Thursday 3 November 2011
That's Christmas: Treat Yourself to a Pyrex Christmas!
That's Christmas: Treat Yourself to a Pyrex Christmas!: With Christmas just around the corner, it really is time to get planning how to feed the family this festive season. From peeling the potato...
Making cocktails this Christmas season? Make sure the answer is 1870!
Available to buy in Waitrose and priced at a very modest 89p for a 1 litre bottle, 1870 Mixers are the ultimate soft drink for a touch of luxury at home without a hefty price tag! 1870 Mixers can be enjoyed on their own over ice, or as the finest accompaniment to alcohol.
1870 are excited to announce the transformation of their classic mixer range, complete with exquisite flavours from around the world to compliment their pure Kentish spring water.
All of 1870’s seven varieties are made with pure spring water, bottled at source in Kent's Garden of England to deliver optimum taste and refreshment, in keeping with the brand’s heritage as a Great British mixer.
1870 have endeavoured to source the finest natural ingredients from around the world, to ensure a perfectly cosmopolitan blend of flavours. From Lemonade blended with Argentinian lemon oil and Ginger Ale made with fiery African ginger, to crisp Tonic created from the finest Brazilian essential oils, 1870 mixers have all been expertly blended using premium ingredients to deliver optimum taste. The range of seven variants can be enjoyed on their own as a refreshing drink, or as the finest accompaniment to alcohol. (EDITOR: And there's real Quinine in the Tonic Water!)
1870 are the original premium British mixers and the ultimate drink for entertaining, a special occasion, or simply relaxing of an evening. Grab a tall glass, plenty of ice and a dash of alcohol if you wish, for an exquisite taste sensation every night of the week.
For details visit www.1870mixers.co.uk
Available in 7 varieties – Tonic Water, Tonic Water Light, Soda Water, Bitter Lemon, Lemonade, Lemonade Light and Ginger Ale
Available in selected Waitrose stores nationwide, as well as all good independent and wholesale stores.
· All varieties are made with pure spring water from the Silver Spring in Kent .
· Cocktails served at the ‘Around the World with 1870’ launch event were expertly blended with the following premium spirit brands: Crystal Head Vodka, Teichenne Kiwi, Four Roses Bourbon, Teichenne Raspberry, El Dorado 7, Teichenne Peach, El Dorado, Teichenne Apple, Goldschlager.
EDITOR: What about the all important question? Which is: What do they taster like? Extremely good. They compliment the spirit/s you are mixing them with, without overpowering the taste of the spirits, yet are strong enough to be ideal for serving chilled, as they come, over ice for a refreshing and non-alcoholic drink.)
Tasty gluten-free Mince Pies. And that's the Genuius of it!
There was a time when "gluten free" sent a shiver down the spine of anyone with an allergy or an intolerance to wheat and/or gluten.
Yes, years ago there were gluten free products but they lacked a good mouth feel and they did not taste particularly nice, either!
Mince Pies were a good example. Either the pastry was wrong and horribly dry and/or the mince mixture was cloying and not especially pleasant.
But then along came someone with a genuine desire to put all that right. To ensure that gluten free did not mean taste free!
That someone was Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, who created Genius Foods. And so set in train a move toward providing people with decent tasty foods that were indistinguishable from normal food because it was normal food itself!
The pastry of Genius Mince Pies is a real crumbly shortcrust pastry and the filling is a real and extremely tasty proper rich, moist and fruity Mince Pie filling. Together the combination is a truly classic Christmas traditional delicacy. So good, in fact, that you could serve it as your only mince pie. But you'd best be sure to get a good few boxes in! Because they will prove popular! Could you pass them off as home made? You know, you probably could, but as that's definitely not in the tradition of the spirit of Christmas, you'll not want to be doing that!
So, tuck into your Genius Mince Pies, whilst raising a glass of mulled wine to Lucina Bruce-Gardyne, the founder of this particular Christmas feast! (And yes, that was a reference to A Christmas Carol!)
Of course, Genius make a whole range of equally tasty Gluten free products, so to find out more, visit www.geniusglutenfree.com or nip over to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/geniusglutenfree.
Yes, years ago there were gluten free products but they lacked a good mouth feel and they did not taste particularly nice, either!
Mince Pies were a good example. Either the pastry was wrong and horribly dry and/or the mince mixture was cloying and not especially pleasant.
But then along came someone with a genuine desire to put all that right. To ensure that gluten free did not mean taste free!
That someone was Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, who created Genius Foods. And so set in train a move toward providing people with decent tasty foods that were indistinguishable from normal food because it was normal food itself!
