Food & Drink

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14 November 2014

Roast Lamb Marinated In Hot Pepper Steak Sauce With Cumin Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients 110ml (half a bottle) Jack Daniel's® Hot Pepper Steak Sauce 3 tbsp clear honey ...

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10 November 2014

Duck breast with chorizo, potatoes & chestnuts by Alex MacKay
Once you’ve tried my way of cooking duck breasts they’ll become a regular part of your repertoire. Delia Smith loved it so much at one of our food and wine ...

Dog Bowl
27 October 2014

Dog Bowl, Manchester

Dog Bowl is located on Whitworth Street West in Manchester, beneath one of the arches of the bridge- a perfect location for a bowling alley wouldn’t you say? When I first ...

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24 October 2014

Halloween Cocktail Recipes
Funkin Brazilian Zombie Funkin Brazilian® and grenadine served long over ice and crowned with a measure of dark rum. 100ml Funkin Brazilian® cocktail mixer 10ml Grenadine 50ml Dark Rum Method: Pour the Funkin Brazilian® over ice, sink the grenadine and crown with Dark Rum. ...

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22 October 2014

Grilled Pepper Panzanella with Feta - created by Cranks and Richard Corrigan
The Breaditerranean, a gloriously tasty pepper and olive bread, is used to create an Italian classic that packs a flavourful punch with our pepper panzanella - now there's a tongue ...

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14 October 2014

National Curry Week - Kadai Paneer recipe from John Gregory-Smith
Kadai Paneer Curry Kadai paneer curry is a classic north Indian dish. It is delicious and I promise if you have never tried paneer before this is the best enter point ...

Manic Organic
13 October 2014

Top autumn snacks and drinks!
If you are looking for something to treat yourself with this autumn, we have a selection of chocolates, jellies and crisps to satisfy your hunger pangs and some thirst quenching ...

Afternoon Tea at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Manchester
9 October 2014

Afternoon Tea at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Manchester

Having already sampled the evening offerings in this hotel for Valentine’s Day in the Opus One Bar and Restaurant, I was keen to find out how the restaurant would be transformed ...

Cane and Grain Bar
9 October 2014

Cane and Grain, Manchester

Cane and Grain- think Coyote Ugly meets skater chic- rum, ribs, bourbon and beer is what they promise and on this they do deliver.  This restaurant is nothing like anywhere ...

Edd Kimber's Bacon Cheese and Spring Onion Scones
28 September 2014

Edd Kimber’s Bacon Cheese and Spring Onion Scones
Ingredients 8 rashers streaky bacon, diced 5 spring onions 150g mature cheddar, grated 340g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp caster sugar 85g Flora Great for Baking Block, diced and chilled 135ml whole milk 1 large ...

food shopping
26 September 2014

Top Tips: Food Shop Savvy
For many, the cost of the food shop may be increasing but your pay check, not so much. To keep costs down you may be cutting corners wherever you can to ...

Impress your date with your wine choice
23 September 2014

How to order the right wine for a first date
It’s your first date with someone you think you really like but panic strikes... What on earth do you order to drink?! Your drink choice says a lot about you, if ...

Italian Cheeses Ravioli
23 September 2014

Giovanni Rana’s Selected Italian Cheeses Ravioli
Pasta preparation: 5 Minutes  Pasta cooking time: 2 MinutesServes: 2-3 Ingredients: For the Pasta Simply Italian Selected Italian Cheeses Ravioli For the Pasta Sauce 1 Tbsp. Artisan Butter (salted or unsalted to your preference)100g Whole Unsalted/Raw ...

Chocolate Fondue
19 September 2014

Chocolate Fondue
Made in minutes, pour this wonderfully luxurious fondue into a pretty heart shaped cup or keep hot in a mini fondue bowl with a burner. Serves 2Preparation time: 5 minutesCooking time: ...

Brandied Chocolate Truffles
19 September 2014

Brandied Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate truffles with a surprise raspberry centre to melt even the most unromantic of hearts. Makes 24Preparation time: 45 minutesChilling time: 4½-5 hours 150ml (1/4 pint) double cream200g (7oz) dark chocolate,broken into ...

Chocolate & Raspberry Tart
18 September 2014

Chocolate & Raspberry Tart
Impress your friends with this wonderfully moreish dessert. Serves 8Preparation time: 30 minutesChilling time: 30 minutesCooking time: 40-50 minutes Chocolate pastry 175g (6oz) plain flour15g (1/2oz) cocoa powder 50g(2oz) caster sugar100g (4oz) butter, ...

Posh Fridge Cake
18 September 2014

Posh Fridge Cake
The easiest cake you’ve ever made - incredibly quick to mix together but remember to leave plenty of time for the cake to set in the fridge or it will ...

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17 September 2014

Summer Cobbler and Kiss From A Rosé Mocktails
In a bid to cut back on the alcoholic units, more people than ever are turning to non-alcoholic drinks in a bid to get their chilled glass of Rosé or ...

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10 September 2014

Chocolate Orange Pandoro
Chocolate Orange Pandoro Ingredients: Starter 65g plain flour 3 tsp fast action yeast 1 tbsp caster sugar 1 egg yolk 60ml water, lukewarm Dough Additions 1 390g plain flour 4 egg yolks 120ml water, lukewarm 30g Stork tub, melted and cooled 100g caster ...

Poppy Seed and Raspberry Muffins
9 September 2014

Poppy Seed and Raspberry Muffins
Ingredients (Makes 16-20) 315g plain flour230g caster sugar230ml Lactofree raspberry yogurt 200g fresh raspberries 115g spreadable 35g poppy seeds 5 medium egg yolks3 medium egg whites1 tbsp vanilla extract1 tsp bicarbonate ...

Vanilla Crème Brulee
9 September 2014

Vanilla Crème Brulee
Ingredients 400ml Lactofree cream 100ml Lactofree whole 5 egg yolks 150g Caster sugar 1 vanilla pods, split and scraped8 drops of vanilla essence Method 1. Whisk the egg yolks with sugar and vanilla ...

White Onion Soup with Cider and Cheddar
9 September 2014

White Onion Soup with Cider and Cheddar
Ingredients 500g sliced large onions 400ml chicken stock450ml sweet cider100g Lactofree spreadable 150ml Lactofree cream10g picked thyme leaf6g salt12g sugar3 slices baguette per portion + a garlic clove100g Lactofree cheddar cheese ...

satisfymybowl
6 September 2014

Ben & Jerry’s Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Bob Marley’s Legend album

Ben & Jerry’s is on a music mission to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s Legend album with a new flavour ‘Satisfy my Bowl’, in honour of the music ...

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5 September 2014

Exclusive Recipe: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cheesecake
Makes: one large Cheesecake Prep time: approx 30 minutes, cooking time: 40 minutes, plus cooling time Ingredients For the base:200g digestive biscuits25g sugar60g butter75g dark chocolate, chopped (or chocolate chips) For the filling:500g cream ...