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The Tempest Arms 4th Annual Chutney Festival
Saturday 15th October 2011 The Tempest Arms 4th Annual Chutney Festival – yes its that time of year again!! – 10:30am – 12 noon. Pent up Ambitions; spicy thoughts; We’re all ‘Stirred Up’ – at The Tempest Arms – impress us … Continue reading
Posted in Competitions, Eating, Events, Food, Food Competitions, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Bettys Cookery School, chutney, elslack, festival, tempest, tempest arms
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The Secret Tea Cup – Afternoon Tea in The Dales
Having booked months ago for this secret afternoon tea event I had nearly forgotten all about it, on a rainy morning we drove the few miles to the secret location, somewhere near Clapham, the skies were looking slightly brighter, but … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Food, Reviews, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged afternoon tea, Beverages, cakes, Clapham, coffee, cup, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, Earl Grey tea, Leeds, sandwiches, secret, tea, tisanes, twitter, Yorkshire Dales
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Trout & Chorizo Fishcakes at Kilnsey Park Trout Farm
The excellent Kilnsey Park Trout Farm, smokehouse, fishing, nature trail and tearoom have recently started stocking Yorkshire Chorizo and they have also incorporated the Chorizo into the fishcakes they sell, or should we call them troutcakes! Delicious they are too, … Continue reading
Posted in Chorizo, Fish, Recipes, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged chorizo, fishcakes, girolle, gluten free, Kilnsey, mushrooms, Trout, troutcakes, Yorkshire
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Chutney Festival – Tempest Arms
The 4th Annual Chutney Festival at The Tempest Arms Country Inn, Elslack, Skipton Saturday 15th October 2011 from 10.30am All those pent up Ambitions and Spicy thoughts are being ‘cooked-up’ to produce the best ever chutneys this year – and … Continue reading
Posted in Competitions, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged chutney, elslack, festival, pickles, skipton, tempest, tempest arms
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Malmaison, Leeds Loves Food
After the final scorching day of Leeds Loves Food in Millennium Square, I was invited to sample some of Andy Lawson’s (Head Chef of Malmaison, Leeds) dishes as seen in the Leeds Loves Food food theatre demo earlier in the … Continue reading
Posted in cheese, chefs, Eating, Eggs, Food, Leeds, Reviews, Yorkshire
Tagged Chablis, cheese, chicken, cocktails, crispy ham, Grüner Veltliner, Leeds, Malmaison, Poached egg, smoked haddock, yellison farm goats cheese, Yorkshire
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Bacon Ipsum – A meatier Lorem Ipsum generator
Bacon Ipsum I just love this, tickles my warped sense of humour and fits nicely with a foodie butcher blog! Instead of the boring Lorem Ipsum content generator why not try “Bacon Ipsum” the same Latin content interspersed with meat words, … Continue reading
Broughton Game Fair & The Dalesman Awards
Had a splendid Sunday and very warm Day at Broughton Game Fair on Sunday the 26th June, after the constant rain all week the field was a bit soft but held up well in the heatwave on the day. Lots … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Food, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged Alan HInkes, awards, broughton, Dalesman, Game Fair, magazie, skipton
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Copper Dragon Bistro, Skipton, Dinner Service
I’v mentioned the merits & surprises of dining on an industrial estate before and Copper Dragon Bistro never fails to surprise, we tried the evening service for the first time last night, packed as usual and after a couple of pints of … Continue reading
Posted in beer, Eating, Reviews, Yorkshire Dales Food
Tagged bistro, brewery, copper dragon, crab, skipton
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Old Wine but maybe too old? Is it any good?
Look what I found in dad’s cellar! an eclectic mix of vintage bottles of wine & champagne some just the single bottle and others several? but maybe these are just too long in the tooth and may not have even been … Continue reading
Posted in wine, Yorkshire
Tagged bottle, champagne, Moët & Chandon, seventies, vintage, wine, Wine cellar
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Yorkshire Chorizo en Cocotte
A super tasty simple dish, basically Oeufs en Cocotte with a little wilted spinach and Yorkshire Chorizo First boil some water. Break an egg into each ramekin, season with a little salt & pepper, add a knob of butter on … Continue reading
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