Food

Frosted Sherry and Spice

From Morrisons Frosted Sherry and Spice is a cooling cocktail with a cinnamon twist. Ingredients 50ml Harveys Bristol Cream 50ml pressed apple juice a dash...

Spiced cranberry & apple sauce

From Sainsbury’s A delicious sauce for the festive period, perfect with turkey or pork.   Serves: 10 Preparation time: 15 Minutes Cooking time: 8 Minutes...

Cataplana – product review and recipe

Cataplana is a traditional Portuguese dish of seafood. It originated on the Algarve coast in the south of the country, but now you’ll find it...

Pear and Almond Tart – recipe

Pear and Almond Tart a simple but classic dessert for a dinner party or even afternoon tea. It makes an impressive centre-piece served whole at...

Brockmans Bold Fashioned

Bold Fashioned is Brockmans perfect Christmas cocktail and a twist on a classic.   Ingredients 45ml Brockmans Gin 10ml Zucca Rhubarb Amaro 3 dashes Rhubarb bitters 2 dashes Angostura bitters A strip of orange zest...

Wild Rice Salad

From BBC Food   This delicious wild rice salad recipe is perfect for picnics, barbecues or lunch boxes.   Ingredients 100g/3½oz broad beans, podded 3-4...

Tofu Chili

From Whole Foods Market   Serves 6 Tofu works well in chili, absorbing flavors and mimicking the texture of meat. Add a small jalapeño pepper...

Sakura Rhubarb Jelly – recipe

It will soon be pink blossom time here so delicate pink preparations are in vogue. Pink frosting is an easy option on cakes for a...

Ginger Sparkle Prosecco

Our friends at Tastemade are spreading festive cheer in the form of their recipe for Ginger Sparkle Prosecco Ingredients 1 tbsp demerara sugar ¼ tsp...

Irish Beef Fiery Cheeseburgers

Irish Beef Fiery Cheeseburgers Serves 4 Ingredients 675g minced beef 1 mild red chilli, seeded and finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 2 tbsp double...

Plum Upside-down Cake – recipe

This recipe for Plum Upside-down Cake is really a version of the classic and rather retro pineapple upside-down cake. It’s a simple recipe of light...

Pina Colada

From Morrisons   Ingredients White rum Morrisons pineapple juice Coconut cream Grenadine Pineapple slices   Method Shake 50ml white rum, 75ml Morrisons pineapple juice and...

Backhand Smash – Peach Schnapps

From Morrisons   The strawberry, schnapps and champers celebration combination. Ingredients Strawberries 25ml Peach schnapps Champagne   Method Pop a few strawberries in the freezer...

Chieftain Pancakes

Makes about 16 They stand up to the full-on taste of Lyle’s Golden Syrup pretty well. A large stack of them will form the basis...

Tequila Sunset

From Morrisons   Ingredients Triple sec Morrisons Fairtrade orange juice Lemon juice Honey Creme de cassis   Method Mix 25ml triple sec, 25ml Morrisons Fairtrade...

Coconut Snowballs

From Sainsbury’s   These coconutty, biscuity chocolate treats taste as good as they look.   Serves: 10 Preparation time: 25 Minutes Cooling Time: 120 Minutes...

Avocado Smoothie

From Morrisons   Give your mornings a healthy and refreshing zip.   Ingredients 1 avocado ½ organic cucumber 300g Greek yogurt 1 green chilli 2...