Food & Drink

Spanish Tapas
16 April 2014

Spanish Tapas - Patatas Bravas Garlic Wedges & Tortilla
Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: For the patatas bravas: 300g McCain Roasted Garlic Wedges 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 small red chilli, finely ...

Carom’s Easter Basket Cocktail
15 April 2014

Carom’s Easter Basket Cocktail
To celebrate Easter, Carom (a Pan-Indian restaurant and cocktail bar based in Soho - www.meza-soho.co.uk ) has created a gorgeous Easter Basket Cocktail.  Now you can make the cocktail at home too. Ingredients: Two ...

Lamb Cutlets with Butterbean Mash
13 April 2014

Lamb Cutlets with Butterbean Mash
Serves: 4Preparation Time: 5 minutesCooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 8 Lamb rack cutlets1tbsp olive oil1 onion, chopped3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped2 x 400g cans of butterbeans, drained1 tbsp rosemary, finely choppedZest ...

Chicken & White Bean Salad
12 April 2014

Chicken & White Bean Salad

Serves: 2Preparation Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 400g can haricot beans, rinsed and drained3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil1 Tbsp wholegrain mustardZest and juice of a lemonSeasoning70g bag rocket 2 cooked chicken breasts, ...

Steak Wraps
12 April 2014

Steak Wraps
Serves: 4Preparation Time: 10 minutesCooking Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 400g sirloin steak, cut into thin strips1 Tbsp oilSeasoning8 x tortilla wraps½ small iceberg lettuce, shredded198g can sweetcorn, drained300g can red kidney beans, ...

St Clements Pie
11 April 2014

St Clements Pie
Serves: 6 - 8Preparation Time: 10 minutesCooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients For the base75g butter200g digestive biscuits For the filling2 eggs400ml can of condensed milkZest and juice of 2 orangesZest and juice of ...

Vegetarian Mushroom & Spinach Pizza
11 April 2014

Vegetarian Mushroom & Spinach Pizza
Serves: 4Preparation Time: 10 minutesCooking Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 1Tbsp oil1 onion chopped2 cloves garlic, finely chopped400g can of chopped tomatoes with basil400g can of cherry tomatoes2 Italian readymade pizza bases100g pack ...

Sweet and Sour Vegetable Stir Fry
10 April 2014

Sweet and Sour Vegetable Stir Fry
Serves: 6Preparation Time: 5 minutesCooking Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 4 tbsp groundnut oil 4 spring onions, chopped 1 red pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced 1 green pepper, deseeded and thinly sliced 1x ...

Salmon & Potato Bake
10 April 2014

Salmon & Potato Bake
Serves: 3 - 4Preparation Time: 10 minutesCooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 418g can of wild red salmon, drained300ml crème fraicheSeasoning1 Tbsp chives, fresh, chopped500g mashed potato (created from boiled, unsalted potatoes)15g cheese, ...

Gluten is a type of protein found in cereals, certain grains, and wheat.
10 April 2014

Top Gluten Free Foods
A gluten free diet has a number of health and lifestyle benefits. For some it is a choice but for others a gluten free diet is a health requirement. A ...

Lily Vanilli
9 April 2014

Lily Vanilli; The Go-To-Girl Of The Baking World
For many of us baking is a Sunday afternoon treat with the end result often being one too many cremated cupcakes; but for Lily Vanilli, it’s more than just a ...

The Winston Walker
9 April 2014

Winston Churchill cocktail recipe 'The Winston Walker'
Ingredients · 60ml Johnnie Walker Red Label whisky· 40ml Spitfire beer· 15ml Lemon juice· 10ml Sugar syrup· 20ml Soda· 1 tbsp Marmalade· 1 Cinnamon Stick How to Make 1. Fill a ...

Swap boring cupcakes for these gorgeous muffins.
9 April 2014

Easter Treat: Banana And Pecan Muffin Cakes
Treat yourself and the kids to a gorgeous new muffin recipe this Easter with Lily Vanilli’s Banana and Pecan Muffin Cakes. Baker to the stars, Lily’s recipe for these sweet, soft ...

Long gone are the days of Spanles, Banjo bars and Fry's Five Centres.
9 April 2014

Spangles Top The Chart Of Most Missed Sweets
80's retro treat Spangles are the number one most missed sweet. The fruity treats were voted top in a poll of 620 shoppers by NetVoucherCodes.co.uk. With 18% of the votes, the 80's ...

Broccoli & Stilton Soup
27 March 2014

Broccoli & Stilton Soup
Ingredients 25g butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small leek, diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 small potato, diced 450g broccoli florets 800ml vegetable stock 100-150g Stilton cheese 100ml double cream Cooking Instructions Heat the butter and oil in a saucepan, ...

Mark Sargeant shares two of his delicious lamb recipes
24 March 2014

Lamb recipes from Mark Sargeant
Get more creative with your lamb this spring with these delicious recipes from Michelin-starred chef Mark Sargeant. New research from Simply beef and lamb shows that over 90% of people believe ...

Surely this cute image will put you in a good mood for spring?
20 March 2014

A picture of spring made from salad
Say hello to blue skies, blooming daffodils and luscious green grass; spring has arrived. To celebrate, Pizza Hut Restaurants commissioned renowned food artist Dan Cretu to create seven visually striking images ...

Do you know which chocolate and tea compliment each other?
19 March 2014

How to get the perfect chocolate and tea pairing

We are always looking at ways to heighten our gastronomic experiences and for a nation who loves tea, pairing it with just the right chocolate can create an exceptional experience ...

Chicken casserole is filling and comforting
18 March 2014

Masterchef chicken casserole recipe
Get ready for a cosy night in with a delicious chicken casserole that doesn't take much effort to make.  Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tbsp MasterChef Cotswold Rapeseed Oil 850ml MasterChef Chicken Stock 1 onion, finely ...

Steak featured quite highly on the list
17 March 2014

Our ultimate last meal has been revealed
Whilst many people have favourite dishes and comfort foods to suit various occasions, a new survey was conducted to investigate what Britons would be most likely to eat if they ...

Ensure you capture your foods in the right way with these tips
11 March 2014

How to take perfect pictures of your food
Have you ever studied those photographs that entice us to pick up that pizza or scoop up that stew and licked your lips, wondering whether that oozy chocolate pudding tastes ...

Plum, Almond and Elderflower Tart
7 March 2014

Plum, Almond and Elderflower Tart
Put your feet up this Mother’s Day and let your little ones treat you to a bottlegreen inspired dish. With help from a grown-up, your kids can whip up this delicious ...

Elderflower and Lime Shortbread Stars
7 March 2014

Elderflower and Lime Shortbread Stars
Get creative and impress your mum with these cute shortbread treats. Remember to get Dad to lend a hand too! Ingredients: 100g softened butter50g caster sugar3tbsps bottlegreen elderflower cordial1 lime200g plain flour150g ...

Are you still a fan of white bread?
6 March 2014

Don't ditch white bread, try these recipes
White bread is the UK’s favourite bread, accounting for 55% of total bread consumption.   But over recent years it’s had a bad wrap (get it?). So at Roberts bakery wanted to ...