The pastry of Genius Mince Pies is a real crumbly shortcrust pastry and the filling is a real and extremely tasty proper rich, moist and fruity Mince Pie filling. Together the combination is a truly classic Christmas traditional delicacy. So good, in fact, that you could serve it as your only mince pie. But you'd best be sure to get a good few boxes in! Because they will prove popular! Could you pass them off as home made? You know, you probably could, but as that's definitely not in the tradition of the spirit of Christmas, you'll not want to be doing that!
So, tuck into your Genius Mince Pies, whilst raising a glass of mulled wine to Lucina Bruce-Gardyne, the founder of this particular Christmas feast! (And yes, that was a reference to A Christmas Carol!)
Of course, Genius make a whole range of equally tasty Gluten free products, so to find out more, visit www.geniusglutenfree.com or nip over to their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/geniusglutenfree.
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Simply Ice Creams Natural, home made, hand made goodness for the Christmas period
Offer your family and friends, favourite flavours such as Christmas Pudding, Heavenly Honeycomb Crunch, Brown Bread and Stem Ginger and Marmalade. Simply Ice Cream is made in Kent by Sally Newall’s team of helpers.
To learn more, simply visit www.simplyicecream.co.uk
To learn more, simply visit www.simplyicecream.co.uk
The range is available at Waitrose £4.65 for 500ml tub and across London and the South East in various restaurants, cafes, fine food shops and delis.
Tuesday 1 November 2011
That's Christmas: Wine selection gifts with a difference
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That's Christmas: Cookery School Vouchers for the Beach Bistro at th...
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Add a touch of Italian Style to your Kitchen this Christmas, with Filippo Berio
Perfect for that hard to buy for foodie or as a yuletide treat for your own kitchen, the brand new Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil Special Edition tin makes the ideal gift this Christmas.
This special, limited edition 1L tin from Italian Olive Oil specialists Filippo Berio features one of Italy’s most iconic landmarks, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which is located a short drive away from Lucca, Tuscany, the home of Filippo Berio.
Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil is rich and fruity and perfect on for salads, jacket potatoes, vegetables, pasta, meat and fish as well as being ideal for dipping, basting and marinating.
In 1867 when Filippo Berio first started producing fine olive oil, tins were used as packaging to protect the olive oil from sunlight and to preserve the oil’s fine flavour. Back then, Filippo Berio’s tins and their contents, won international acclaim and awards for quality and taste. To this day, Filippo Berio Olive Oil uses the same carefully selected procedure ensuring the olive oil tastes just as good as it did in 1867.
This unique, limited edition tin is available on supermarket shelves from mid October, RRP £6.49 and enjoy a price promotion at Sainsbury’s from 24th Nov – 3rd Jan where the tin is on offer at £4.49
Italian Christmas Recipes
Christmas isn’t just about gifts, it’s also about wholesome, tasty foods. These unique recipes from Filippo Berio will bring a touch of Italian festive flavour to your Christmas period; and when you buy 500ml bottles of Filippo Berio Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil you’ll receive different recipes on-pack to keep and use year after year.
Crunchy Roast Potatoes with Garlic
PREP TIME: 10 MINS
COOKING TIME: 1 HOUR
SERVES: 4
You’ll need: 900g Potatoes – Peeled, 6 tbsp Filippo Berio Olive Oil and 6-8 garlic cloves – unpeeled
1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F or Gas Mark 6 and put a large roasting tin in the oven to heat.
2. Cut the potatoes into large, even chunks. Boil in salted water for 5 minutes. Drain, return to the pan, cover with the lid and shake the pan to roughen up the edges of the potatoes. Set aside.
3. Add the oil to the roasting tin and return to the oven for 2 minutes. Tip the potatoes into the hot oil, then turn to coat in oil. Roast for 30 minutes. Turn over the potatoes, add the garlic cloves and roast for a further 25-30 minutes or until crisp and golden.
4. Serve immediately.
Italian Chestnut Stuffing
SERVES 8-10 OR IDEAL FOR A 4.5kg TURKEY
You’ll need: 1 bulb fennel - trimmed and finely chopped, 4 shallots - finely chopped, 4 tbsp Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2-4 cloves garlic - finely chopped, 400g sausages (Italian-style), 200g peeled chestnuts, 2 tbsp fresh sage – chopped, 1tbsp fresh thyme leaves – chopped, 200g ciabatta bread - diced small, Grated zest 1 lemon, 1 egg – beaten and salt and pepper to season
1. In a large frying pan, heat the extra virgin olive oil, stir in the fennel and shallots. Cook over a medium heat until soft then add the garlic. Cook for another 1 minute before transferring to a bowl to cool completely
2. Remove the sausage meat from the skins and chop or roughly breakup the chestnuts. Add these and all other ingredients to the bowl and season well. Mix together using your hands. This mixture can be kept in the fridge for up to 24hrs until needed.
3. Cook the stuffing either in the neck of the turkey (adjust the turkey cooking time according to new weight), or in an ovenproof dish for 45mins- 1hour until golden brown on top.
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