmiteNeglect, Marmite have found a new shocking phenomenon, where celebrities such as Dean ...

20 February 2015

Thaikhun, Manchester Review

Thaikhun is a surprising restaurant nestled in the contemporary setting of Spinningfields, Manchester and transports you to the heart of Thailand for an evening of good food and drink. Once ...

20 February 2015

New Gluten Free Foods!

We are always on the hunt here at Female First for new gluten free foods, given that two of us in the office suffer from food intolerances. When gluten free ...
19 February 2015

5 Reasons to give up meat

It helps the planet 70% of agricultural land is now being used for livestock and with an increasing number of babies being born every year- the more land and energy ...

19 February 2015

Speedy Biryani

Ingredients (Serves 4) Method ...